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    Blancanieves debe morir: (Taunus 1)

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    Un sombrío día de noviembre unos obreros encuentran un esqueleto humano en un antiguo aeródromo del Ejército norteamericano en un pueblo cerca de Frankfurt. Poco después alguien empuja a una mujer desde un puente. La investigación lleva a los comisarios Pia Kirchhoff y Oliver von Bodenstein al pasado: hace muchos años, en la pequeña localidad de Altenhain, desaparecieron dos muchachas sin dejar rastro. Un proceso judicial basado en pruebas circunstanciales hizo que el presunto autor Tobias acabara entre rejas. Ahora este ha vuelto a su pueblo. La desaparición de otra chica desatará una auténtica caza de brujas.
    LanguageEspañol
    PublisherMaeva Ediciones
    Release dateMar 13, 2012
    ISBN9788415120636
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    Blancanieves debe morir: (Taunus 1)
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    Nele Neuhaus

    Nele Neuhaus vive en la cordillera del Taunus, cerca de Frankfurt, región en la que ambienta sus novelas. Ante la dificultad de encontrar editor, decidió autopublicar sus primeras novelas, hasta que cosechó tanto éxito que la editorial alemana Ullstein apostó por ella y editó Blancanieves debe morir. A continuación relanzó, al igual que en nuestro país, los títulos anteriores de la serie, según su orden cronológico: Amigos hasta la muerte y Algunas heridas nunca se curan.El mundo de los caballos, su gran pasión junto con la escritura, le ha servido de inspiración para la novela juvenil Elena.

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    • 5/5
      This isn't the first book in this series, but not certain some of the earlier books have been translated into English. This didn't affect my enjoyment of the book or my involvement with the central characters. This was a big book in many ways, having many characters and many different sub plots within the book. I found this book to be totally engaging. Whilst it may have been slow starting it soon picked up pace and kept hold of you until the final page. This is definitely an author I would like to read more from and hope they do translate all the books. I heartily recommend this book to anyone who is a lover of Mystery and Suspense Bokks, or a good crime mystery. 4.5 Stars.
    • 4/5
      Simple plot yet surprising twists and plenty of characters development and keep the story interesting. Definitely a refreshing crime fiction not to be missed
    • 4/5
      A murder mystery set in Germany. Really it could have been set anywhere. The names of places and people were the only things letting the reader know it was Germany. It was ok, but not great.
    • 2/5
      Review of Audio BookI think this book suffered from a bad translation from German to English. The character's dialog and inner monolog were strangely formal, it distracted me from the story. I also didn't really like or relate to any of the characters.The mystery was engaging enough. It was well paced, and some of the plot twists were very shocking.
    • 4/5
      When Tobias is released from prison after serving 10 years for the murder of two high school girls, he returns home to find his former home and his family in shambles. He was found guilty largely because he blacked out that night after drinking too much and could not defend himself from the circumstantial evidence stacked against him. He does not truly know whether he killed the girls or not and neither of their bodies have been found in the intervening years. Most of the townspeople want him gone - they have shunned his parents and make plans to get Tobias out of town. But one girl, who is new in town, takes an interest in the case and in Tobias. When she disappears and the bones of one of the girls from years ago is found, one police detective begins putting pieces together. Pieces that many don't want revealed. Pieces that involve the town's wealthiest man, a government official, a famous actress, and a number of other townspeople. Will she figure it out in time to save the missing girl? Is Tobias guilty of this crime and was he even guilty years ago? Can he find any happiness in a life that has been destroyed by the actions of others against him and his family?The mystery/crime procedural sections of this story were quite intriguing and I didn't want to stop reading. However, the character development of some of the police officials and their families seemed unnecessary and drawn out. Not sure if this is intended to be a series so they want us to be invested in these characters, but I'm not. I would probably pick up another book if it does become a series, but that would be because it was a good thriller - not because I really loved the detectives. Translated from German - I'm sure it lost something in doing so. It isn't poorly written by any means, but the language isn't what drew me in. There are a good deal of characters to keep straight and since they have names that are not common to US readers, it can be a bit tough to keep tabs on everyone. Overall, I'd recommend it. It won't be everyone's cup of tea, but the main plotline was something a bit different than anything I've read lately.
