24 January 2021
The Hermit
WINNER OF THE DANISH DEBUTANT AWARD
WINNER OF THE HARALD MOGENSEN PRIZE
A car is found on a deserted beach on the Spanish island of Fuerteventura. On the back seat lies a cardboard box containing the body of a small boy buried in newspaper cuttings. No one knows his name, and there is no trace of a driver. The last thing an ailing tourist resort needs is a murder, and the police are desperate to close the case.
The island is rife with rumours about the reclusive Erhard. Two decades of self-imposed exile from his wife and children have left him alienated and alone, whiling away his days in a drunken haze, driving an old taxi to get by. This unlikeliest of detectives determines to solve the crime himself – and he has nothing to lose. But how can one old man, cut off from the modern world, solve a murder whose dangerous web of deceit stretches far beyond the small island? And what if the killer forces Erhard to confront his own long-buried past?
| Title | : | The Hermit |
| Edition Language | : | English |
| ISBN | : | null |
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Continuing my tour of mysteries the world over through the eyes of authors new to me, I came across Thomas Rydahl. Winner of a few Danish literary awards, I thought it worth a look, if only to compare...
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I couldn't finish it. So strange! At first it seemed interesting but then became boring...
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DNF. Lots of detail to very little purpose and rather monotonous, but most frustratingly of all without any obvious connection to Fuerteventura, where I live for nearly half the year. If you're going ...
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This book is translated from Danish. The Hermit is a mystery and at times a thriller. But sometimes, it meanders. These are nice breaks. It isn't slow or dragging, but more of a shift to describe the ...
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Nordic noir in a warm climate? Living in self-exile on the Canary Island of Fuerteventura, loner Erhard is an eccentric Danish taxi driver turned amateur sleuth, trying to solve a case the local polic...
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A hardback copy of this debut novel by Thomas Rydahl, translated from the Danish , sent by Realreaders in exchange for an honest revue. As this book opened I wondered what I was getting into. It wasnâ...
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There is a hypnotic rhythm in this book that is slow to gather pace, is full of detail and has been translated well. The ending probably let the book down as was the near 70 year old's ability to with...
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Not one for me. The story dragged, had no connection with the main character for in this or any of the people around him. They seemed fanciful. At times the surroundings had more colour and descriptio...
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Erhard Jorgensen is a taxi driver and piano tuner living on the Canary Islands, an expat there for 18 years after leaving Denmark. Nearly 70 years old, he lives a life in the margins – driving his c...
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Looking, as I was, for a different voice to listen to, I was, at first, pleased to stumble upon Thomas Rydhal's The Hermit. Here was an old guy of a certain age, an age I could identify with, self-exi...
