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288 pages • first pub 1991 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781400031573
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage Crime
Publication date: 14 January 2003
Description
It was a senselessly violent crime: on a cold night in a remote Swedish farmhouse an elderly farmer is bludgeoned to death, and his wife is left to die with a noose around her neck. And as if this didn’t present enough problems for the Ystad polic...
Community Reviews Summary of 3,132 reviews
Moods
dark 70%
tense 50%
adventurous 17%
sad 17%
challenging 14%
reflective 12%
emotional 10%
informative 2%
funny 1%
Pace
fast 22%
slow 20%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 48% | Plot: 41% | Character: 9%Strong character development?
No: 46% | Yes: 25% | It's complicated: 24% | N/A: 3%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 40% | No: 40% | Yes: 15% | N/A: 3%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 57% | Yes: 23% | It's complicated: 16% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 55% | It's complicated: 23% | No: 17% | N/A: 3%Average rating
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Graphic
Racism, Racial slurs, ViolenceModerate
Misogyny, Murder, Alcoholism288 pages • first pub 1991 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781400031573
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage Crime
Publication date: 14 January 2003
Description
It was a senselessly violent crime: on a cold night in a remote Swedish farmhouse an elderly farmer is bludgeoned to death, and his wife is left to die with a noose around her neck. And as if this didn’t present enough problems for the Ystad polic...
Community Reviews Summary of 3,132 reviews
Moods
dark 70%
tense 50%
adventurous 17%
sad 17%
challenging 14%
reflective 12%
emotional 10%
informative 2%
funny 1%
Pace
fast 22%
slow 20%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 48% | Plot: 41% | Character: 9%Strong character development?
No: 46% | Yes: 25% | It's complicated: 24% | N/A: 3%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 40% | No: 40% | Yes: 15% | N/A: 3%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 57% | Yes: 23% | It's complicated: 16% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 55% | It's complicated: 23% | No: 17% | N/A: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racism, Racial slurs, ViolenceModerate
Misogyny, Murder, Alcoholism