Fünf (Gekürzte Fassung)

Geschrieben von Ursula Poznanski

Erzählt von Nicole Engeln

Eine Frau liegt tot auf einer Kuhweide. Ermordet. Auf ihren Fußsohlen: eintätowierte Koordinaten. An der bezeichneten Stelle wartet ein grausiger Fund: eine Hand, in Plastikfolie eingeschweißt, und ein Rätsel, dessen Lösung zu einer Box mit einem weiteren Körperteil führt.
In einer besonders perfiden Form des Geocachings, der modernen Schnitzeljagd per GPS, jagt ein Mörder das Salzburger Ermittlerduo Beatrice Kaspary und Florin Wenninger von einem Leichenteil zum nächsten. Jeder Zeuge, den sie vernehmen, wird kurz darauf getötet, und die Morde geschehen immer schneller. Den Ermittlern läuft die Zeit davon, sie ahnen, dass erst die letzte Station ihrer Rätselreise das entscheidende Puzzleteil zutage fördern wird ...

• Sprache: Deutsch
• Herausgeber: Argon Verlag
• Erscheinungsdatum: 7. März 2013
• ISBN: 9783839811542

Rezensionen für Fünf (Gekürzte Fassung)

[mandarinenschaeler · Bewertung: 2 von 5 Sternen]

i really dont know with this one. the writing style seemed a little,,,, amateur? which is sad bc ive enjoyed some of her other books. i kinda liked the reveal tho!

[carol420 · Bewertung: 4 von 5 Sternen]

This was better than I thought it was going to be when I started it. It turned out to be an intriguing combination of a police procedural and somewhat of a puzzle mystery. You had to keep track of the pieces if you wanted any chance of solving the crime. Overall it was well written and well told tale. Anyone that loves physiological murder mysteries will really like this book but be warned there are some parts that are extremely gory.

[irishred5 · Bewertung: 3 von 5 Sternen]

Well written, especially being a translation and good mystery. I did pretty much have the killer figured out but wasn't quite sure about the motive until close to the end.

[bookmarque · Bewertung: 3 von 5 Sternen]

I don’t read a lot of police procedurals and so when I do I find the differences between countries really interesting. For example, in this one we have a pair of Austrian detectives who basically have to do all of the investigative work themselves, even the grunt level stuff. Oh sure they get a little help here and there but nothing like the swarms of “floaters” in Tana French’s Dublin murder squad. A system like that would have helped with this for sure. The use of GPS coordinates was a good one and something I haven’t seen done in this way; mimicking a geocache hunt. I’ve always been a little tempted by geocaching, but now not so much. What they found in the little cache containers was grisly, and the mystery of how they got there and who put them there was a good one. I did figure out who the killer was before the reveal though. I’m a naturally suspicious type and I read so many thrillers that it’s second nature for me to doubt what I read. The setup smelled like one and it proved true.There were problems with typos and/or translation errors that got to me a little. One was the wedding date found inside a ring; the bride later gave a different year. Also, can cows trot? There were a couple others, but I can’t think of them right now. Other problems were with police procedure. I can’t believe cops wouldn’t put a watch on a site they knew to be of interest to the killer. Of course Beatrice has a misogynist for a boss and the forensic specialist is crabby. Sigh, I wished for something a tad more original than that. I also noticed that everyone was clumsy, constantly spilling the drinks they seemed to always need/have. It was funny after a while, as was Florin’s weird mothering complex. Bea herself is somewhat of a cliche, too, with the hostile ex-husband and problematic children. She seemed so remote from them that I wondered a. why she had them in the first place, and b. why she didn’t less the ex take them full time. It would have made her life a lot easier. Didn’t really meant to get all negative there. It isn’t a bad book, just not an entirely original one. The use of Bea’s past was done effectively and it wasn’t heavy-handed. The relationship between her and Florin hasn’t gone down the romantic path, in this book anyway and hopefully the author can refrain. Still, I don’t think I’ll be adding the series to my reading life.

[deltaqueen50 · Bewertung: 4 von 5 Sternen]

Five by Ursula Archer is a riveting police procedural set in Austria and translated from it’s original German. This is the author’s first adult mystery and she has gotten off to an electrifying start. A serial killer is playing a cat-and-mouse game with the police, leaving clues to co-ordinates that must be worked out and transferred into a GPS in order to find the cache. Each cache reveals a grisly memento from one of the killer’s victims and notes to lead the police on another chase to find the next GPS co-ordinate. Tension mounts as the killer gets more and more brazen and eventually contacts one of the detectives directly.I believe this is the start of a new series. I found the lead character, D.I. Beatrice Kaspary an appealing and interesting character. She is a newly single mother with two children, has issues with her ex, and finds juggling the job and her home life difficult. There is also a violent and life-changing incident in her past that continues to haunt her. Her partner, Florin Wenninger is someone I would like to know more about and their relationship is one I would like to see explored in more depth. There were other secondary characters that seem promising, but have not been thoroughly developed yet.I found Five to be suspenseful, dark and gripping. The hunt aspect totally hooked me and drew me into this story, and I would like to read more and see if the author can continue to engage me.

