Reviews

The Spider by Lars Kepler

josh_fowler's review against another edition

5.0

One of the best crime novels I’ve read. This is my first Lars Kepler novel and I loved every moment of it.

The mystery was intense, the pace was non stop, the characters were completely developed, even without reading the previous books. The pace at which the story moves is great, fast, but not so fast where there are key elements of the characters and plot that are sacrificed in order to be a page turner.

This book is very intense and be prepared to strap in for a wild, violent ride once you start this. The vibe is Stieglitz Larsson (I’m sure they’re sick of that comparison) meets S.A. Cosby or Dennis Lehane. Alexandra and Alexander are excellent crime writers and I will most definitely be getting each of the other books in the Joona Linna series.

cockie's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

notsansastark's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

moamelander's review against another edition

4.0

+ Spännande & otroligt underhållande bok kopplad till den bästa ”boven” i Keplers Joona Linna-serie. Som alltid är polisernas beteenden & ageranden absolut över gränsen på alla sätt, men det är lite charmen med hela serien. Detta var en av topp-böckerna i serien enligt mig & är det någon svensk deckarserie man ska läsa så är det om Joona Linna!!

- Lite väl mycket mörker för min smak främst kopplat till övergrepp. Tycker däremot mörkret kopplat till brotten är precis så obehagligt som det SKA va. Det kryper i kroppen och skapar ohyggliga inre bilder - vilket man ju får räkna med när man plockar upp en bok av Kepler.

Boken får 4/5, väldigt välskriven & man flög igenom den.

carolavanniftrik's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

thebookraiders's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Blood, Body horror, Murder, Rape, Fire/Fire injury, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Drug abuse and Drug use

Minor: Addiction

rachstillreading's review

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

hviid's review against another edition

fast-paced

5.0

areaxbiologist's review

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

caryse's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0