Meeting date: December 17, 2019 ; Star rating: 3.7/5 stars A psychopath is terrorizing Copenhagen. His calling card is a “chestnut man”—a handmade doll made of matchsticks and two chestnuts—which he leaves at each bloody crime scene. Examining the dolls, forensics makes a shocking discovery—a fingerprint belonging to a young girl, a government minister’s daughter who had been kidnapped and murdered a year ago. A tragic coincidence—or something more twisted? To save innocent lives, a pair of detectives must put aside their differences to piece together the Chestnut Man’s gruesome clues. Because it’s clear that the madman is on a mission that is far from over. And no one is safe. Comments from attendees: The vignette at the start provides motivation, background information, a vendetta, a reason - great foreshadowing - author is building a web with many connections Grabs attention from the start Every character feels like their own person with their own perspective.
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