A review by lelandbuck
Blackwater by Kerstin Ekman

4.0

This is a great example of the richness of Swedish crime writing. Ekman tells a chilling story that is marked by the remoteness and isolation of the northern setting, juxtaposed with a complex cast of characters. Ekman takes time to explore landscape and character at times beyond the confines of the story's main plot. This gives the novel a level of complexity and interest which is very interesting, but which at times makes it necessary for the reader to stop and take a bearing.