    • 4/5
      Twenty year old Tobias Sartorius was convicted of the murder/manslaughter of two girls last seen entering his house late at night. The evidence against him is purely circumstantial, there are no bodies, and Tobi himself claims alcohol-fuelled amnesia about the events of the night.Now, eleven years on, he has been in jail, and returns home to the village, to his parents' house. He is not aware that his parents' marriage has broken up, his mother has left home, and his father's restaurant business has collapsed. The setting has an almost Gothic feel to it - his father's house is sombre and the villagers are very much against Tobi's return. It is a village of many secrets. It seems many of them actually know what happened the night the girls disappeared. Was Tobi simply a convenient scapegoat?At the beginning of the novel there are at least three complications to the plot: Toby's mother is seriously injured after falling from a pedestrian bridge into the path of an oncoming car; a girl's body turns up in a fuel tank at a disused army base; and a girl with an uncanny resemblance to one of the missing girls (nicknamed Snow White) begins work in a local pub.I found the writing style of the novel peculiarly flat. This may simply have been the effect of the translation but it seemed to me to be a novel where events rather than characters were important. I wondered if I was being cynical by thinking this was a novel written with an eye on television adaptation. Certainly the title is eye catching and before long you recognise that while one Snow White is dead (and who killed her is the question) another is in danger. There's a sinister Gothic quality to this village and secrets that need to be uncovered.For my personal taste though, SNOW WHITE MUST DIE has too many sub plots, too many characters (who all seem to be related), and is too long. In addition some strands connect this novel with earlier ones in the series, although of course this is the first available in an English translation.I kept thinking about what has made this novel so popular with German readers. Part of the answer must lie with the title and the marketing, but there's a flavour that sets Nele Neuhaus apart from her British and American counterparts. It seems to me that German readers have different expectations in their crime fiction, but perhaps there is also such a thing as a German "style".It is something I have noticed before in novels such as Jan Costin Wagner's ICE MOON, and Paulus Hochgatterer's THE SWEETNESS OF LIFE.My rating: 4.0SNOW WHITE MUST DIE appears to be #4 of a series of 6 featuring detective duo Pia Bodenstein and Oliver Kirchhoff. A stand alone SWIMMING WITH SHARKS seems to be the only other title by Nele Neuhas available in English.Other reviews to check Maddy Van Hertbruggen on Reviewing the Evidence Bernadette @ Reactions to ReadingAuthor informationNele Neuhaus is one of the most widely read German mystery writers. More than two million copies of her books are currently in print. She lives near Frankfurt, Germany.Check the author's site for more details P.S. I noticed a starting point similarity between SNOW WHITE MUST DIE and Michael Robotham's SAY YOU'RE SORRY.In the latter two teenage girls also go missing, and, despite an extensive police search, their bodies are never found. However there is no convenient circumstantial evidence about who is responsible. So the actual plots are of course very different.I find books where the authors have similar starting points very interesting, particularly as you explore how they give very different treatments to subsequent events.
    • 4/5
      Nele Neuhaus is a best selling author in Germany, only two of her books have been translated into English so far. I hope that all are, but not too soon as I have many books to read. These books distract me from my scheduled reading list.

      When police detectives Pia Kirchhoff and Oliver von Bodenstein begin investigating an attempted murder of a woman pushed from a pedestrian bridge onto a car driving underneath, they discover her son has just been released from prison for the murder of two seventeen-year-old girls. Could there be a connection to the current attack? They travel to the small village where the victim lives to find out and encounter a wall of silence. Getting nowhere in the village, other than finding out Tobias Sartorius is hated by virtually everyone in the village, Kirchhoff begins reading the old case file for leads.

