481 reviews for:

The Sandman

Lars Kepler

4.12 AVERAGE

hancatko's review against another edition

4.25

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

angie1975's review against another edition

5.0

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Brilliant story from start to finish. Twists and turns at every point.

lasbulle's review against another edition

2.0

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Spoiler

Ok. Det är spännande att Sagas prestation som infiltratör ses som lyckad, eftersom hon trots allt lyckas få fram information som gör att Felicias liv kan räddas - men till vilket pris sker det? Det resulterar i att cirka tio personer dödas på fängelset, och ytterligare fem stycken ute på Reidars gård. Var det värt det? Kan det rimligtvis anses som en lyckad prestation?

Just insatsen ovan symboliserar hela boken rätt bra. Det är så många som dör. Sån obeskrivlig ondska. Så dumma offer (jomen kliv ur bilen, trots varningar, för att undersöka ett bylte på bilvägen mitt i natten. Lämna dessutom mobilen på sätet i bilen medan du gör detta, trots att din polispojkvän är i luren. Det känns rimligt!). Och så overkliga polisinsatser och scenarion. Jag blir alldeles matt, och lite ledsen över att en deckare numera måste vara så här fullproppad med icke helt trovärdigt material för att stå ut från mängden. Jag tror inte på det, helt enkelt. Det skulle inte kunna gå till så här.

Spoiler

Ps. Ganska smidigt av författarparet att låta Jurek ta livet av Disa - nu är ju Joona fri och ensam när hans fru så småningom kan komma tillbaka in i hans liv, och vi slipper eventuell problematik som annars hade kunnat uppstå med både fru och flickvän närvarande.

ambfreitas's review against another edition

2.5

dark tense medium-paced

magmac66's review

5.0

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Finished The Sandman by @larskepler These two are going to be the death of me! Really… everything was going well, then towards the end, I couldn’t stop fidgeting with all that was happening. I was getting stressed but then things started to fall into place, until the end…THE VERY LAST LINES!!! BAM!! Cliffhanger!!! Now I’ll have to pick up the next book to see what happens….

sietskereads's review against another edition

4.0

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De eerste 75 pagina's vielen mij een beetje tegen, maar daarna werd het boek steeds beter. Je krijgt eindelijk meer te lezen over de seriemoordenaar Jurek Walter. Dit boek was een rollercoaster. Er gebeurde van alles en ondanks dat ik bepaalde dingen al had voorspeld, waren er ook een aantal plotwendingen die ik niet zag aankomen.

De schrijfstijl leest prettig en door de korte hoofdstukken leest het boek vlot door.

louisegronborg's review against another edition

4.25

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

chillandreadblog's review against another edition

4.0

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A first class thriller!

A wounded young man is walking in a far away railroad in the middle of the night. He has just escaped from a place he has been held captive for thirteen years. He was abducted, along with his younger sister when they were children. The have disappeared in the darkness and the authorities thought them to be dead. They all did. All, but police inspector Joona Linna.

Several years ago, Joona and a colleague arrested a man red handed. He was a psychopath and serial killer under the name Jurek Walter. Jurek Walter is now serving a life sentence in a maximum security psychiatric hospital. However, Joona believes he has an accomplish, he always had. He needs to find this accomplish and the location where the young man was held. His sister is still there and she must be set free as well! They have to hurry, or her illness will be irreversible!

“The Sandman” is the fourth book in the in the series with Police Inspector Joona Linna, written by Lars Kepler. Even though I have not read the three books ahead of it, I could easily get in the plot and under the main character’s skin. He is a very determined police inspector! He is devoted to his work and he never underestimates the criminal he is after. He always puts himself in the enemy shoes and tries to think the same way, in order to lead the investigation forward. He has gone under a sacrifice, no man should ever have to go through, and this explains a lot on his character!

The villain in this book is a very intelligent person. He is someone that is locked at a clinic/prison, without any communication with the outside world, and yet he manages to threaten and terrify people as well as create new victimes. He seems to feed from their fear and become stronger.

ghostinabookstore's review against another edition

4.0

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lisalikesdogs's review against another edition

5.0

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So, this is the fourth Lars Kepler book I have read, and I have loved them all, but I have the same problem every time. When I get to the climax with around 100 pages or so left, the things that happen are so terrifying that I have to read all the way to the end of the book before I can go to sleep. So last night I picked this up at about 8, and had to read all the way through til almost 1030 (past my bedtime). It was worth it, but I really need to stop reading thrillers at bedtime.

I thought this book was wonderful, another awesome psychological thriller that the Swedes consistently do so well.