Invisible Murder

A Nina Borg Mystery, Book 2

By: Lene Kaaberbøl, Tara Chace - translator, Agnete Friis

Narrated by: Katherine Kellgren

In the ruins of an abandoned Soviet military hospital in northern Hungary, two impoverished Roma boys are scavenging for old supplies or weapons they could sell on the black market when they find more than they ever anticipated. The resulting chain of events threatens to blow the lives of a frightening number of people into bits and pieces.

In this feverishly anticipated follow-up to 2011’s critically acclaimed The Boy in the Suitcase, Danish Red Cross nurse Nina Borg doesn’t realize she is putting life and family on the line when she tries to treat a group of sick Hungarian gypsies who are living illegally in a Copenhagen garage. Nina has unwittingly thrown herself into a deadly nest of the unscrupulous and the desperate, and what is at stake is much more terrifying than anyone had realized.

©2012 Lene Kaaberbøl and Agnete Friis; English translation © 2012 by Tara Chace (P)2012 AudioGO

A sorrry follow up to a stellar first novel

It took me several attempts to get through this book. The sloppy editing was truly annoying. Nowhere near as good as the Boy in the Suitcase.

Good book spoiled

Excellent story but overdramatised to point of shrillness at times. Appalling editing with many repeats throughout narrative.

Bad editing, but excellent story and performance.

Unedited recording. Several times the reader repeats a line, and she even says "argh" when having difficulty with a particular line (chapter 11, about 11 minutes in). I've never heard anything like it on a professionally produced audio book. This isn't Librivox! Otherwise, the performance is excellent, as is the story. The perspective on refugees and aid agencies is especially poignant during our current migration crisis.

Unfulfilled

The previous reviews on this book warned that it was difficult to listen to and they were correct because it seemed as if it never was edited. The volume level varied tremendously as if no one ever listened to it after it was recorded and then it was just sent off to the publisher. In addition there are numerous times when the narrator repeats entire sentences. However it is a very good story and I listened to the entire recording despite of all these flaws.

Narrator Mistakes - Where is the Editor!?!?

Any additional comments?

Katherine Kellgren's voice is easy to listen to and appropriate for this story, but where the heck was the editing and quality control??? There are many examples of a line being repeated, and at 11:50 of chapter 11 we are subjected to hearing the narrator stumble and exclaim with frustration. DISTRACTING!