      In a small village, everyone knows everything about everyone, but many are determined to keep it to themselves. Then another young girl disappears. The police are in a bind now because the villagers are ready to take matters into their own hands.

      There is a lot going on in this book, the investigations, problems between investigators, personal problems. Ms. Neuhaus does a good job of weaving all those factors together while not losing sight of the main storyline, the disappearance of the young women.
    • 4/5
      Awesome book and a great complicated suspense novel. Just stop before the last chapter where the author lost her mind.
    • 4/5
      This is a compelling thriller, with a strong plot line, and a good read overall. The story centers on Tobias Sartorious, who has returned to his home town after serving nine years in prison for the murder of two girls. The evidence, we are told, was entirely circumstantial, but the townsfolk have no doubt about Tobias' guilt. They have ruined his father and driven his mother out of town, and are all set to turn on Tobias when he returns. But is he guilty? The plot thickens, of course, and then thickens some more, producing new crimes and the arrival of our detective duo on the scene. They have their own issues, personal and political, further complicating a complicated plot. Despite the complexity, I found it a compelling read, though I did have to stop from time to time to figure out how character X was linked to character Y. In addition, the translation feels clumsy at times (slang words in particular don't sound right). Finally, the plot does move into the Grand Guignol territory so beloved of Swedish crime novelists, so be prepared to tolerate a bit of implausibility. Overall, however, this thriller did its job -- it kept me turning the pages, a good bit further into the night than I had intended. I have already started reading another novel in the series, and look forward to proceeding through what's available in English.
    • 2/5
      Way too complicated. I don't think the translation helped. Very workmanlike prose. Bit I finished. Can't say much else.
    • 4/5
      Snow White Must Die by Nele Neuhaus is book four in the series, but the first I have read so far and it is a terrific thriller and mystery of small town secrets and murder. Translated from its original German, the novel has an incredibly pace and flow that is much faster than many of the European mysteries I have encountered previously.Tobias Sartorius has just been released from prison. He served ten years for the deaths of two teenage girls, convicted strictly on circumstantial evidence. He returns home to the village where the crimes took place to find his father's life in ruins and his mother gone. The villagers, once his friends and neighbors react angrily to his return but Tobias cannot leave his father alone to deal with the outcry of the townspeople.Detectives Pia Kirchhoff and Oliver Von Bodenstein are sent to investigate a mysterious traffic accident. A woman fell off a pedestrian bridge into the traffic below causing a pile up. Prior to her falling, she is seen running from a man and fighting against him. The woman is Rita Cramer, the mother of Tobias Sartorius.Kirchhoff and Von Bodenstein run into a wall of silence when they show photos of the man on the bridge before Rita Cramer fell into the traffic to the village. It is obvious that they know who the man is and are covering up for him. The Detectives realize that this attack is related to the missing girls of ten years before and the return of Rita Cramer's son Tobias to the village. As they dig into the mystery they realize that it is possible that Tobias did not commit the crime he was sentenced to so many years before and that the village itself is aware that he may be innocent. The actions in the village come to a head as another young girl goes missing. Is it the revenge of Tobias or is there a more sinister happening going on behind the silence of the village and its people.Snow White Must Die is another in a growing list of European mysteries that seem to be eclipsing what is being produced here in the states. The setting and absolute attention to detail in character development are the foundations to a mystery crime novel that moves at a pace and clip that is reminiscent of a thriller. The private lives of the Detectives comes into play in their interaction with the suspects and witnesses and are just as much a part of the tale as the murders themselves. Von Bodenstein's failing marriage and his wife's attitude rock him and make it difficult for him to make clear headed observations to what is happening around him. Kirchhoff finds the ties to the cold case to what is happening in the village now and she finds herself moving against prevailing attitudes in her own police force against re-opening a case that they already feel is solved. Tobias is an interesting character, returning to the very town where he is viewed as a murderer of young girls. His parents once thriving business in in ruins and their position in the community destroyed by his conviction. He knows it would be better if he left but his crushed father keeps him there. He must fight against the town and continue to proclaim his innocence though he himself is no longer sure what truly happened all those years ago.The mysteries and secrets of this small town village are as dark and horrific as any laid out before. The murder and rape of the two young girls, somehow brought about by their own jealousies and plotting are tragic. The reaction and reach for truth by the townspeople, any truth, is reminiscent of small town America where the rumors and gossip hold as much truth as actual facts.Neuhaus is an established bestseller in her own country and is ready to make her mark her across the pond. Snow White Must Die is a terrific mystery with twists and turns that will keep the reader guessing through it all. It doesn't miss a beat and the translation is expertly done. It flows and ebbs without a lilt. A terrific crime novel that will have you searching for the others in the series and hoping they have made it across the pond as well!
