481 reviews for:

The Sandman

Lars Kepler

4.12 AVERAGE

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
adventurous dark lighthearted tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

This is my second in the Joona Linna series to read (not in publication order) and they’re fun escapism. 

Wow! Great thriller! Loved it!
challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
dark fast-paced
Strong character development: Yes

The exciting story about a deranged killer who continues to scare people, even after having been locked up for years. Was there an accomplice? Suddenly, one of his victims turns up, alive.
He speaks about the 'sandman', who smells of sand, has porcelain fingers and makes you sleep.

Lars Kepler manages to tell his story from different angles, without it getting boring. The different main characters and storylines come together very well, and it stays scary and gripping until the end.
I just wish the killer had been a bit more 'real', he seems a bit too mighty and powerful.
SpoilerBeing able to outrun the police like this, kill this many guards, whilst being an old man... Being able to make people kill themselves just by speaking a few words.. Nah, too unrealistic to me.

Ok. De andra böckerna i serien har varit bra. Den här var orimligt bra. Min favorit hittills i serien. Så glad att jag är sen på att läsa denna bokserie så jag slipper vänta med att läsa fler!
dark tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Cuarto libro de la serie de Joona Linna y hasta la fecha el último publicado en español. A ver si no tarda en salir el quinto porque el final de este ha sido increíble, y claro, dejándonos con el alma en vilo hasta el siguiente... Me ha encantado que Saga Bauer haya salido mucho, y es que esta chica tan especial se merece un buen hueco en los libros. Por lo que intuyo saldrá bastante en el siguiente, a ver si es verdad. Desde luego los libros de este peculiar policía merecen mucho la pena.