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freemti's review against another edition
4.0
With #6 of the Martin Beck series by famed Swedish authors Sjowall & Wahloo under my belt, I will take a break and save the rest of the series for another time. You can see the how these two authors have honed their skills as the series progressed, they are all good, but the overall tightness of the writing and the ease in which they draw their characters and plots increases incrementally with each novel. However it could also be I am getting more familiar with the style and the main protagonists - so it might be a bit of both.
michalag's review against another edition
3.0
Slušně napsaná kniha, ale za týden už si ji zřejmě nebudu pamatovat. A jako detektivka to moc neobstojí... Sem tam se mihnou levicové povzdechy, proto to v Čs zřejmě v roce 1970 mohlo vyjít :)
readingcities's review against another edition
4.0
The Martin Beck novels are a true balm – gruff, straightforward crime stories that are almost stage dressing for the very domestic, human dramas of the detectives.
kris_mccracken's review against another edition
4.0
As usual with the Beck novels, there's a great sense of time and place. A bonus for me was to be visiting Copenhagen and Malmö at the time! Loved it, as usual. This one really expands and makes more explicit the social and political critique that runs through Sjöwall and Wahlöö's work.
farfuglietti's review against another edition
3.0
Peccato che si sia perdendo l'intrigo per lasciare più spazio alla critica della società. Magari nei prossimi sarà tutto più equilibrato.
yorkslass70's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
mobyskine's review against another edition
4.0
Another day another crime. This was another my favorite. Simple straight forward but engrossing much. From the suspects to the victim himself. I love Åsa Torell in here (I like that she decided to join the police squad after the Stenström incident). One thing about Beck investigation that he loves to involve all his team fairly that I think all characters get their own spotlight, even Broberg the suspect. I was nervous at a point, can't think or making assumptions on how or who the shooter-- quite vague and I wondered how Beck can solve this. And I think Skacke was lovable here compared to previous book, he was clumsy sometimes but was a very interesting character.
The story telling was structured well-- from the shooting scene to investigation to how Beck came into the scene and a lil help from Kollberg. It was actually going around Sweden, back and forth with few witnesses helping out and I like that the authors actually gave this extra colours to these witnesses' character like they were all as important as Beck and the team.
Loving the ending, kind of sentimental and I never realised the motive was actually quite unexpected and so suddenly. Some people really, when they gotta do it, they gotta do it.
The story telling was structured well-- from the shooting scene to investigation to how Beck came into the scene and a lil help from Kollberg. It was actually going around Sweden, back and forth with few witnesses helping out and I like that the authors actually gave this extra colours to these witnesses' character like they were all as important as Beck and the team.
Loving the ending, kind of sentimental and I never realised the motive was actually quite unexpected and so suddenly. Some people really, when they gotta do it, they gotta do it.
amies808's review against another edition
3.0
I loved that the murder took place at a hotel I recently stayed at, and that I know most of the places mentioned in Malmo and Stockholm now after having vacationed those places recently (I actually bought my copy IN Stockholm). However, overall I felt like the plot moved slowly and the end felt very anticlimactic, especially because my version had another 75 pages... but it was all extra material and not some shocking twists and turns. Character development felt pretty flat - despite it being billed a Martin Beck novel, he felt secondary and I don’t really feel as if I know his personality. I liked the development of Månsson, though, and I kind of wish the story had been told from his point of view alone.
tympligtlasande's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.25