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In Die Heerlijke Zomertijd (2007)

by Mari Jungstedt(Favorite Author)

3.53 of 5 Votes: 5

languge

English

genre

Fiction

publisher

A. W. Bruna Uitgevers

series

Anders Knutas

review 1: I keep seeing Scandinavian etc novels on the shelves. The blurbs keep telling me in breathless prose how wonderful and arresting and glorious these books are. I keep falling for it.No more.I think it's the translations, not the books themselves, but they are just so clumsy. Look, the quality of writing means a lot to me. I appreciate that other people don't think it's that big a deal, but I can't enjoy a book if the writing doesn't appeal to me.The way these books are written/translated robs them of flow, poetry, beauty and anything else I might look for. It even heads out of dull and workmanlike prose, which I can ignore. Instead it's clumsy and overly-formal.It's such a shame. I love crime novels, especially moody and atmospheric ones. But if you;re going for moody and a... moretmospheric the writing really sells it.I think more publishers need to invest in translators who are also writers.
review 2: A man, Peter Bovide, is viciously shot from close range on a remote beach on a remote island in Sweden. The new assistant superintendent, Karin Jacobsson, is in charge because the superintendent, Anders Knutas is on vacation. Karin calls in help from Stockholm; a news reporter finds some information; the ferry captain describes the three cars on the ferry early the morning of the killer, but the occupants appear to check out. Bovide is found to have hired some illegal Russians in his construction business, and they are chased down, but similar murder takes place while they are in jail. Knutas returns from his vacation. The story chapters move between the participants, and time, giving a lot of background information. The plot weaves together nicely with a few exciting moments. I'm not totally happy with the end which to me is a little distracting from the main story, but probably explains the final action. less

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