A review by amn028
The Hanging Girl by Jussi Adler-Olsen

4.0

I love this series. It is one of my favourites and look forward to a new book coming out like most kids look forward to their birthdays. The story is well written and engaging. The mystery of whether it was an accident or murder, and who may be responsible, keeps the plot moving along. However, it is really the characters, their stories and struggles that draws me in and holds my attention. With each book, the characters develop another layer that is stripped away and gives them more depth and makes them that much more human. There are so many open-ended questions that result from the character development that each one could have their own book and we would still want more. Slowly Assad’s back story is being revealed and it gets more interesting. Carl still struggles with the nail gun case fall-out. Gordon is coming along but is still just a shadow that may or may not stick around. However, the end of this book belongs to Rose. Where this will lead will most likely be the most fascinating part of the next book.

I think the book could have done without the Ronny/Sammy storyline as it only took away from the rest of the plot and story. It does deal a little with Carl’s character and his back story, but the character is deep enough that this secondary plot seems unnecessary.