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The Hand That Trembles (2007)

by Kjell Eriksson(Favorite Author)

3.38 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

0312605056 (ISBN13: 9780312605056)

languge

English

genre

Fiction

publisher

Minotaur Books

series

Ann Lindell Mystery

review 1: This book was somewhat different from the mysteries I normally read in that the mystery itself was not totally obvious. There seemed to be several plots, with two of the characters at least peripheral to two of the plots. However, the characters were interesting and generally likable, and the plot(s) flowed smoothly and began to intertwine. I found the ending(s) satisfying and surprising. I intend to read more books by this author. It fit well within the Nordic Noir genre ...
review 2: My sister put me on to this book and as she has never let me down yet with recommendations, I got it from the library and gave it a go. I only discovered afterwards, that she had bought it, but had not actually read it. The books starts out in 1956, with the story of Sven-Ar... morene, then a fourteen year old and tells of his relationship with his uncle, Ante. Then, it moves forward to 1993, where Sven-Arne is now a county Commissioner in his hometown and one night, in the middle of a meeting he is attending, he walks out and is not seen again. No-one know where he went, he left everything behind, passport, clothes etc., so it is presumed he is dead. Then, we move forward again to present day and Sven-Arne is living in India and has been all 12 years he has been missing. Also, in present day, Anna Lindell, a police officer, is looking into a rather curious case of a foot of a female that has been found in a forest. Her closest colleague, is recovering from brain surgery and asks her to bring him a cold case file that has always troubled him, in that he never managed to solve it. So, there are two separate cases going on here in the story and the cold case, which connects to one of them. When I initially started reading the book, I was a little unsure. When you read a book that has been translated from Swedish to English (or indeed, any language), you can get a little lost in translation. The names of people and places take a little getting used to, but it comes good if the story is good enough. This story did just that. I knew quite soon, I was reading out of sequence, that Anna Lindell must have appeared in some more books before this one, but it's o.k., it does not take away from the story. Kjell Ericksson is a good storyteller, as are all of the Swedish/Icelandic/Scandinavian writers I have come across to date. They don't sensationalize the story, they tell it like it is a story that could well be true and how the police actually would investigate a case and follow up on information, which will hopefully lead them to the truth. I have now ordered the first and second books of this series. Can't wait for them to arrive. less

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