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A review by elanna76
Lo scalpellino by Camilla Läckberg
3.0
Fast read. Decent brain chewingum with loads of introspection, motivations rooted deep in the disfunctional family past of the killer, and exploration of the usual topics of the Scandinavian mystery: sexism, violence on women, prejudice against not-average people (guess what? Yes. Another character with Asperger syndrome).
Style is quite flat, but characters are decently complex, at least some of the main characters are. Anyway, they did not grate my nerves, which is more than I can say of most large consume thrillers I have read.
The novel ends, kind of, on a cliffhanger, so I will look for the next installment. Usually I am annoyed by this thing of prefab series, but this novel is unobtrusive, unassuming and agreeable as a pair of fluffy slippers, the kind you can't wait to slip in after a day work, as long as they are new and crispy clean.
Style is quite flat, but characters are decently complex, at least some of the main characters are. Anyway, they did not grate my nerves, which is more than I can say of most large consume thrillers I have read.
The novel ends, kind of, on a cliffhanger, so I will look for the next installment. Usually I am annoyed by this thing of prefab series, but this novel is unobtrusive, unassuming and agreeable as a pair of fluffy slippers, the kind you can't wait to slip in after a day work, as long as they are new and crispy clean.