
Borkmann's Point
An Inspector Van Veeteren Mystery
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An ex-con is brutally murdered with an ax in Kaalbringen. Then the body of a wealthy real-estate mogul is found, also the victim of a violent attack. There appears to be a serial killer on the loose, and Chief Inspector Van Veeteren is called in to help the local police. As details surrounding the grisly murders are collected, Van Veeteren finds little to go on. But then there's another murder, and shortly thereafter one of Van Veeteren's colleagues, a promising female detective, goes missing - perhaps because the criminal knows she has come too close to the truth.
©1994 Original material by Håkan Nesser. Originally published in Sweden as Borkmanns Punkt by Albert Bonniers Förlag AB, Stockholm. Translation © 2006 by Laurie Thompson. Published by arrangement with Linda Michaels Literary Agents. Recorded by arrangement with Pantheon, an imprint of the Knopf Publishing Group, a division of Random House, Inc. (P)2011 HighBridge CompanyLos oyentes también disfrutaron...
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If you could sum up Borkmann's Point in three words, what would they be?
And a good story too.Have you listened to any of Simon Vance’s other performances before? How does this one compare?
I've listened to the entire Aubrey/Maturin series...over and over. Vance's performances are like beautiful music!Simon Vance is brilliant!!
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As good as a stage play
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Loved it
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Inspector Van Veeteren is an intuitive detective, and a big believer in letting all the information roll in until you reach that point (Borkmann's point-- listen to the book to hear more about it) when you can solve the crime. This is not flashy business, no fist fights nor jumping from roof tops, just mood, clever plotting and likeable characters. Simon Vance does a great job as narrator.
This mystery is about an axe murderer so there's some gory parts but the sensitive style and substance of Nesser ensures that this book will make you care and think.
Nesser is one of the most dependable Scandinavian mystery authors. He's always interesting and satisfying!
Brooding, compassionate and mysterious
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Would you try another book from Håkan Nesser and Laurie Thompson (translator) and/or Simon Vance?
The story was good but the narrator didn't seem to be successful in knowing when to change between voices of different characters. It was often difficult to tell if it was the Inspector's lines or another's lines in the narration. They kept tripping over each other.What was one of the most memorable moments of Borkmann's Point?
The point at which I was finally able to recognize all the characters became memorable.Would you be willing to try another one of Simon Vance’s performances?
This performance was one of, if not the greatest, weak links in the telling of the story.Difficult to follow Narrator's character's voices
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Well-written procedural.
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yawn
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Dull
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