Standard Scandinavian detective stuff but much better than average. Lots in it and well put together. The translation was pretty clunky and needed much better proofreading but a good satisfying read. ( )

Giving this guy a try. Not sure why I went ahead and got this; why not start at the beginning of the series, but, ah well. Here we go ... .
A little slow going (and too, too wide-ranging complications story-wise and geographically) for only a little bit, but then pulled together and I was completely engrossed soon into it. The story(s) altogether become quite moving. It all wraps up a little too quickly; but highly recommended. ( )

Standard Scandinavian detective stuff but much better than average. Lots in it and well put together. The translation was pretty clunky and needed much better proofreading but a good satisfying read. ( )

I read half of this book, and kept hoping it would get better. I don't know if it's bad translation or just no editing, but there are too many well written books to spend time trying to make something out of the mess in this book. ( )

It made a change to read a (very) slow paced crime novel. This is a very sombre mix of four stories (including the lead character's own) which starts incredibly slowly and gradually speeds up to moderate pace. This is definitely not a gripping read but it held my interest, albeit a bit loosely at times.
The UK publication of Scandinavian crime novels seems to be a bit random; according to the Good Reads titles this is the eighth book in the Insp. Ann Liddell series, but the first to be published here. This means there is a lot of her back story we are missing and the interplay between the police team is not really clear.
I picked up three of the series together at a bargain price and will probably get around to reading the others at some point, but I find myself having to ration my intake of "Scandi-noir" for fear of getting dragged down into the slough of despond from which so many seem to be drawn. ( )