latas's review against another edition
4.0
This book is the 5th in the series, but the first one I read. It's been a long while since I read a good old Scandinavian mystery and this one brought back those memories. I wpnder why I took so long to get back these books.
This series is called Inspector Huss series, but the author gives equal roles to all the other detectives. It was good to see everyone working together - in the American or British detective series we usually see the Hero working alone.
We see glimpses of Inspector Huss's personal life which didn't overpower the detective plot. Though I felt Tommy's divorce plot was unnecessary.
The plot gets a bit complicated with multiple murders in different countries spanning more than 3 years. The common connection to all the murders, the dot com diva/ princess Sanna Kaegler-Ceder, was a despisable character. The financial fraud that she and her partner commit (starting a company with lots of promises and attracting huge investments, without a product to sell !) reminded me of the Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes. (Read [b:Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup|37976541|Bad Blood Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup|John Carreyrou|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1523311515l/37976541._SX50_.jpg|59699437])
The audible narration was excellent. If I had read this in text format, I wouldn't have got the names right.
Recommended to fans of detective fiction and those who like Scandinavian mysteries I have earlier read and liked the short stories by Helene Trusten ([b:An Elderly Lady Is Up to No Good|40104741|An Elderly Lady Is Up to No Good (Äldre dam, #1)|Helene Tursten|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1526077553l/40104741._SX50_.jpg|62169561]).
This series is called Inspector Huss series, but the author gives equal roles to all the other detectives. It was good to see everyone working together - in the American or British detective series we usually see the Hero working alone.
We see glimpses of Inspector Huss's personal life which didn't overpower the detective plot. Though I felt Tommy's divorce plot was unnecessary.
The plot gets a bit complicated with multiple murders in different countries spanning more than 3 years. The common connection to all the murders, the dot com diva/ princess Sanna Kaegler-Ceder, was a despisable character. The financial fraud that she and her partner commit (starting a company with lots of promises and attracting huge investments, without a product to sell !) reminded me of the Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes. (Read [b:Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup|37976541|Bad Blood Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup|John Carreyrou|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1523311515l/37976541._SX50_.jpg|59699437])
The audible narration was excellent. If I had read this in text format, I wouldn't have got the names right.
Recommended to fans of detective fiction and those who like Scandinavian mysteries I have earlier read and liked the short stories by Helene Trusten ([b:An Elderly Lady Is Up to No Good|40104741|An Elderly Lady Is Up to No Good (Äldre dam, #1)|Helene Tursten|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1526077553l/40104741._SX50_.jpg|62169561]).
maggymags's review against another edition
3.0
I am a big fan of Helene Tursten, but this book lost me half way through. Such a complicated plot, so many characters past present and somewhere in the distance. The ending left me cold. I hope this is not going to be the trend for future books.
trekkifulshay's review against another edition
4.0
There were enough twists and turns to keep the pace up and keep it interesting through the entire book.
genevieve_c_s_b's review against another edition
3.0
One of those deus ex machina endings that I am not a fan of. Though I enjoyed it up to that point.
colinrafferty's review against another edition
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.25
innashtakser's review against another edition
4.0
Nice detective novel. A mix of finance and murder. Deus ex machina in the end somewhat spoils it.
bucherca49's review against another edition
4.0
Good plot that kept me engaged. Likable characters, especially Detective Irene Huss. Her chef husband and twin daughters did not play as much a role in this novel as in other Inspector Huss novels. Instead, Tursten focuses on some of the other detectives.
knunderb's review against another edition
4.0
kept me reading until the very end! However, I thought it was kind of lame that some American FBI agent comes in and sums things up so nicely. it just seemed like too clean of a wrap up.
trikota's review against another edition
5.0
What a pleasure it is to read a detective story where detective is t a lonely drunk, people have sense and police isn’t full of idiots.