    • 2/5
      Tobias is released from prison after serving his sentence for the murders of two of his classmates when he was seventeen. The bodies of the two girls were never found. He returns to the village outside of Frankfurt, where he had grown up and where his family has run the local restaurant/bar/guest house to find his mother has left, the restaurant shuttered and his father living in filth. His original plan had been to go far away where he could start his life over, but he decides to stay to clean up the property and to help his father who is deeply depressed. Soon they are subjected to a campaign of harassment as the village bands together to eject Tobias from their midst. Meanwhile, the body of one of the girls is discovered, a new girl comes to town who is asking too many questions and the fault lines begin to show. A lot happens in this book. A lot. There's no one in the village not involved in the action in some way or another. The book strains the reader's ability to go with the events occurring as there is just so very much happening. And while the village of Altenhain is so small and insular as to have the residents close ranks against outsiders and act in unison, it's also near Frankfurt and large enough to produce TV stars, government ministers and multimillionaires. There are a large number of unusually attractive people, including a few of the detectives investigating the crimes. There are murders, both old and new, an unusually large supply of unscrupulous con men and heartless murders for such a small place, and even a Lisbeth Salander-like character, who arrives to shake things up a bit, but who is quite pretty when she removes her piercings and behaves in a more lady-like way. The book was not good. It wasn't terrible, but nor was the plot believable, even in a crime-novel-featuring-serial-killers way. The characters are two dimensional at best, with a lot of wish-fulfillment and convenient deaths going on. The police were not at all believable as police, with the investigating officers happily telling every suspect every bit of evidence against them, including the identities of witnesses. I was also surprised to find that the author is a woman since there is a rape in the book that is explained numerous times as being because the victim was a tease and her death was considered less important than that of the other girl, who was nicer. Women were portrayed as perfidious liars and emasculating controllers. On the other hand, I was reading this book in German and the short segments and constant action made the book move along quickly.
    • 4/5
      Very involved plot with quite a few threads set in Germany. There was a point early on where I wondered if it would be worth continuing and in the end I found it satisfying. Lots of German names makes it difficult at times to know who is who. The male and female detectives are interesting characters. I can understand why this is a popular series. This was #4. Perhaps I will look up the first 3 and future novels.
    • 4/5
      Tobias is just coming home after 10 years in prison for murdering two teenage girls (his own age) in the small town he lived in. He was convicted on (damning) circumstantial evidence, and that he had blacked out and couldn’t even remember if he’d done it himself. In those 10 years, his family lost so much. There is a new girl in town, Amelie, who befriends Tobias, and tries to find out more about the case. Meanwhile, the townspeople are not happy that Tobias is back. I really liked this. The viewpoint shifted quite often, which was fine, but there were a lot of characters, so I was getting people confused for a while. Especially amongst the police, as they would sometimes refer to the same person by their first name and other times, by their last name. There was some following of the two main police officers, but I didn’t find either of their personal stories all that interesting. Tobias’s story was, by far, the best part of the book.
