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soederbacka's review against another edition
3.0
Ljudbok. Serien med Rebecka Martinsson blir bara bättre och bättre: karaktärerna djupnar och här introduceras även en avliden berättarröst. Det är skickligt hur Larsson lyckas få en advokat inblandad i alla dessa kriminella utryckningar, oftast utan medhjälpare. Det är lite märkligt men uppfriskande hur en icke-polis lyckas hamna i så många farosituationer. Någon gång måste hennes tur ta slut.
fantastiskfiktion's review against another edition
4.0
http://fantastiskfiktion.wordpress.com/2013/02/23/camillla-lackberg-och-asa-larsson/
hea321's review against another edition
4.0
Yes! Enjoying this one as an audible book from audible.com (I'm Canadian but like the selection and added features from the US site). So happy there is a tv series that brings the characters and landscape to life.
meaustin's review against another edition
3.0
Larsson is skillful writer and I enjoyed being "transported" to Northern Sweden for this book. I picked this up without reading any of her previous works, so some of the back and forth between the characters carried over from previous books was perhaps lost on me, but it didn't make it any less enjoyable to read.
I liked the jumps from character to character and from past to present. It kept it interesting and the pacing was spot on. I also appreciated the symbolism of the birds throughout.
However, the book fell short for me at the end: the author just didn't tie up the loose ends enough to satisfy my curiosity. As this seems to be a series, perhaps they might be in the next book, but I doubt it. The questions I had were regarding the mystery that was solved, and typically in series like these the next book will move on to another mystery while keeping the same crime solvers.
The pieces I feel the author should have touched on more are the actual contents of the plane and Simon's body. I get that the plane contents don't technically matter - it was just the paranoia Kerttu had that it might contain something about her crimes - but it's still not very satisfying that it's never revealed. Also, what does happen to Simon? How come Wilma's spirit is just fine to leave, knowing Simon's body is still there? It was just kind of a fast ending and knowing these two items would help tie it up more. It made me feel like Wilma and Simon died for nothing at the end.
I liked the jumps from character to character and from past to present. It kept it interesting and the pacing was spot on. I also appreciated the symbolism of the birds throughout.
However, the book fell short for me at the end: the author just didn't tie up the loose ends enough to satisfy my curiosity. As this seems to be a series, perhaps they might be in the next book, but I doubt it. The questions I had were regarding the mystery that was solved, and typically in series like these the next book will move on to another mystery while keeping the same crime solvers.
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The pieces I feel the author should have touched on more are the actual contents of the plane and Simon's body. I get that the plane contents don't technically matter - it was just the paranoia Kerttu had that it might contain something about her crimes - but it's still not very satisfying that it's never revealed. Also, what does happen to Simon? How come Wilma's spirit is just fine to leave, knowing Simon's body is still there? It was just kind of a fast ending and knowing these two items would help tie it up more. It made me feel like Wilma and Simon died for nothing at the end.
alcyon_alcyon's review against another edition
4.0
This was not my favorite of the series. I think I was distracted rather than charmed by the point of view of the victim, and the mystery itself seemed fairly standard. The lawyer and cop characters, usually so compelling to me, were both somewhat tepid in this round--maybe because they were competing with the victim's point of view for attention. Bet the next one will be better.
secondhandshelves's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
lisbetmalmodin's review against another edition
reflective
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
saj_81's review against another edition
3.0
Ensimmäinen kirjani tältä kirjoittajalta. Helppolukuinen ja kiinnostava enkä arvannut loppuratkaisua. Ehkä olisi kannattanut lukea sarjan aiempia ensin, koska monet viittaukset aiempiin tapahtumiin vähän häiritsivät välillä.
bgg616's review against another edition
4.0
Another suspenseful murder mystery by Larsson. Rebecca Martinson is a prosecutor in the north of Sweden. The body of a young woman missing for 6 months turns up in a local river, but the boyfriend is still missing. The mystery ends up having ties to the second World War and the Nazi presence in Sweden. Central to the story is that there were Nazi collaborators in Sweden and a resistance movement that included Norwegians, Danes and Swedes. Martinson doggedly pursues the case to a frightening ending.