Hammarbyserien (6 books in series)

Hennes iskalla ögon (2013)
language
English
3.75 of 5 Votes: 4
review 1: This is a unique thriller, yes another one from Scandanavia as in Sweden. What makes it unique, in my view, is that one of the narrators is a three year old child who has been locked in and seemingly abandoned by her mother, while her father is absent from Sweden for work. The tr...
Peperkoekenhuis (2008)
language
English
3.51 of 5 Votes: 1
review 1: I have not read anything by this author before. It is a murder mystery, but with a twist. The thing linking all of the victims is where they went to preschool. I was impressed how they put this together. But from a social conscience point of view this was a powerful piece of work...
La casa di pan di zenzero (2008)
language
English
3.51 of 5 Votes: 3
review 1: Started out strong but I felt like it lost it in the end. The premise was interesting - the effect that constant bullying & abuse has on a person, but it felt like the author was trying too hard to make us feel sorry for the murderer. At first. I did like that the murderer's pers...
Pepparkakshuset (2008)
language
English
3.51 of 5 Votes: 3
review 1: This book was a little bit clumsy and naiive; nevertheless I enjoyed it. It is always slightly difficult with translations as you are never sure whose fault the clumsiness is! I guessed the twist way back near the start, and who the murderer must be some way thru the story. The ...
The Gingerbread House (2008)
language
English
3.51 of 5 Votes: 3
review 1: From the very beginning I was not impressed. Maybe I'm jaded...The message about bullying is very important and people need to put a stop to this behavior. Hate is taught and the murderer is full of hate and rage. Understandable. But I didn't like this book...not the language,...
Mamma, pappa, barn (2009)
language
English
3.77 of 5 Votes: 1
review 1: Seemed a bit slow in places and then ended a bit abruptly. The tension surrounding the child who is alone in a flat unknown to anyone is really well done - the police miss several opportunities to find her, not taking all the information they are given seriously at first. I like ...