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ausbelle's review against another edition
Frankly, struggling. I want to love it but the language is extremely odd. I'm not sure if it's the translation or the actual story. I've read lots of European and Scandi-crime and never had this sense of unbalance before.
madisonbell_'s review against another edition
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Animal cruelty and Animal death
mazza57's review against another edition
2.0
Despite a promising start this was long winded and at times confusing
nicolet2018's review against another edition
3.0
The premise for this sounded exciting and mysterious. In general, I found some of the dialogue odd and just not something I would think someone would say. However since this book has been translated that is to be expected as I have seen odd dialogue and sentences in another translated novel.
I was abit worried that there would be too much politics involved in the story but surprising it was not a focus. The connection to the murder case however was well done. There will be some spoilers ahead.
The characters are not very memorable except for Konrad "Simon" who is struggling with health issues and a disturbing case, as well as Pederson and Pauline. I could not figure them out and I got the cheating vibes from Pauline as she wanted to seduce Pederson. I am pretty sure you won't just let any of your male colleagues walk in on you in a bath tub. However, both acknowledge that they don't exactly desire the relationship even though they like each other. Which was confusing. But I was relieved that it did not focus on the physical aspects as some crime stories tend to do.
I thought Pauline was the naive and spunky young urn on the team but she turned out to be very calm and collected when in a bad situation such as the house break-in and facing the high chance she will die. She was so brave and stoic in the face of madness.
I am pretty sure everyone wanted to know why the murderer was going around killing all these women in such a cruel way, the outcome was not unexpected. But the villain of this book presents an interesting picture because he is so child-like and it is not ever fully confirmed if he has dissociative personality disorder or is just traumatized. But on the opposite end he is very knowledgeable in spy equipment and manages to dupe the entire team.
Why I would guess about split personalities because he refers to his victims as "she" and not "you" and himself as "he". When the team brought him in during the half way point in the book, I knew he would not to imprisoned, oh he would get out for sure.
What was interesting was to see the portrayal of a homicide team that felt different from the American and British crime thrillers I have read. Things seem more open among the team and the leader seems closer to them rather than high up. Another perspective was the meetings the team would hold with other government ministries to update them on the case and discuss issues. I found the honesty in the characters and the easy acceptance from higher ups quite refreshing. No one wants to come out and give bad news but for the homicide team it is a norm.
I found some areas dragged and others were well written however the ending felt rushed and confusing. As if the authors wanted to end the story quickly when they realized they were running out of pages. But the story does ask some moral questions that the reader will surely think about for a long time. Is there right or wrong?
I was abit worried that there would be too much politics involved in the story but surprising it was not a focus. The connection to the murder case however was well done. There will be some spoilers ahead.
The characters are not very memorable except for Konrad "Simon" who is struggling with health issues and a disturbing case, as well as Pederson and Pauline. I could not figure them out and I got the cheating vibes from Pauline as she wanted to seduce Pederson. I am pretty sure you won't just let any of your male colleagues walk in on you in a bath tub. However, both acknowledge that they don't exactly desire the relationship even though they like each other. Which was confusing. But I was relieved that it did not focus on the physical aspects as some crime stories tend to do.
I thought Pauline was the naive and spunky young urn on the team but she turned out to be very calm and collected when in a bad situation such as the house break-in and facing the high chance she will die. She was so brave and stoic in the face of madness.
I am pretty sure everyone wanted to know why the murderer was going around killing all these women in such a cruel way, the outcome was not unexpected. But the villain of this book presents an interesting picture because he is so child-like and it is not ever fully confirmed if he has dissociative personality disorder or is just traumatized. But on the opposite end he is very knowledgeable in spy equipment and manages to dupe the entire team.
Why I would guess about split personalities because he refers to his victims as "she" and not "you" and himself as "he". When the team brought him in during the half way point in the book, I knew he would not to imprisoned, oh he would get out for sure.
What was interesting was to see the portrayal of a homicide team that felt different from the American and British crime thrillers I have read. Things seem more open among the team and the leader seems closer to them rather than high up. Another perspective was the meetings the team would hold with other government ministries to update them on the case and discuss issues. I found the honesty in the characters and the easy acceptance from higher ups quite refreshing. No one wants to come out and give bad news but for the homicide team it is a norm.
I found some areas dragged and others were well written however the ending felt rushed and confusing. As if the authors wanted to end the story quickly when they realized they were running out of pages. But the story does ask some moral questions that the reader will surely think about for a long time. Is there right or wrong?
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