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Title: A Killing Winter
Subtitle: An Inspector Akyl Borubaev Thriller, Book 1
Author: Tom Callaghan
Narrator: Saul Reichlin
Format: Unabridged
Length: 9 hrs and 33 mins
Language: English
Release date: 02-26-15
Publisher: Quercus
Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 3 votes
Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Modern Detective
Publisher's Summary:
"The Kyrgyz winter reminds us that the past is never dead, simply waiting to ambush us around the next corner".
When Inspector Akyl Borubaev of Bishkek Murder Squad arrives at the brutal murder scene of a young woman, all evidence hints at a sadistic serial killer on the hunt for more prey.
But when the young woman's father turns out to be a leading government minister, the pressure is on Borubaev to solve the case not only quickly but also quietly, by any means possible. Until more bodies are found...
Still in mourning after his wife's recent death, Borubaev descends into Bishkek's brutal underworld, a place where no one and nothing is as it seems, where everyone is playing for the highest stakes, and where violence is the only solution.
Critic Reviews:
"Unbelievably good...utterly distinctive, haunting and, in the truest sense of the word, astonishing." (Sebastian Fitzek)
"By the end of A Killing Winter youll be breathless and begging for more." (Peter Spiegelman)
Members Reviews:
Poor Research, Beauty Lost
I had to give one star, because the system wouldn't allow less.
After reading the first five chapters of this book, it had to put it away before I physically vomited. I have been based in Bishkek for the past 17 years. Even though I am not Kyrgyz, I found this book to be truly insulting.
The basis for this story is supposed to be his research in Kyrgyzstan, but unfortunately, his only references are to smutty local swear words, bars that are frequented by expats (a cop wouldn't be caught dead in the Metro) and an obvious hatred for everything Kyrgyz. There is a thinly veiled reliance on the wrong sources for his research.
It is a shame that an opportunity to tell the world about the beauty and character of this proud nation has been lost in one man's superlatives.
I for one will not be finishing the book, I wish I could claim a refund...
A real thriller, but not for me
I didn't finish reading it as the storyline didn't appeal to me. Not my kind of book.
Some of the most wicked and uncomfortable crimes, which you could ever had read
Please note review is of the Hardback book.
When first reading A Killing Winter, it rapidly become apparent that this novel was both original and different to what I had read before. The opening sequence was disturbing and just loitered in my mind for ages, as I braced myself for more of the same.
----------Be warned the narrative and plot threads are at times very graphic----------
In the former Soviet republic of Kyrgyzstan in Central Asia, the daughter of a leading government minister is found slaughtered in a vicious and macabre fashion, our lead detective is Akyl Borubaev an inspector tasked with cracking the case as quickly and quietly as possible. However, this is not easy as more bodies are discovered. As the plot progressed I found it creepy how characters that are higher up "the food chain", and who are responsible for defending the public, can often be some of the most unreliable and chancy characters in the narrative and that was the case in point here.
For the author Tom Callaghan, his writing is nothing short of pretty good stuff, the fact that this is a debut novel is just amazing, and I am keen to read book two as soon as possible.
