A review by latetotheparty
The Shadow Killer by Arnaldur Indriðason

dark mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.75

There are several villains/bad guys in this and two of them are women. That said, there's also an undercurrent of general misogyny here that is off-putting. British, then American (Canadian and US) soldiers in Iceland during WWII created "the Situation" where Icelandic women were attracted to these soldiers and their Icelandic parents and families and probably each other didn't approve. Women weren't the cause of WWII, weren't soldiers, still had to live/make a living while the war went on and try to put their lives back together at the end.