A review by jmatkinson1
The Dangerous Game by Mari Jungstedt, Mari Jungstedt

4.0

A year ago Jenny was a normal schoolgirl living on the family farm in Gotland then she was discovered by an agency and is now on her way to becoming a worldwide supermodel. Agnes was also a pretty girl from Gotland but her modelling career wasn't quite so successful and she ended up in hospital suffering from anorexia. Both were signed to the same agency and both had affairs with the same photographer. When that photographer is attacked and left close to death the police are struggling but when the model agency boss is murdered and threatening letters are sent to a magazine editor it is clear to the Gotland police that the crimes are linked and that the answer lies in the background of the models.

This is the eighth book in a series featuring the Gotland police team headed by Anders Knutas, however the reader doesn't have to read the preceding books to understand this one. The glamorous setting of the world of fashion is unusual for a 'scandi-crime' novel and that's no bad thing, it adds a twist to the sense of place which really makes this genre work so well. The plot is tight and makes complete sense and I loved the little twist at the end. All in all an enjoyable read.