280 pages • first pub 1991 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780099445227
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage
Publication date: 01 September 2008
Description
It was a senselessly violent crime: on a cold night in a remote Swedish farmhouse an elderly farmer is bludgeoned to death, and his wife is left to die with a noose around her neck. And as if this didn’t present enough problems for the Ystad polic...
Community Reviews Summary of 2,552 reviews
Moods
dark 69%
tense 53%
sad 18%
adventurous 16%
challenging 14%
reflective 9%
emotional 8%
funny 1%
Pace
slow 23%
fast 23%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 48% | Plot: 41% | Character: 9%Strong character development?
No: 44% | Yes: 26% | It's complicated: 25% | N/A: 3%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 47% | No: 38% | Yes: 12% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 62% | Yes: 20% | It's complicated: 13% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 56% | It's complicated: 22% | No: 17% | N/A: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racism, Racial slurs, ViolenceModerate
Misogyny, Gun violence, Hate crime280 pages • first pub 1991 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780099445227
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage
Publication date: 01 September 2008
Description
It was a senselessly violent crime: on a cold night in a remote Swedish farmhouse an elderly farmer is bludgeoned to death, and his wife is left to die with a noose around her neck. And as if this didn’t present enough problems for the Ystad polic...
Community Reviews Summary of 2,552 reviews
Moods
dark 69%
tense 53%
sad 18%
adventurous 16%
challenging 14%
reflective 9%
emotional 8%
funny 1%
Pace
slow 23%
fast 23%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 48% | Plot: 41% | Character: 9%Strong character development?
No: 44% | Yes: 26% | It's complicated: 25% | N/A: 3%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 47% | No: 38% | Yes: 12% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 62% | Yes: 20% | It's complicated: 13% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 56% | It's complicated: 22% | No: 17% | N/A: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racism, Racial slurs, ViolenceModerate
Misogyny, Gun violence, Hate crime