Woman of the Dead : A Novel (Hardcover)

from natsalvo

Revenge is a dish best served cold in Bernhard Aichner's crime novel, "Woman of The Dead". The book was a huge success in Europe and Anthea Bell has done a good job in translating this story from its original, German text. But something may have been lost in translation because what's left behind...

from bcquinnsmom

Oy. Well, what can I say. Every so often I come across a book that just doesn't do it for me at all. Here we have a revenge thriller with psychopath mortician/loving mommy in the leading role, and I just flat out didn't care for it. First of all, I figured out the BIG reveal so early into the sto...

from pepe68

quite disgusting, really. obnoxious prose, too.

from shelleyraec

A dark and disturbing tale of vengeance and violence, Woman of the Dead is the first novel by Bernhard Aichner to feature Blum, mother, mortician and murderer. When Blum's beloved husband is killed in a hit and run she is nearly destroyed until she learns that he was deliberately targeted. The ph...

from Dianekeenoy

You never want to get on the wrong side of this woman! Blum is happily married with 2 young children. Her husband, Mark is a Policeman and she is a successful undertaker. Then, her world falls apart after her husband is killed in a hit and run. When she finds out that it wasn't an accident but mu...