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Blood Eagle - Craig Russell

Description: ISBN 0099472589 / Author: Craig Russel / Genre: Crime / Thriller / The first victim had her lungs ripped out. When another woman is found ... more

Blood Eagle - Craig Russell ... murdered in the same horrific and ritualistic way, it is clear that a serial killer is terrorising the city. But there is no precise evidence to link the two cases, except for a taunting email that threatens yet more killings. Detective Jan Fabel is haunted by the murders, and their possible connection to a subsequent series of rapes by masked attackers. His desperate attempts to stop the killer before more victims are discovered, gradually uncovers layer upon layer of intrigue and violence. How can he track down a murderer who leaves no trail, whose victims seem purposefully random and whose motive reaches into the darkest recesses of the human soul? In his first crime novel, Craig Russell introduces us to a new detective hero, Jan Fabel - half-Scottish, half-German - a man of conscience and imagination. Russell has also created a richly textured scenario where the City of Hamburg plays a central role - it is a city where the old Germany combines increasingly with the new, where gangs from Turkey and the Ukraine battle for supremacy.

Newest Review: ... really considered, the impact of Germany's history on the people of Germany, I suppose it's obvious if you think about it, ... more

... but whereas our grandparents may have fought in the war, for their grandparents to have fought in the war would mean something completely different. It incorporates a wide swathe of ideas, from the mob and mafia infighting, to terrorism and police intelligence operations. The story begins with an e-mail from a killer taunting Fabel that he will never catch him, we immediately read of the discovery of a horrifically mutilated body (this isn't a story for the faint-hearted) and we learn that it is the second such mur...more

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Blood Eagle - Craig Russell: Not for the faint-hearted (275 words)
by - written on 15/07/09 (Very useful, 18 readings)
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Blood Eagle is the first novel by Craig Russell, featuring the half Scottish Principal Chief Commissar Jan Fabel. It is set in Hamburg, which the book says is as English a city as you can find outside England. The plot is engrossing, diverse and at times challenging. It gives an insight into something I had never really considered, the impact of Germany's history on the people of Germany, I suppose it's obvious if you think about it, but whereas our grandparents may have fought in the war, for their grandparents to have fought in the war would mean something completely different. It incorporates a wide swathe of ideas, from the mob and mafia infighting, to ... Read the complete review

Blood Eagle (913 words)
by - written on 20/10/07 (Very useful, 172 readings)
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After having read Russel’s second book about Jan Fabel, Brother Grimm, I wasn’t overly keen on reading anything else by this author. I had enjoyed Brother Grimm in places but found it to be disappointing over all. However, somehow I still ended up with Blood Eagle in my hands. This is the first book in the series of Jan Fabel, Erster Kriminalhauptkommissar (Principal Chief Commissar) with the Hamburg Police murder squad. The book starts with an email from “Son of Sven” to Fabel which makes it clear that this Son of Sven character is a murderer and who is taunting Fabel personally with the notion that this is only the beginning and that he will not stop ... Read the complete review

Blood Eagle - Craig Russell: Horror in Hamburg (1494 words)
by - written on 17/10/06 (Very useful, 571 readings)
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I always like discovering new authors, especially when they produce books that keep you all up night, as you want to read 'just another chapter'. I'd seen Russell's 'Brother Grimm' and liked the look of it. I looked it up on Amazon and discovered this was a sequel to 'Blood Eagle' so I thought it best to read that first as I hate reading series out of sequence. I was lucky enough to find it at my local library so grabbed it off the shelf. I had assumed the author was Scottish with Russell being of Scottish origin. So when I opened the book up I was shocked that it was set in Germany. I must admit this put me off a little as I was expecting it to be set in Scotland and ... Read the complete review