Das Regenmädchen (Ein Franza-Oberwieser-Krimi 1) (German Edition) eBook: Gabi Kreslehner: leondumoulin.nl: Kindle Store.
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Click here Would you like to report this content as inappropriate? Click here Do you believe that this item violates a copyright? Perhaps just a few elements could help make the story more believable and more of a Ripped From The Headlines cold case feel. I applaud this as a first effort, and hope to see more from this author in the future. Oct 09, Lacy rated it liked it Shelves: I listened to this on audible and read it on my kindle The story line was ok, the characters were ok. It was entertaining but I'm glad it was short. Otherwise, it might have not held my attention very well.
This book was translated into English from German I think and some of the passages were very confusing. I don't think it was so much the writing as the translation. There would be a very serious conversation, a random comment, and I listened to this on audible and read it on my kindle There would be a very serious conversation, a random comment, and then suddenly everyone was lighthearted and laughing.
And then it would go serious again. It was a little strange and just felt like I was missing something. Jul 07, Robert Scharf rated it really liked it. A melancholy tale that was surprisingly satisfying. Would have given this book 5 stars but the translator should have left the German references in place instead of converting to American references.
That distracted from the otherwise excellent story. Made it seem way too Americanized for a story taking place in the Munich area. Pace and tone were perfect for the subject - just enough character development and geography description to help you visualize the scenes without excess. I really enjoyed this book. The two lead detectives, Franza and Felix, came to life for me. They reminded me of the detectives on ABC 's Motive.
And the story kept you wondering, while throwing pieces of the puzzle at you. It had a little bit of a dark undertone, a la Gone Girl, I think. Maybe because it was raining when the crime occurred. If you like crime books, I definitely recommend this one. I'd give it 4,5 stars. Oh, and the translation was perfect, I felt like the book wa I really enjoyed this book. Oh, and the translation was perfect, I felt like the book was actually written in English!
Jul 04, Jen rated it did not like it Shelves: Ranty spoiler-fest follows, you've been warned. Everyone else was a miserable, adulterous, piece of poo! This is too much and I have to think, I HOPE, that people aren't really that incapable of having a monogamous relationship. Don't make it worse for all involved by cheating. Child molestation, prostitution, incest, murder, adultery and hit and run driving. Did I forget anything? The MC, Franza, was a horrible person and a worse detective. The blinking murderer, who she had met before during an interview and noticed his scent, helped her when she was incapacitated, yet she recognized his smell and couldn't place him when asked if she recognized the man who helped her.
Like that happened DAYS ago? And speaking of the son!! He won't pick up his phone, come home, etc. So an adult, but still her kid. So at the END of the book, her cell rings. THAT was a waste of my day.
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Ok, if you like MESSED up books, where next to NONE of the characters are even vaguely likable, where it's so realistic and gritty your eyelids scrape your eyeballs when you blink, then you may very well enjoy this book. It was really not my type of book at all. And that's because I can't go lower than one. I read this book in like 4 days! I loved the writing and the descriptions, particularly of the characters and their thoughts and feelings.
They were all very relatable and I felt I could understand each of the characters as if I knew them myself. The book is sad, but a page-turner at the same time. It's also very unpredictable - the crime investigation keeps you guessing the whole way. I highly recommend this one! Aug 16, Nathan rated it did not like it. The story itself was okay - nothing special that I would recommend to anyone else as "must read". The largest factor in the rating I chose to give this book is the actual writing and the writing style. It was so distracting, and clunky, that it was hard to follow the plot at times.
I am not sure if that is due to the author, or the translation from German, but I just hated it. Jul 08, Agnes BeaderBubbe rated it it was amazing Shelves: There is alot of back and forth between what happened 20 years ago and the present Eine junge Frau wird mitten in der Nacht auf der Autobahn von einem Auto erfasst und verstirbt noch an der Unfallstelle. Die Frau trug keine Papiere bei sich, jedoch hatte sie ein Ballkleid an. Franza selbst ist erstaunt, Eine junge Frau wird mitten in der Nacht auf der Autobahn von einem Auto erfasst und verstirbt noch an der Unfallstelle.
Franza selbst ist erstaunt, denn niemand, wirklich niemand scheint die junge Frau zu vermissen. Auch einen Studienplatz an einer Schauspielschule hatte sie bereits - ihr Leben erschien gefestigt und ihr Weg klar. Doch dann gibt es noch andere, die wissen, dass Marie sich prostituierte. Der Plot wurde durchaus abwechslungsreich erarbeitet. Die Figuren wurden authentisch erarbeitet, jedoch muss ich gestehen, dass ich gerade mit der Protagonistin so gar nicht warm geworden bin. Den Schreibstil empfand ich als angenehm zu lesen. I received a free copy of this book from Net Galley in exchange for an honest review.
I had never heard of the author before so I thought I would be daring and give it a try. As you can see, I have only given this two stars - but that's not to say that it was terrible. It has a lot of the ingredients needed for a good thriller - decent plot, various flawed characters including the good guys , drama, and a few other things that were worth reading.
