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trusselltales's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
helenlp's review against another edition
2.0
This is the first Anne Holt I've read, picked up because I love Nordic Noir, it was on offer and had great reviews. What did I think? I love the characters, especially Hanne, the central character, but the plot was so slow and not very thrilling - so much so that writing this review 3 days after finishing the book I had to revisit the blurb to remind myself what the crime side of the book was actually about.
candacesovan's review against another edition
3.0
Better than some of the mysteries in this series. The heroine is faced with a number of profound challenges, and so even thought the beginning of the story seemed a bit of a slog, it was very involving.
coded_books's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
oblivione's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
sjorgie's review against another edition
4.0
I love finding new authors to follow. I started with Dead Joker and didn't realize it was part if a series until i was too engrossed in the book to stop. Can't wait to continue with the series.
zzzrevel's review against another edition
3.0
This was an average read. The writing style was good,
the plot interesting, and the solution satisfying although
not sensational.
My problem was that the protagonist seemed overly
tired and wrought throughout the story (excessively
redundant to me as a reader), and I did not feel it quite
matched the events happening in the story.
I also agree with some of these other reviews that
the whole book is rather depressing. Not much
relief in the 300-plus pages.
Not having read the first four books in this series,
I was not too interested in several of the tangential
elements of the story which seemed to rely on
past information I was not aware of.
the plot interesting, and the solution satisfying although
not sensational.
My problem was that the protagonist seemed overly
tired and wrought throughout the story (excessively
redundant to me as a reader), and I did not feel it quite
matched the events happening in the story.
I also agree with some of these other reviews that
the whole book is rather depressing. Not much
relief in the 300-plus pages.
Not having read the first four books in this series,
I was not too interested in several of the tangential
elements of the story which seemed to rely on
past information I was not aware of.
margardenlady's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
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? No
4.0
Hanne is usually in control of every detail. Not this time. Her partner is diagnosed with stage 4 cancer. She is investigating the décapitation of a prosecutor’s wife and has little in the way of clues. And yet she solves that case snd several others by the end.