    • 4/5
      This book was on my radar as I try to keep my eye out for mystery/thrillers translated from German. Then, as luck would have it, I won a copy from Criminal Element! Really enjoyed this book--the characters, the plot, the German names & locations--and couldn't wait to pick it up again between work/chores/etc. The translation was stilted here and there, but nothing that was off-putting (on the contrary, that is of interest for me). I hope more of Neuhaus's works will be translated into English because my German reading skills are certainly not up to reading in the original and she's someone I'd like to read more of.
    • 2/5
      Tobias Sartorius has spent ten years in prison after being convicted of the murders of two teenage girls; their bodies have never been found. On his release he returns to the small village where he grew up, and where the two girls hailed from too, and thereby reopens barely healed wounds, triggering a series of violent events.I agree with one reviewer that the snappy title is the best thing about this novel. There are numerous inconsistencies, the actions of villagers in the past and the present appear implausible, the police prove themselves to be incompetent and unprofessional in cases, there are far too many sub-plots and characters to keep track of, and the solution didn't convince me at all, being far too complicated and putting me in mind of one of Agatha Christie's best-known (though not best) novels, and I was tempted at times to abandon the read without having made it to the final page. To me the main point of criticism though is that the book just isn't written very well, and I didn't care a fig about any of the characters, despite descriptions where characters are in danger or feel quite impassioned – the emotion simply didn't make the transition from the page to my heart and mind, and I thought the entire novel almost completely lacking in atmosphere and tension; whether this is the fault of the author or the translator is impossible to determine without reading it in the original German. Suffice to say that I won't pick up any more books by this author or follow the series. To read that this is an international bestseller, with several million copies sold, and that the author is Germany's top-selling crime novelist simply leaves me puzzled and astounded.
    • 3/5
      Der wegen zweifachen Mädchenmordes verurteilte Tobias Sartorius kehrt nach Verbüßung seiner Haftstrafe zurück in sein Heimatdorf Altenhain. Zu zehn Jahren wurde er nach einem Indizienprozeß verurteilt für Taten, an die er keine Erinnerung hat. Seine Suche nach der Wahrheit (war er wirklich der Täter?) stößt auf den Hass und die Wut der Dorfbewohner, für die nichts vergessen ist. Und als erneut ein Mädchen verschwindet, scheinen sich die schrecklichen Geschehnisse von damals zu wiederholen.
      Es ist der vierte Krimi um das Ermittlerpaar Pia Kirchhoff und Oliver von Bodenstein, die jedoch nur beruflich miteinander verbandelt sind. Auch ohne Kenntnis der vorherigen Bände kann man der Geschichte problemlos folgen, in der auch das Privatleben dieser beiden Protagonisten eine nicht nur nebensächliche Rolle spielt. Die 528 Seiten lesen sich leicht weg und trotz der Dicke des Buches ist man relativ schnell damit durch, wenn man sich nicht in der Vielzahl von Spuren, Verdächtigungen und möglichen TäterInnen verheddert. Etwas weniger wäre hier vielleicht mehr gewesen.
      Dennoch: Gute Unterhaltung ohne großen Anspruch mit einem Einblick in ein Dorfleben, das man in der Realität nie kennenlernen möchte.
    • 4/5
      Tobias Sartorius is infamous in the small village of Altenhain in Germany. Eleven years earlier, two young women disappeared. Although their bodies were never found, circumstantial evidence convicted Tobias. Now, having served his full sentence, he returns to Altenhain and is shocked by what he finds there. The family business is in ruins and the farm that has been in his family for generations belongs to someone else. All this can be traced back to his conviction.

