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Balla con l'angelo by Åke Edwardson

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karinlib's review against another edition

3.0

Not bad for a first book in a series, but not great. I will try the next in one in the series. Chief Inspector Erik Winter is in charge of a murder investigation in Sweden of teenage boys. The murders are horrific and in a pattern that makes it clear that the same person is doing the killing.

tessaroy's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

krobart's review against another edition

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3.0

Nothing much seems to happen in the middle of this book. It appears that some of the Scandinavian mystery writers are at pains to show realistically how long it takes to solve some crimes. This objective is a worthy one, but they need to also find a way to build suspense or keep the reader’s interest. The characters of the members of Winter’s team are not well developed, although an attempt is made to show other aspects of their lives. However, I especially disliked the subplot of the young cop with a pregnant wife who gets involved with a stripper.

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christinebeswick's review against another edition

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3.0

Enjoyable but at times a bit tedious - too much introspection on the part of the main protagonists

colorfulleo92's review against another edition

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3.0

A serial killer goes for a hunt both in London and it Gothenburg and we follow Swedish detective/police (don't know, something like it) as he teams up with British counterpart as they tries to solve the case. Eh meh, it was well written and all that. But I didn't find the case that interesting or intriguing and the characters wasn't fleshed out enough for me. Didn't get a connection with them or saw them as any different from all the other crime police procedures I have read. And that's a main problem I've got for most of books like this. I can never really pick apart what's uniqe with each book, just flows into a big musch for me. But I'll keep trying to find a series for me.

sandin954's review against another edition

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2.0

The first book in the Eric Winter series set in Sweden which seems to be pretty well regarded but fell rather flat for me. The main character never did really come into focus and while there were numerous other characters none really made an impression. The plot was fairly pedestrian and the writing just so so. Maybe it was a translation issue but am not sure I will try another in the series to find out.