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jasmiinaf's review against another edition
4.0
Tämä on nyt toinen kirja minkä olen lukenut Marklundilta ja ainakin tähän mennessä pidän todella paljon hänen kirjoistaan ja Annika Bengtzonista. Annika ei ole täydellinen hahmo ja tekee aika paljon virheitä, mutta ehkä se on juuri se asia mikä näissä kirjoissa viehättää. Pidin myös lopun yllätyksestäkin vaikka arvasinkin että kyseinen hahmo piilotteleekin jotain.
thriller_chick's review against another edition
3.0
First book I've read in this series I feel that I would have enjoyed it more if I had read the ones before it. Still a good book and I passed it onto a friend. :)
babblinglib's review against another edition
4.0
A good read. I think the main issue that I had with it was so many characters (especially those in the newsroom) whose role in the story that I didn't understand. But seeing that it was the 7th book in the series, these characters probably are part of the extended setting throughout the series. The mystery was very well done and I'll probably pick up the earlier books in the series to see how Annika got to this place in her life. For those wondering, it never felt like a translation, which I've run into with some of the other Nordic mysteries.
emiliehansen's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
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? It's complicated
3.0
tt569's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
antti_o's review against another edition
4.0
Pitkästä aikaa otin Marklundin luettavakseni.
Pitkä, monipolvinen tarinakudos jälleen kerran, jossa minua erityisesti viehätti epilogin viimeinen koukku.
Lisäpointsit Perez-Reverten "Etelän kuningattaresta", sopi tilanteeseen mielestäni hyvin.
Pitkä, monipolvinen tarinakudos jälleen kerran, jossa minua erityisesti viehätti epilogin viimeinen koukku.
Lisäpointsit Perez-Reverten "Etelän kuningattaresta", sopi tilanteeseen mielestäni hyvin.
anne67's review
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
melhara's review
4.0
I had no idea this book was part of a series but I still enjoyed it nonetheless.
Julia Lindholm was found catatonic in her apartment next to her brutally murdered husband, with their four-year-old son nowhere to be found. David Lindholm was a very popular and high-ranking police officer so authorities were quick to turn on Julia and ensure that she would get life in prison. However, as Annika Bengtzon (a reporter), starts digging into David's past, she realizes that David isn't as perfect as the public perceives him to be and that Julia Lindholm may in fact be innocent.
Partway through reading this book, I realized I've already read it before (I bought it years ago and must have read it then, but had no recollection of it when I picked it up again). But even so, I realized that the mystery was really well laid out and the characters were really interesting. While investigating David's past, Annika was dealing with her own family drama and mid-life crisis. Honestly, it made me respect Annika's professionalism and her ability to separate her messy personal life with her full-time job.
***#5 of my 2020 Popsugar Reading Challenge - A book set in a city that has hosted the Olympics***
Julia Lindholm was found catatonic in her apartment next to her brutally murdered husband, with their four-year-old son nowhere to be found. David Lindholm was a very popular and high-ranking police officer so authorities were quick to turn on Julia and ensure that she would get life in prison. However, as Annika Bengtzon (a reporter), starts digging into David's past, she realizes that David isn't as perfect as the public perceives him to be and that Julia Lindholm may in fact be innocent.
Partway through reading this book, I realized I've already read it before (I bought it years ago and must have read it then, but had no recollection of it when I picked it up again). But even so, I realized that the mystery was really well laid out and the characters were really interesting. While investigating David's past, Annika was dealing with her own family drama and mid-life crisis. Honestly, it made me respect Annika's professionalism and her ability to separate her messy personal life with her full-time job.
***#5 of my 2020 Popsugar Reading Challenge - A book set in a city that has hosted the Olympics***
m3l89's review against another edition
1.0
I haven't read any other novels in the Annika Bengtzon series and I don't think I'd bother.
I felt the initial crime was lost amongst everything else and I didnt like Annika's character; she came across like a busybody.
I didn't feel that the novel had any resolution, there was a discovery and then the book just stopped.
I felt the initial crime was lost amongst everything else and I didnt like Annika's character; she came across like a busybody.
I didn't feel that the novel had any resolution, there was a discovery and then the book just stopped.
juniperusxx's review against another edition
3.0
On kulunut useita vuosia siitä, kun viimeksi luin näitä Annika Bengtzon -sarjan dekkareita. Muistan pitäneeni, mutta nyt en oikein päässyt kirjan imuun. Onkohan aika ajanut näiden ohi vai oliko tämä jotenkin haljumpi kuin monet muut Marklundin kirjat?