      When a backhoe operator scoops up an old rusted fuel tank that turns out to be filled with bones and a human skull, the investigation is quickly assigned to Pia Kirchhoff and Oliver von Bodenstein. They quickly determine that the corpse is that of one of the missing girls. At the same time, a teenage girl who has recently moved to Altenhain, and who bears a striking and uncanny resemblance to the other missing victim, strikes up a friendship with Tobias. This is not a case for the easily distracted, and our aristocratic police detective, Oliver von Bodenstein, has trouble staying focused on his work because he suspects that his wife may be having an affair.

      I really enjoyed this book, even more than The Ice Queen, which I read earlier this year. I think the main characters are really interesting and different from some of the American police procedurals. The only issue I had was there were so many subplots that it seemed to bog down the last half of the book. I also felt the translation was slightly clunky because it seemed a bit too Americanized. The atmosphere was so German that it seemed odd to hear Tobias describe his time in “the joint”. I originally started to listen to this book in audio but had to switch because the narrator, Robert Fass, was not that impressive. I'm sure he's a fabulous, fun guy in real life, but he never really changed the tone of his voice throughout the book and it was never possible to distinguish which character was speaking. Nevertheless, these are very picky details. I did enjoy the book very much and plan to read more in this intriguing series.
    • 4/5
      My thoughts:This was my type of mystery story – noirish, subplots within subplots, complex characters where often what you see is not what you get, and enough twists that fill in the mystery but also opens other questions.While most of the action (and characters) took place in a small town and the themes of gossip, betrayal, power, scandal, and just play selfishness worked well within the storylines in this character-driven mystery.I thought the pacing was good until the end which I thought was dragged out a little too long.This is the first book in a series published in the US and while I was intrigued by characters it turns out that I was less intrigued with the detectives solving the case. Hopefully the detectives will grow on me in the next book.
    • 4/5
      I really enjoyed this police procedural. My big regret is that this is the 4th book in the series and I feel that I was missing something by not having read the first 3 books which are not available in English. The book is very well written and keeps you guessing. Even though I had it figured out before the police in the story, I was still not sure until they got a confession. There is so much going on in the story that I had a hard time putting it down once it got going. And that did take a while but as I said, since I did not know the characters and relationships I can't help but think that slowed me down at first. However, I am glad that I read this book and hope the next, and the previous three will make it into English.
    • 5/5
      Diese Rezension ist meinem ersten Buch von Nele Neuhaus gewidmet."Schneewittchen muss sterben", schon im Prolog baut sich eine gewisse hohe Grundspannung auf, die sich bis zum Ende noch weiter aufbaut und zum weiterlesen anregt.In diesem durchgehend fesselnden Roman geht es um die Ermordung zweier Mädchen aus Altenhain. Nach 10 Jahren kehrt der mutmaßliche Täter Tobias Sartorius aus dem Gefängnis in seinen Heimatort zurück und das Dorf beginnt zu tuscheln. Als nun erneut ein Mädchen vermisst wird, ist die Stimmung im Dorf hasserfüllt.Schon nach wenigen Seiten packt mich dieses Buch und es zieht mich sofort in seinen Bann. Man mag es nicht mehr weglegen. Aufzuhören scheint nur schwer möglich zu sein. Nele Neuhaus folgt einem flüssigen Schreibstil und das Buch ist dadurch sehr angenehm zu lesen. Mit der Zeit werden immer mehr Charaktere vorgestellt und man kann leicht durcheinander geradeten, eine gewisse Verwirrung kommt auf. Die Zusammenhänge werden zunehmend schwer nachvollziehbar. Dadurch bleibt jedoch die Spannung beständig und man will weiterlesen!Dies ist bereits der vierte Band aus der Bodenstein / Kirchhoff-Reihe und zugleich mein Einstieg in die Bücher von Nele Neuhaus.Besonders toll: Mir war zu Beginn nicht bewusst, dass es sich hierbei um einen vierten Band handelte. Informationen aus früheren Bänden fehlen also auch dann nicht, wenn man mitten in der Reihe beginnt. Demnach ist man nicht gezwungen, mit dem ersten Band der Reihe zu starten.Fazit: Ein durchweg sehr spannendes Buch, dass einen schnell in das Geschehen einbindet und unerwartete Wendungen mit sich bringt.Wer einen fesselnden Roman mit durchdachter Story sucht, ist hier bestens auf durchgehend hochgradigem Spannungslevel bedient.
