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ladulcinella's review against another edition
3.0
Van Veeteren is not my favourite detective, but the thrillers that have him as MC are very decent. Good pace, attention to details and lifelike persons.
In this novel everything starts with an ordinary, stupid accident which is the start of a lot of violence. The starting point is ok, but the thoughts and the actions of the characters are illogical at times.
In this novel everything starts with an ordinary, stupid accident which is the start of a lot of violence. The starting point is ok, but the thoughts and the actions of the characters are illogical at times.
zzzrevel's review against another edition
4.0
I thought the diligence of the police work in this one
was excellent. It's not a who-dun-it but a
how-are-they-going-to-figure-it-out.
The story moves along briskly and easily and even
though there seems to be some background from
#s 1-6 of the series, it never impedes the
reader's enjoyment of this story.
...
I liked it. Now I'd go back and start
with #1 Borkman's Point.
was excellent. It's not a who-dun-it but a
how-are-they-going-to-figure-it-out.
The story moves along briskly and easily and even
though there seems to be some background from
#s 1-6 of the series, it never impedes the
reader's enjoyment of this story.
...
I liked it. Now I'd go back and start
with #1 Borkman's Point.
scythe_lucifer's review against another edition
3.0
Ein interessantes Buch, auch, wenn es meiner Meinung nach mehr Kapitel aus der Sicht des Mörders hätte geben können, da diese für mich am Interessantesten waren.
lynnf's review
4.0
I have read many books from this series and they are always good, this one was one of the best I have read. The translation is sometimes a little off, but not in any way to confuse the story. Nesser's books are suspenseful and hold the reader's interest to the end.
tracy2_0's review
4.0
I have enjoyed all of the books in this series. They are well paced, interesting plot lines, the Chief Inspector is a great character, although in this one he is retired but not removed.
margardenlady's review
3.0
How would you deal with a fatal mistake that could get you in trouble? This story follows just such a premise with a cautionary tale. Van Veeteren is retired, but drawn in to provide critical advances in the case.
medievalfantasyqueen's review
3.5
I don't normally foray into the territory of crime fiction too much precisely because I have been disappointed by the same narratives repeating themselves, over and over again. Sometimes, some novels do make me wonder if they would have worked better if they were shorter. And this, which came with my collection from Novellix, is precisely why and how crime fiction sometimes works amazingly well when it is short. Nesser does a great job by springing into action almost immediately, and the reader is introduced to the protagonist and the conflict. The central conflict of the story revolves around a married man, Maarten, and his wife, Marlene, and a newcomer Maarten meets in a bar. Marlene is keeping a dark secret and Maarten knows it exists but decides not to probe into it. However, when Maarten encounters a man called David Perowne, he realises that it is high time that he faces this 'darkness' and soon, everything escalates. Who is telling the truth? Who is lying? Who is the one with an alternate identity? It is what you get when you cross a murder-fraud mystery with Harold Pinter's Betrayal. A great read; would highly recommend.
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