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# The Body on the Beach (An Island Mystery Book 1)

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## Customer Reviews

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    5* for this intriguing, non-violent, police procedural set on an island off the coast of Germany
  

*by P***S on Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 15 August 2019*

'The Body on the Beach' is the first of a series of novels by Anna Johannsen featuring DI Lena Lorenzen.  As such it can be read as a 'standalone story' which is rather convenient as the other books in the series have not yet been translated into English (hopefully, something that will be rectified soon!).The story opens with the discovery of the body of Hein Bohlen, director of a children's home, on a beach on Amrum, a small island off the coast of Germany.  Hein's wife, Sabine, is not convinced her husband had died of natural causes.  Lena spent her early life on Amrum before moving to Kiel, so when the early findings from the forensic examination suggests foul play probably contributed to his death, Lena is sent to investigate.What I particularly enjoy about this book is the setting (a small isolated island community), the intricacies of the investigation where, as we follow Lena's investigation, we discover plenty of the residents have something to hide.  There are also a number of sub plots, some of which are clearly left open for later books in the series to explore (but which do not spoil the main story-line which is fully resolved by the end of the novel).  I also liked the way that every once in a while you get a small snippet showing the killer's observations about how the investigation is progressing.This is an easy book to read.  There are no gory or gratuitous scenes.  I particularly like the clever juxtaposition between the seriousness of the criminal investigation and Lena's relationships with her police colleagues, with more light-hearted aspects relating to her re-kindling of past relationships with childhood relatives and friends.The story starts a little slowly as the author introduces us to the principal cast of characters, but it doesn't take long for it to pick up a head of steam.  My only criticism about the plot concerns the degree to which Lena is willing to use some quite dubious methods to acquire some of her evidence (e.g. hacking of email accounts to name just one).  While these certainly help move the plot along, I found myself wondering to what extent such actions would compromise any prosecutions that could follow ... but then this is a work of fiction so why should one let such small matters spoil the enjoyment of what is a really intriguing police procedural story?So, if you like crime thrillers that are easy to read and have intriguing plots that hold your interest, then I think you will enjoy 'The Body on the Beach'.  I certainly did and can only hope that we do not have to wait too long for the other books in the series to be translated into English.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 







  
  
    German crime fiction
  

*by M***M on Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 8 January 2021*

I liked this book set in the chain of German islands in the North Sea. It's fairly gently paced and not  over gritty and at first I found the translation a little stilted but you soon adjust and I enjoyed what for me was an unusual setting for a good crime story. At this moment I think there is only one more of the authors' books translated into English, which I have already purchased, but she has written more.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 







  
  
    An Island Mystery first book
  

*by J***N on Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 11 July 2022*

Real quite good, although I did find it hard to get started, the background of the main character lives wanting to know more.  Shall look forward to reading the next one.

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