This is the second time I've giving a Nesser book one star. And the second time I couldn't even get half-way through the text. Goodreads gives this four stars - very interesting. I found the start of the book so unrelentingly depressing that I couldn't be bothered going on another chapter. An old...
With The Unlucky Lottery, I've now read all of Nesser's books that have been translated into English, and I must say, they are among the finest novels of crime fiction coming out of Scandinavia. Sadly now I have to bide my time until the next one is translated and published. This novel offers it...
"There's a time for everything."A proposta da ex-mulher para passar as duas semanas que dispõe de férias com ela, os filhos adultos e os netos é para o Inspector Van Veeteren um ultraje. Ele prefere usufruir do seu tempo livre sozinho e, por essa razão, faz uma reserva para descansar 15 dias em C...
Hakan Nesser is another one of my all-time favorite writers of Scandinavian crime fiction. Woman With Birthmark is #4 in this series featuring Inspector Van Veeteren, a veteran detective in Maardam, whose location remains a mystery in itself. These books you can read as stand-alone novels, but th...
Niinä kuusikymmentäluvun alun vuosina isä oli töissä vankilassa. Se oli luultavasti kuluttavaa työtä, varsinkin niin herkälle ihmiselle, mutta hän ei koskaan puhunut siitä – niin kuin hän ei muutenkaan mielellään puhunut epämiellyttävistä asioista. Jokaiselle päivälle riittää omat murheensa. Joka...