    • 5/5
      This is an excellent mystery. It is so well written with many twists and turns. This is the story of the murders of 2 young girls many years ago and it is the story of the young man who was wrongly convicted of their murders. Many others in this small town have worked for years to cover things up. But as in all things no matter how long it takes, the truth will prevail. I highly recommend this book to mystery lovers.
    • 4/5
      This is a fast paced thriller with tons of drama and complications. Originally published in German it is actually the fourth book in a series and the only one, so far, to be published in English. I really hope the rest of the books get translated as this is an author I would enjoy reading more of.
    • 5/5
      Snow White Must Die by Nele Neuhaus is a book that should be on the lists of all those who enjoy thrillers. While this is the fourth in the series and the first I have read it is no wonder Neuhaus’ is one of the top suspense/thriller writers in Germany. I quite literally could not put this book down, I read it straight through it was a delightful, well written and translated, with exceptional characters and left this reader guessing until the very end. My only problem, albeit a small one, is that I shall need to read her other books in German, as I do not want to wait for them to possibly be translated into English.
    • 4/5
      The murder of two girls, a young man who may not be guilty is released after spending 10 yrs. in jail.This German crime novel is a complex thriller, without all the gore that usually accompanies these. A one time or another I thought almost everyone in this novel was guilty of something. The tone is sinister, as is this village. A good read and series for mystery lovers of psychologically complex thrillers.
    • 5/5
      First Line: The rusty iron staircase leading downstairs was narrow and steep.During their investigation into a woman being pushed from a pedestrian bridge onto a busy motorway beneath, police detectives Pia Kirchhoff and Oliver von Bodenstein discover that the victim is the mother of a man who spent ten years in prison for the deaths of two seventeen-year-old girls. The girls vanished without a trace, and Tobias Sartorius was convicted after a trial based solely on circumstantial evidence. Tobias has been released and has returned to his home in the small village of Altenhain, Germany, to find his parents divorced, his father's business ruined, and his father a broken old man. It rapidly becomes clear that the villagers do not want Tobias among them. When another young girl goes missing, Kirchhoff and Bodenstein's investigation turns into a race against time because the people of Altenhain know who's guilty and are more than willing to take matters into their own hands. There are currently six books in the Kirchhoff and Bodenstein series, with this one being the fourth-- and the first to make its way to the U.S. I didn't realize this when I began reading the book, but it was soon evident that the two police inspectors had worked on past cases together. I didn't find this detrimental because none of the past cases had anything to do with their present one.After a few pages I was completely caught up in Neuhaus's story. This author knows how to create a wonderful cast of characters! In this book, Oliver Bodenstein has the lion's share of the spotlight as his personal life begins to take precedence over the investigation, but it is Pia Kirchhoff who caught my attention. It's all due to Pia's feeling that something's not quite right that there's an investigation at all. She begins doing her research and finds things in the old case files that just don't add up. Pia will not let it go when others tell her that Tobias Sartorius was guilty, and she shouldn't waste her time.The two police inspectors are only the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the cast of characters in this book. Neuhaus immediately gives the reader the feeling that Tobias Sartorius is innocent without coming right out and saying so. The author also has one of the best portrayals of what can happen to the family of a man found guilty and sent to prison. There are victims on both sides, and this is seldom shown in crime fiction books. I could go on and on about other characters like the teenage girl Amelie who befriends Thies, a young autistic man. The resident rich man of Altenhain, the television star... Neuhaus populates this book with rich characterizations. But wait-- there's more!The plot has a thread count higher than the best linens at Saks Fifth Avenue-- and each one is carefully woven into Neuhaus's framework. As one element is deduced, six more questions pop up, demanding to be answered. Although this book has a complex plot and many characters (that I had no problem keeping track of), I still felt it could have used a bit more editing and tightening. This is a very small complaint, however. Snow White Must Die is one enjoyable book to read, and I hope you take the opportunity to do so!
