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joaniesickler's review against another edition
3.0
Sweet little Inspector mystery. Swedish. Literary. Good plot.
puhnner's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
5.0
annsz's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
ifollowedthatrabbit's review against another edition
2.0
Al final la trama se volvió mucho más interesante.
Tenía ganas de leer otra novela negra, pero la verdad es que ésta no me convencía desde el principio. A medida que la historia avanza bastante, es entonces cuando he logrado engancharme.
En la tosca red tenemos al peculiar comisario Van Veeteren quien junto a sus colegas de la policía deben resolver quién mató a Eva Ringmar. El principal sospechoso es su marido, el profesor Janek Mattias Mitter, quien solo tiene algunos fragmentos de los acontecimientos de esa noche debido al alcohol. De una cosa está seguro, él no la mató. O al menos, no recuerda haberla matado.
La muerte de Eva Ringmar es solo una pieza del rompecabezas que Van Veeteren y su equipo deberá resolver.
Tenía ganas de leer otra novela negra, pero la verdad es que ésta no me convencía desde el principio. A medida que la historia avanza bastante, es entonces cuando he logrado engancharme.
En la tosca red tenemos al peculiar comisario Van Veeteren quien junto a sus colegas de la policía deben resolver quién mató a Eva Ringmar. El principal sospechoso es su marido, el profesor Janek Mattias Mitter, quien solo tiene algunos fragmentos de los acontecimientos de esa noche debido al alcohol. De una cosa está seguro, él no la mató. O al menos, no recuerda haberla matado.
La muerte de Eva Ringmar es solo una pieza del rompecabezas que Van Veeteren y su equipo deberá resolver.
jetski's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
karinlib's review against another edition
2.0
Not my favorite noir by any means. Maybe it was the translation, I'm not sure. The book started off fine. A high school history teacher wakes up with a powerful hangover. He finds his wife dead in the bathroom. He can't remember anything about the night before. The book just didn't keep up with that great beginning.
emmadkreads's review against another edition
3.0
This was an entertaining mystery with an amusing investigator. Some of the wording seemed awkward, but that is probably because of the English translation.
elwoodradley's review against another edition
3.0
3.5 stars. Entertaining murder mystery with some dark humor
krobart's review against another edition
3.0
The book was interesting enough, and I am ready to read more about Van Veteren. I was able to guess the solution–although not the exact identity of the murderer–well before the end, but the book kept my attention.
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See my complete review here:
http://whatmeread.wordpress.com/tag/minds-eye/
nuthatch's review against another edition
5.0
Excellent Swedish mystery. I did guess the killer before the end of the book but I didn't understand the motives or how the killer would be caught.