![]() ![]() ![]() But if so, where has she gone? Why and where did she stay hidden for twelve years, and why has she come back?įor a large part, the quality of a detective novel relies on two things: the characters and the mystery. So when someone suddenly starts leaving small Russian dolls on his doorstep – the same ones Layla used to carry around like a talisman – and he receives mysterious emails, he begins to wonder whether Layla is still alive. Twelve years later Finn is happily engaged to Layla’s sister Ellen, but he has never been able to let go of Layla’s memory. At least that’s what he tells the police has happened. They stop at a rest stop for a toilet break and leave the car. ![]() Investment banker Finn and his girlfriend Layla are returning from a skiing trip in France. ![]() Unfortunately, the main character in Bring Me Back is cut from the same cloth.įrance, 2006. Instead, they go at it alone, like Batman’s stupid cousin. Someone threatening to reveal your Deep Dark Secret? At the very least, contact a private investigator. You receive threatening emails from someone pretending to be your dead relative? Call the cops. Someone leaves dead animals on your doorstep? Call the police. I love a good detective novel, but one of my main problems within the genre is that so many of these novels would have been over in less than ten pages if the main characters had just had the common sense to call the police, especially because 90% of the main characters in these novels are white middle class men and women. ![]()
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