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Helsinki White (2012)

by James Thompson(Favorite Author)

3.59 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

0399158324 (ISBN13: 9780399158322)

languge

English

genre

Fiction

publisher

Putnam Adult

series

Inspector Kari Vaara

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 all. I had already bought the next book before I started reading this one otherwise I'm not sure I would have stuck with the series. I'm going to keep going.
review 2: This is the third book I have read by this author and although the stories are good and obviously reflect his knowledge of Finnish life and it's cultural quirks, I do find the excessive foul language and sex thrown in constantly a bit off putting, and distracting from a detective story. The plot here of racial disciminat... moreion and neo Nazism in Finland was not something I was familiar with and if true, very depressing. I really like the adjunct characters of miles and sweetness and still feel the relationship of the protagonist and his wife totally unbelievable, despite the amount of sex they engage in. I have a copy of his next book waiting to be read ( to be fair and see if things improve) . Here's hoping it does. This writer has great potential, but less gratuitous sex and swearing would be appreciated. less

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