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The Fire Witness by Lars Kepler

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anionce's review against another edition

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3.0

3.5*

kaleenazagrzebski's review against another edition

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5.0

Our favorite detective inspector, Joona Linna is back, and he is under internal review by the National Police. He is trying to solve some personal issues when he is asked to “observe” the investigation of a brutal murder at a youth home for wayward teenage girls. In usual Joona style, he can’t stay away from the case, and despite the lead investigator wanting to close the case after a lack of progress, Joona wants to keep going.

THE FIRE WITNESS is definitely my favorite Lars Kepler book in the series so far! There are so many different storylines going on in this book that end up coming together so nicely and in a way that is almost impossible to predict. That is one of the things I love the most about their books.

THE FIRE WITNESS consists of short chapters that are told from multiple different viewpoints. Despite being 550 pages, the book is such a page turner, that it didn’t feel like it was that long! I am someone who struggles to stay awake past 9 PM to read at night, and I was up until after 11 PM to finish this book.

I know a lot of people say these books can be read as stand alones, and I think that is true, but I think the reading experience is so much better and you can learn more about the recurring characters and their development by reading them in order.

All the stars for this one. Now onto The Sandman next!

reinikkaessi's review against another edition

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challenging dark mysterious fast-paced

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

2.5

renardr's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

linestavland's review against another edition

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dark medium-paced

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

3.5

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joaosampaio's review against another edition

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4.0

Uma história rica e com um toque subtil de sobrenatural.

Os primeiros capítulos iniciam repletos de ação e de personagens credíveis fomentando um clima de inquietação que atrai de imediato a atenção do leitor.

Ocorre um assassinato numa casa isolada para adolescentes problemáticas, nas profundezas da floresta escura e o detetive sueco-finlandês Joona Linna, altamente motivado mas com um passado sombrio, inicia a sua investigação.
Nos seus quase 15 anos de serviço, Joona solucionou casos mais complexos do que qualquer outro detetive da Unidade Nacional de Crime, mas este caso em particular, acaba por não ser tão simples quanto as evidências iniciais sugerem.
À medida que a história se desenrola, a loucura parece sanidade e a sanidade aparenta loucura. De um simples mistério a uma intrigante, mas satisfatória mistura de procedimentos policiais e história de terror, em poucas linhas.

Um verdadeiro quebra-cabeças misterioso, com imensas camadas de pistas que mantêm o leitor em alerta até o fim. O enredo e o estilo de escrita são capazes de proporcionar muitas horas de entretenimento ficcional.

É um livro para…
… apreciadores de ficção criminal com suspense e ação;
… quem gosta de capítulos relativamente curtos, que obrigam os leitores a um constante virar de páginas;
… quem aprecia crimes e romances de mistério;
… quem não é altamente sensível a uma ficção policial mais sombria, com alguma violência, por vezes brutal;
… quem não se importa com uma quantidade razoável de conteúdo sexual (nada de mais);
… quem gosta de procedimentos policiais, incluindo técnicas forenses.