Grens & Sundkvist (11 books in series)
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review 1: I might have liked the main characters more if I had read the first book in the series. As it was, there was character growth especially for Grens but I didn't really understand why he was changing - part of the problem was a lack of Swedish musical knowledge and part of it was ...
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review 1: This type of writer uses details to show off his knowledge rather than add to the story. I find a lot of thriller writers do that and I don't understand why. Names of places, streets, irrelevant observations about life: just noise. It doesn't make their world come alive, but mayb...
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review 1: Horrific story line, all to familiar from the media. Really liked the characterisation of the criminal gang, but I felt we did not get enough information on especially their relationship as children and what happened to them when they were children to really understand why they ...
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review 1: It's a riveting read - not as thrilling as "3 Seconds" - not as dark as "Box 21" - but keeps you reading as fast as you can to see what happens next. It is #3 in the Ewert Grens series and should be read before "3 Seconds" if you have that one on your TBR shelf just for chronolo...
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review 1: Having really enjoyed 3 Seconds, I knew that this book would be a rollercoaster read and I was not let down in that regard. I did find some of the coincidences too convenient from time to time, but what I was really impressed with was the way that the book rattled along at a tre...
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review 1: The Swedish crime-writing duo delivers an earlier novel to the English-speaking market. This one provides more background to character development that we saw in "Three Seconds," and also provides a more thoughtful plot. The futility and injustice of the death penalty is explor...
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review 1: An excellent thriller and an excellent plea against death penalty. One can give very little away without making telling everything. What the sleeve notes tell already is the following: A man is arrested in Sweden for an assault. The investigation shows that he used a false ident...
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review 1: Outstanding! I picked up this book at an airport kiosk mostly by accident. 600 pages of gripping tension that kept me awake 2 nights in a row. Grens, the protagonist, is a highly skilled yet somewhat dysfunctional - a lot like Harry Hole in fact. And like a vintage Nesbo, the boo...
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review 1: I really liked this book. It had a strong story that punched me right in the face and it was great. I loved the fact that we got to read the story from different perpectives but the only reason why I am giving this book 4 stars instead of 5 is the unbalance in chapters. One "chap...
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review 1: A tense story about the very little known world in the tunnels under the streets of Stockholm where criminals, drug addicts and mentally troubled people hide from society and it's institutions and how they are seen and dealt with by society. Based on a true story the book trigger...
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review 1: This book came recommended to me by two close friends. We are still close but I must have a parting of the ways regarding this book. This is the fourth book in a row I could not finish. I've lost my reading mojo. I had to stop this book at page 133. It's by a duo from Sweden...