Books by James Thompson
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review 1: While there is too much, for me, violence and graphic action, the story line is compelling and I can't wait to get the next book. Kari Vaara, a detective in Finland, is being set up by his boss. Why? He is also experiencing constant headaches, trying to get along with his new ...
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review 1: As a former expat in Finland, I adored the setting and all the descriptions of the culture, the people, the small snippets of Finnish language, and most especially the quote in the beginning, "Finnish skies are the reason I believe in God." I wasn't crazy about the mystery though...
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review 1: An Inspector Vaara novel; #2 in this series of 4—just as spell binding as the 1st, this time with lots of S&M, involving eventually some high level characters. In the 1st book, Vaara’s wife was expecting twins but we learn these were lost prior to viability. At the end of this ...
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review 1: I struggled with this one. I had looked forward to reading it so much. I really enjoyed the first two books. I thought I wasn't going to be able to finish this one. I felt like I was subjected to a lecture on Finnish race relations. The story felt secondary, when it was there at ...
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review 1: James Thompson doesn't pull any punches in his Kari Vaara series. In this installment Kari is seriously disabled, his wife has left him and left him the baby, his "gang" is also either disabled or drunk. A lot happening and not much of it happy. This is darkest of the series but ...
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review 1: There is a lot to like about this book: fast moving plot, the right amount of character development, and interesting descriptions of Finnish life. But the way the allegedly pro detective jumped to conclusions drove me insane! No sooner would he hear that two people know each othe...
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review 1: Me gustó. Esta historia se lleva a cabo en un pequeño poblado al norte de Finlandia. Kari Vaara es detective en jefe de la comisaría local y por primera vez se enfrenta a un caso complicado. Sufia Elmi, una bella actriz de origen somalí es brutalmente asesinada y todo parece indi...
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review 1: I was sadly disappointed by this third Kari Vaara novel. I adored Snow Angels and Lucifer's Tears, but this one just fell flat for me. To be fair, I will state that I listened to the first two on audio and read this one, so it was a different experience. However, I just could ...