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Otok | Demšar Avgust
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Roman se za?ne nenavadno mirno. Poletje, morje, sonce, prešerno žaganje škržatov in štirje pari, ki v idili?ni kamniti vili na samotnem otoku preživljajo dopust. Vse je lepo in prav, a le dokler se sonce ne spusti za borovce, osamljen galeb zloveš?e zakraka nad obzorjem, morje pa naplavi truplo.
Nekaj mesecev kasneje je jesenski Maribor precej tmuren. Meglice se vle?ejo ?ez Dravo, kot bi želele skriti potaplja?e, ki v mrzli reki stikajo za samomorilcem. Kar potegnejo na plano, preseneti Miloša, Vrenka in ostale kriminaliste. V preiskavi »dravskih trupel«, ki sledi in se odvija v stopnjujo?em se ritmu, se pojavljajo Makedonci, mladci brez prave perspektive v življenju, uspešni podjetniki iz Frankfurta, namrgodena mati v krznenem plaš?u, ki svojo ksenofobijo stresa po ambulanti zdravstvenega doma in še kdo. Kriminaliste delo po spletu okoliš?in pripelje do ljudi, ki so preživljali po?itnice na otoku. Stvar se za?ne še dodatno zapletati, ko se pojavi novo truplo. So zadeve povezane ali gre zgolj za naklju?ja? Kdo ve?
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The ninth mystery/crime novel by a Slovenian author, which takes place in my hometown Maribor. It‘s a typical story in the whodunnit manner and classified as a locked-room mystery. Rules of this subgenre definitely adds some charm and twists in solving the murder. Nothing especially great, it‘s a solid, fun story to read.

zsuzsanna_reads Thanks for the recommendation! I love reading mysteries by foreign authors that people who have lived in the country like. Maybe I can learn a bit more about life in Slovenia 😃 I am from Hungary originally, so it would be doubly interesting. 6y
zsuzsanna_reads Forgot to ask: are there English translations? 6y
Faibka Sounds like something right up my alley, but, as @zsuzsanna_reads asked, is there an English translation that you know of? :) 6y
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Simona @zsuzsanna_reads @Faibka Sorry, but these stories aren‘t translated ... actually, translations of Slovenian literature are quite rare 🤷â€â™€ï¸ 6y
zsuzsanna_reads @simona what a shame! 6y
Faibka @Simona :( hope they get translated some day! 6y
Simona @zsuzsanna_reads @Faibka Someday ... maybe 🙠6y
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