Nordic Crime’s succession in the United States undoubtedly owes something, if not everything, to the popularity of the Girl with Dragon Tattoo. This also is a problem. It almost seems as if every Nordic thriller has to be drawing from that damn series for some reason. This book isn...
“It’s impossible to see through a person. You can’t tell from the outside whether someone has performed evil actions or had evil thoughts. If a person has decided to conceal or withhold parts of himself, it is extremely difficult to see through the lies and discover the omitted truth.” Some Kind of ...
This is so good! Love the way it examines more than just the crime and how biased humans can be in stereotyping each other. And the twist in the last chapter...
Read my full review: http://bit.ly/YkBF8lMy rating: 2.5 StarsMy opinion: I would say that this book was the weakest in the series. Most of Grebe's books have garnered at least 4 stars, but this one left me really cold. It was mystery light with more focus on the subject of domestic violence and the ...
Reminiscent of the writings of Karin Fossum, I found this new author to me thoroughly enjoyable. Unlike a better chunk of Nordic Noir, this book was not grissly twisted, but much more focused on a psychological twistedness, which I have found refreshing. The writing and creepiness was superb though....
The scene opens with a peaceful and majestic scene. Then disturbed by an outpouring of children and you can just feel the boisterousness... and then it suddenly quietened down to a couple of stragglers. All of these in the first few paragraphs. I was totally impressed by how well the atmosphere was ...
Good lord, this book is the epitome of why I LOVE Nordic Noir. This book was fantastic. It was twisted and engrossing with its' scenes and character development. I loved how deep and dark the author went in describing the characters, particularly the killer. Lovers of author Karin Fossum will adore ...
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