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Stalker
by Lars Kepler
Rating 4* out of 5. A very solid thriller. This is the fifth book in the series that I've read in short order. To be precise, I listened to the first four and it's only fifth that I've actually read. Part of the reason is because it is written in third person present tense and that is not a style I enjoy. I left "the Hypnotist" after three pages and only picked up as mp3 many years later. "Stalker" was a superb and very quick reading experience - I am glad I had the opportunity to devote myself to it.
Joona Linna has disappeared, presumed dead. Sara Bauer knows it isn't so, she is sure that he is with the family he spirited away years ago. When she finally finds proof that Jurek Walter is dead, she goes to find him and shortly afterwards he returns to Stockholm. Joona is a shadow of his own self to start with - emaciated and with a limp. He gets involved in the case of a new serial killer, one who stalks and brutally murders women. He's not overtly a part of the investigation, but he can't keep away - particularly not when he thinks the investigation is headed in the wrong direction.
After four books I am quite heavily invested in the returning characters. I find Joona Linna far more adimarable know that I know him than in the first book. It's ashame that Sara Bauer doesn't make more of an appearance, but maybe next time. Erik Maria Bark, the hypnotist, is one of the main characters. He realizes with the murders that he put the murderer behind bars years ago... or maybe an innocent man.
This was a real nail biter from start to finish. This was one of the most absorbing reads to far this year, I read it in little over 24 hours. I've been lukewarm toward this series for a long time, but with this book, I've definitely become a fan.
Joona Linna has disappeared, presumed dead. Sara Bauer knows it isn't so, she is sure that he is with the family he spirited away years ago. When she finally finds proof that Jurek Walter is dead, she goes to find him and shortly afterwards he returns to Stockholm. Joona is a shadow of his own self to start with - emaciated and with a limp. He gets involved in the case of a new serial killer, one who stalks and brutally murders women. He's not overtly a part of the investigation, but he can't keep away - particularly not when he thinks the investigation is headed in the wrong direction.
After four books I am quite heavily invested in the returning characters. I find Joona Linna far more adimarable know that I know him than in the first book. It's ashame that Sara Bauer doesn't make more of an appearance, but maybe next time. Erik Maria Bark, the hypnotist, is one of the main characters. He realizes with the murders that he put the murderer behind bars years ago... or maybe an innocent man.
This was a real nail biter from start to finish. This was one of the most absorbing reads to far this year, I read it in little over 24 hours. I've been lukewarm toward this series for a long time, but with this book, I've definitely become a fan.