    • 4/5
      Snow White Must DiebyNele Neuhaus My "in a nutshell" summary...A ten year old crime comes to the surface again when the convicted man...Tobias... is released from prison and returns to his home.My thoughts after reading this book...OMG...what a fast paced thrill ride this book was. I never tell the story of a mystery. Mysteries are best left for the reader...the guessing, the action, the surprise, the fear...just the sheer joy of discovering who the real bad guy is...such lovely fun! This book began with a question and just sort of took off. There were great characters...tons of characters that you love to hate. There were so many people who were just hateful. The only thing I knew for sure was that Tobias had to be innocent...I was so positive of this but halfway through this book I began to doubt that! Pia and Oliver...chief detectives...are a likeable duo...each with their own issues. Oliver has marriage woes...Pia has house issues. I loved the side stories of their respective relationships.What I loved about this book...I loved it all...it is a big fat juicy mystery. Its pace is fast...its plot amazing...its characters fascinating. I loved Pia and Oliver as a team. Pia is persistent to the point of probably being annoying...but that makes the book ever so good!What I didn't love...The small minded people in this town. The idea that they stuck together and were so mean to Tobias and his father was annoying.Final thoughts...I found this book to be one of the best mysteries I have read in a while. It held my interest. It was a delicious fast paced book.
    • 4/5
      Snow White Must Die is the first of Nele Neuhaus’s crime novels featuring the police detective team of Oliver von Bodenstein and Pia Kirchoff to the be translated from her native German into English, though the fourth in the bestselling series.A complex and thrilling mystery, Snow White Must Die begins with the release of thirty year old Tobias Sartorius from prison after serving ten years for the murder of two seventeen year old girls. Convicted solely on circumstantial evidence, when the body of one of the young girls is unearthed just days after Tobias’s release, Pia begins to question the findings of the original investigation. As she probes the holes in the case, another teenage girl, last seen in the company of Tobias, goes missing and the townspeople is certain Tobias is to blame.For Tobias the return to the community in which he grew up is difficult. He is devastated to discover his parents have divorced, his father’s life is in ruins and he quickly becomes targeted by vigilantes within the village. Only Nadia, his childhood best friend, and Amelie, a young stranger in the town, are welcoming. In defiance of the towns vitriol Tobias refuses to leave, determined to first help his father regain his footing and perhaps uncover the truth about the murders of which he was accused. But when Amelie goes missing he is once again the focus of the police investigation and the target of the townspeople.Despite being told to leave the case alone, Pia is bothered by it’s inconsistencies, especially when Tobias’s mother is thrown from an overpass. It seems likely that the near fatal incident is related to Tobias’s return and when the townspeople of Altenhain close ranks against the police, Pia becomes convinced they are hiding more than the identity of the attacker. The multiple twists and turns of the plot are intriguing as the author connects the past and the present.I did think the pacing was a little uneven. After a slow start it begins to pick up but midway the plot loses momentum, adding detail here and there to the story and characters, but not really moving towards a resolution. Yet as the threads finally do begin to unravel, I couldn’t put it down.The translation, by Steven T Murray, is a little awkward at times but not unduly so. I have to admit that I was thrown on occasion by the unfamiliarity of German names, especially with such a large cast to keep track of.Snow White Must Die is an elaborate, engrossing crime novel where greed, betrayal, fear and the instinct for self preservation all collide to create a multi-layered story. I really enjoyed it and I hope that Neuhaus’s previous novels in the series find their way into the English speaking market soon.