This installment of the Sandhamm Mysteries find Nora coming to terms with her divorce and newly single status. Thomas is recovering from losing some toes. Of course, there is another mystery to solve. The mystery isn't all that compelling - there is no real sense of danger - though it does raise ...
There was a time where it seemed that literally everything in the crime genre that was being published in Sweden made it to the Dutch book stores. Which is how I came to read Sun Storm, the first in the Rebecka Martinsson series.While it was an entertaining read, I think it didn't hold much surprise...
Known for his Wallander books, Mankell's latest venture is After the Fire. It tells us about Fredrik, our narrator and retired elderly doctor, whose house is burnt down on the remote Swedish island where he lives. The story revolves around his encounter with various people as the mystery of the arso...
Overall, I would say 1222 is a good choice for fans of Scandinavian mysteries looking for some light before-bed reading. Anne Holt's plot is sufficiently engaging, with enough enticing cliff hangers at the chapter ends to keep you up for a few extra minutes. Hanne is a wheelchair-bound ex-police o...
He can be your guardian or your punisher depending on whether you follow his rules. Of course, that can be a bit challenging since you aren’t aware you’re being stalked. The 9th instalment in this series can be summed up with a big “eeewww” as we join Irene Huss & her team on the hunt for a serial...
For some reason, I just didn't connect with this book. I don't know, why. The mystery was well done, I thought. The characters--at last Tom and Nora--were engaging, Nora especially. I did feel it was a little overly descriptive at times, but that didn't really bother me. So, I'm stymied as to why it...
bookshelves: translation, sweden, published-2003, mystery-thriller, winter-20142015, kiruna, tbr-busting-2015, paper-read, series, bedside, religion, roman-catholic, protestant, doo-lally, glbt, paedophile Read from March 18, 2011 to January 05, 2015 Opening: When Viktor Strandgård dies it is ...
Echoes from the Dead by Johan Theorin set in Oland, Sweden starts when Jens Davidsson, a 6 year old boy goes missing on a foggy day. Years later his grandfather a retired sea captain receives a shoe, a shoe which Jens was wearing on the day he disappeared. He then, along with his daughter, sets off ...
Ha you thought it was going to be awesome like this? You were wrong. This book is so slow and surreal. I had to force myself to finish it. I liked Let the Right One In, but this book was so boring.
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