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A review by bookishwithwine
Stalker by Lars Kepler
5.0
This was a bookstagram made me do it. One girl that I follow raved and raved about this book, and now the series. It sat in my Amazon cart for weeks until I finally hit purchase, and I’m glad I did.
This is book #5 in the Joona Linna Series. Although I read this as a standalone, I’m going to go back and start from book #1. There are some references to books prior, but not enough that you get lost.
Oh boy did this book creep me out! You always hear about people stalking others, and there is never a good ending. While I was reading this book, I made sure that when it got dark out all the curtains/blinds were closed. You could say this book made me a little paranoid.
Ok, there are a lot of players in this book! All of them important. I’ll admit I was lost at first trying to keep track of who’s who, but it was easy to catch up.
Joona is one of the main characters who everyone thought was dead, that’s a reference to books prior. I really liked his character which is why I think I would like the other books in the series. Margot is a pregnant no guts no glory detective, easily likable. Erik, the hypnotist, has a very big secret that is making him question his actions in the past. He is now racing against the clock to right his wrong.
If you’re not one for graphic detail, here is a trigger warning. The way these women are murdered is gruesome! The detail on what the Stalker did to their faces is hard to read. You’ll read their thoughts and feelings as they try to get away from the person in the yellow raincoat, and you’ll read about what they are feeling as the knife plunges into their bodies before everything goes dark. Yikes!
There were multiple times I thought I figured out who the Stalker is. I was surprised at the end. Even more surprised to read the reasoning behind the killings.
Drugs, sex, murder….this book has it all. It is a rollercoaster of a ride. The detectives are racing against the clock because they know the Stalker will not quit killing until they are caught.
Which leads to the question is the man Erik help put away years prior the Stalker or is the wrong man in jail?
Grab your copy today!
This is book #5 in the Joona Linna Series. Although I read this as a standalone, I’m going to go back and start from book #1. There are some references to books prior, but not enough that you get lost.
Oh boy did this book creep me out! You always hear about people stalking others, and there is never a good ending. While I was reading this book, I made sure that when it got dark out all the curtains/blinds were closed. You could say this book made me a little paranoid.
Ok, there are a lot of players in this book! All of them important. I’ll admit I was lost at first trying to keep track of who’s who, but it was easy to catch up.
Joona is one of the main characters who everyone thought was dead, that’s a reference to books prior. I really liked his character which is why I think I would like the other books in the series. Margot is a pregnant no guts no glory detective, easily likable. Erik, the hypnotist, has a very big secret that is making him question his actions in the past. He is now racing against the clock to right his wrong.
If you’re not one for graphic detail, here is a trigger warning. The way these women are murdered is gruesome! The detail on what the Stalker did to their faces is hard to read. You’ll read their thoughts and feelings as they try to get away from the person in the yellow raincoat, and you’ll read about what they are feeling as the knife plunges into their bodies before everything goes dark. Yikes!
There were multiple times I thought I figured out who the Stalker is. I was surprised at the end. Even more surprised to read the reasoning behind the killings.
Drugs, sex, murder….this book has it all. It is a rollercoaster of a ride. The detectives are racing against the clock because they know the Stalker will not quit killing until they are caught.
Which leads to the question is the man Erik help put away years prior the Stalker or is the wrong man in jail?
Grab your copy today!