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|title=Black Noise
|author=Pekka Hiltunen
|publisher=Hesperus Nova
|date=October 2014
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|summary=Violent videos on the internet quickly become evidence of real-life murders, and ''the Studio'' are drawn into an investigation that touches them more closely than they'd ever have wanted. The second in the new Scandinavian series from Finnish author Pekka Hiltunen rattles along at a satisfying pace - though you might find your credibility just a bit stretched. If you can live with that, it's an entertaining read.
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It was just one of them quirky internet things to begin with. Empty videos appearing on the internet. Dark expanses of time: no images, no sound.
Definitely not the most plausible crime story you'll read this year, and probably not the most suspenseful either, but it's tightly constructed and rattles along at a satisfying rate. There's a couple of unexpected jolts and some hints at horrors that could have been less-hinted at and more explicit without being overdone, but on the whole it's good solid entertainment of its kind, with a few snippets of social commentary snook under the radar.
Hiltunen takes Scandi-noir out of its home territory, but if you want head back to the roots then obviously anything by [[:Category:Henning Mankell|Henning Mankell]] or [[:Category:Stieg Larsson and Reg Keeland (translator)|Stieg Larrsen]] should do it. Or for more tales of what might drive Finnish women try [[At the Edge of Light by Maria Peura]]. We've also enjoyed [[The Brothers by Asko Sahlberg]].
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