A review by katrina_ingram
Snare by Lilja Sigurdardottir

3.5

This was my first Nordic noir and I didn’t really know what to expect. It started out very much like true crime books I’ve read based on drug smugglers but got a lot darker than I expected. There were some harrowing scenes detailed in this book that made me pull weird faces i’m sure. The story isnt linear, with most of it focussed on the present but with reference to the past, and each chapter changing pov. The jumping around made it difficult to follow and I think it could have been signposted better. The narration was great but I think listening to the audio added to my confusion. There were also elements of the story itself I found confusing or didn’t like, and I disliked most of the characters. But it was an intriguing story that felt real, it built tension well and there were some surprise twists