[cainebooks · Bewertung: 4 von 5 Sternen]

The primary characters are interesting and engaging, and the story is top notch. Geocaching is central to the story, and it is explained clearly and briefly, avoiding tiresome information dumps. The mystery is a puzzle within a puzzle within a puzzle, great fun to think about as you go along. It's not terribly difficult to figure out the 'bad guy' before the reveal, but as that alone doesn't even begin to answer the puzzle, the book keeps your interest if you do figure it out. Another enjoyable aspect is that the 'bad guy' of the story isn't a cardboard cutout, this is a complex person with compelling reasons for his actions. I thoroughly enjoyed the book, even if I was a tad annoyed at the reluctance of both Beatrice and Florin to confess their feelings towards one another. Hopefully, this won't be the last we see of these characters.

[cinderh_1 · Bewertung: 4 von 5 Sternen]

I felt that this book was well thought out and certainly had me stumped. Ms. Archer sure writes 'crazy' well. I admit to thinking that the clues just went on a little to long and the middle portion of the book got a little bogged down for me, but it picked right back up again in the last 50-60 pages. I liked the writing style and I hope the author brings Beatrice back and turns this into a series because I'd be interested in following her story a bit longer.

[maneekuhi · Bewertung: 3 von 5 Sternen]

After finishing "Five", it occurred to me that treasure hunts have been rarely used in crime fiction and in the few thrillers which I have read. One notable, and successful, example though is the Dan Brown books beginning with "Angels and Demons". So why didn't it work in "Five", particularly after the author introduces many readers like myself to the fascinating geocache hunt for the first time? (Geocaching is a web/app based activity whereby hunters find treasures at locations defined by GPS coordinates. The treasures may range from scribbled notes to plastic toys, but the thrill is in the discovery, not in the treasure.) In "Five", the thrill quickly wears off. After the first find, the subsequent ones have too much sameness about them. In "The Da Vinci Code", the treasures (for the reader) included vivid descriptions of sites unknown to most readers with interesting bits of history tossed in, all wrapped up in tensions, false leads, dead ends, etc. that engaged the reader. Not so with "Five". Also, I had hoped to learn a good bit more about Salzburg, and about Austria, and Austrians. But there wasn't much there and what was there was dull.The book was rather gruesome, so those readers who are tuned off by a good bit of violence may want to steer clear. The characters, prose and storyline are fine. There is the usual unappreciated hero, in this case heroine, who must deal with a boss who is biased against women, doesn't recognize success, and is self-promoting. Beatrice has split with her husband and I expect the ongoing custody issues will become very tiresome, very soon. But hats off to Archer for writing so well about how hard it is for a single parent in a police job. And yes there is a nice hint at the end abou a budding romance. But I don't think I want to read X number of subsequent books to see significant movement on the custody and romance so I probably will not read Bea #2. Maybe 2 1/2 stars is too generous.

[beamis12 · Bewertung: 4 von 5 Sternen]

One would think after all the mystery book I have read that I could figure out the who before the big reveal, but apparently not. Which goes to the author's credit especially since this is her first mystery and it is a good one.A puzzle within a puzzle, clues found by geocacheing, which in the states we call letter boxing. It is a lot of fun, two good friends and mine did this for a couple of years and it was a blast. One follows clues posted on a website and you look for the hidden box. In geocacheing they use GPS to find specific co-ordinate, of course my friends and I weren't looking for body parts, nor trying to solve a murder. In this story that is what is at stake.Good mixture of the personal lives and the professional of the two lead detectives, Beatrice and Florin, which added a much appreciated roundness to these characters. There is some graphic violence, but only that which is necessary to the story. Very well done mystery and I certainly hope to see these characters again. I didn't guess the killer nor the reason, but you may have better luck.ARC from Netgalley.

[tom471 · Bewertung: 4 von 5 Sternen]

I received this book free through the Goodreads First Reads Giveaway program. It was published in Austria in 2012 and translated into English for this edition.I enjoyed reading this psychological thriller about a serial killer who leaves grisly clues to taunt police by geo caching them. The principal detective is Beatrice Kaspary, a single mother of 2 children, who shares custody with her ex husband. He is a jerk, calling her at 3 am to ask about the children. She neglects her children for a couple of days to pursue this case relentlessly. There are plot lines that could be used in "Mysteries of Laura" or "Criminal Minds." I did not suspect who the killer was until almost the end. Two small mistakes:P. 60 "Was Nora sat(seated) next to you?"p. 152 "Male corpse, 184(cm) six feet tall..." This book is labeled "Advance Readers edition" so I hope these mistakes can be corrected

[wassilissa · Bewertung: 4 von 5 Sternen]

Ob ich jemals wieder unvoreingenommen geocachen werde?Denn in dem Buch versteckt der Täter Hinweise und auch Teile der Opfer in extra platzierten Geocaches. Die Ermittler kommen ihm nur langsam auf die Schliche, immer wieder ist er einen Schritt voraus und tötet erneut. Das Buch ist spannend und gruselig.