Sadly, though, there were a few things that let it down - but those few things were big things. There is no real mystery. We are pretty much told from the start what happened. Between the series of flashbacks and not-so-subtle clues, it doesn't take long to figure it out. And, as such, that means there is no real suspense. In fact, there was a point about halfway through where I caught myself saying "Just look over there Franza is quite proud of the fact that she is sleeping around on her husband.
She is comfortable with that - and fair enough. THe problem was that I had very little interest in her character and felt no connection with her. Felix was annoying in his own way and he didn't seem to have anything of value to add to any dialogue. All the smart lines and investigatory solutions always seemed to come from Franza. The other real issue I had was continuity.
There are times during this book when the POV seems to change mid-sentence. One minute, we are in first-person with Franza, the next, it's third person and then, to top off the paragraph, we are still in 3rd person but hearing Felix's thoughts. Add to that the flashbacks - some extremely short - the whole thing was disjointed and hard to follow in places. Like I said at the start, this book wasn't terrible. It just needed a bit more work before hitting the shelves. The collision sends her flying and she is dead before she reaches the ground.
They had covered here with a tarp to protect her from the rain and the prying eyes of passing drivers, who were slowly being directed past the accident scene. She was so young, too young to die, and she had a tenderness about her Title - Rain Girl Author - Gabi Kreslehner Source - Net Galley Summary - On the autobahn, just outside of Munich, a young girl staggers onto the shoulder of the road and into oncoming traffic. She was so young, too young to die, and she had a tenderness about her-the tenderness of the dead who were still between worlds, neither here not there What was she doing on this deserted road and why was there blood at the rest area just a little distance away?
The girl's name was Marie and as they investigated her past they found out that there may have been more than one person who wanted her dead. More than one person who would have set her on that road that night in the rain. Franza and Felix also begin to realize that this may not be the only death that has ended up in the rain, on a dark night, with a young girl dead. Review - The Rain Girl is a translated novel and too often these novels can lose their cadence in the journey from their native language into English.
Rain Girl does not. It is a mystery, foremost a crime novel with a tremendous amount of building drama behind it. Not just in the crime itself but in the lives of the detectives as well. Rain Girl moves slowly but does build and if you don't give up on it you will be satisfied with the end result.
An excellent novel which will leave the reader wanting to learn more about this author and her works. Wenn man darauf zuging, verschwand man. So bietet dieses Buch gleich zwei Dinge: Rain Girl starts with a young girl in a sparkling dress staggering along the autobahn in the pouring rain, before being hit and her life ending. It does rely on the word rain quite a lot in the first few chapters It's a book that shows you the scenes it is moving through very descriptively by senses, predominately smell, touch and taste.
This was refreshing and made for a different tone of reading which I enjoyed as it effectively transported you into the scene. I enjoyed the tone of the main Rain Girl starts with a young girl in a sparkling dress staggering along the autobahn in the pouring rain, before being hit and her life ending.
I enjoyed the tone of the main protagonist as well, Female detective Franza Oberweiser. She was direct and though she had quite a lot of life baggage, it didn't feel emotional and this detachment along with the sensory input of the story itself worked well together. It's a quick read and the tone of the book seemed to change at the end. It became a bit more frantic as we had chapters in the killers point of view who was frantic and for me this didn't gel sensory descriptive and detached tone of the rest of the book.
I did like Oberweiser though so I would probably give her another read should this be a series detective. With thanks to the author and publisher for my copy via Netgalley. A generous two stars. Rain Girl parades around as a mystery but it lacks the twists and turns that define this genre. I think Kreslehner made an attempt at a red herring but it was too transparent, rendering a predictable story with little to no suspense. The investigation unraveled so easily that my dog could have cracked the case.
Rain Girl (Franza Oberwieser, #1) by Gabi Kreslehner
There were plenty of difficult situations in which the characters' emotions could have been explored in a meaningful way, but Kreslehner passed on these opportunities. Maybe that's why I didn't care about a single one of them. I'm not a reader that needs to like the characters; I just need to be invested in them. Take Gillian Flynn's novels, for example. I struggled to find a likable character but that was part of the fun. Flynn developed her characters in such a way that I loved hating them. The style felt abrupt and heavy handed. This could have been an issue in translation but I'm having trouble with that thought after Stieg Larson's success.
Afterall, it's not his translator that's credited for his solid piece of literature. Meh, quite disappointed in this. I don't like leaving books unfinished so started again from the beginning. I found it didn't capture my attention as much as I hoped it would but there were parts in the book that I did enjoy. I found a lot of it confusing or it just didn't make much sense. Finishing this was a challenge and I guessed the culprit before it was mentioned and everything exploded.
Overall, it's an okay read wit Meh, quite disappointed in this. Overall, it's an okay read with bits that I liked but most of it didn't enrapture me at all. It's like Gone Girl gone bad. Another thing, Felix sure did shout a lot, either that or the author became best friends with the exclamation mark while writing this book. I wouldn't recommend unless you know know a bit of German or you're able to pronounce the names so you can read the book properly. Jul 14, William rated it it was ok Shelves: The story is a typical murder mystery thriller and begins with the death of a girl in her early twenties along the German autobahn outside of Munich.
The novel is a very fast read. A few surprises are present, but most plot resolutions are very predictable.