A Cold Rain in Berlin Book

What a ride.

So let me get this straight. I had never heard of this book until my friend lent it to me. He said that it was really good and I wanted to give it a try.

I have never read crime/cop/murder mystery books before. I watch cop TV shows, but I've never read one. And let me say one thing: I really enjoyed this book!

The book starts of a little slow, giving background information and a sense of ambiguity that the characters feel. As the story goes on, the characters unravel clues and different answers...

Now, what I really like about this book is the perspective it is written from. The protagonist, Alex, is a cop and a single mother. She speaks about her struggle balancing between her work and her relationship with her daughter. This was really fascinating. Her conflict was very realistic and she really wanted to change many things but couldn't.

Then her character grows. WOW! Her character growth was amazing. The things she does for her daughter, wow.

The other thing I really liked about the book is the villain. Nothing is as it seems. He's creepy, scary, and unpredicatable. I really liked his mind-game strategies and the twist about him. Kudos, Mr. Frost.

Then comes the conclusion. It was really great seeing that bad things can happen to good people. You get to see a sense of danger everywhere, anytime. You're never sure what will happen.

I really enjoyed reading this book, despite it being slow in the beginning, which was putting me off. However, I am really glad I pursued with reading it; I think this could be my introduction to crime fiction.

Read it if you want to try new things and if you like crime fiction. It will all play like a movie in your head.