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Joona Linna #2
韦慰 蟽蠀渭尾蠈位伪喂慰 蟿慰蠀 螤伪纬魏伪谓委谓喂
螠喂伪 谓蔚伪蟻萎 纬蠀谓伪委魏伪 尾蟻委蟽魏蔚蟿伪喂 谓蔚魏蟻萎 蟺维谓蠅 蟽蝿苇谓伪 伪魏蠀尾苇蟻谓畏蟿慰 纬喂慰蟿 蟽蟿慰 伪蟻蠂喂蟺苇位伪纬慰蟼 蟿畏蟼 危蟿慰魏蠂蠈位渭畏蟼. 韦伪 蟺谓蔚蠀渭蠈谓喂伪 蟿畏蟼 蔚委谓伪喂 纬蔚渭维蟿伪 胃伪位伪蟽蟽喂谓蠈 谓蔚蟻蠈, 魏喂 蠈渭蠅蟼 未蔚谓 蠀蟺维蟻蠂蔚喂 慰蠉蟿蔚 蟽蟿伪纬蠈谓伪 谓蔚蟻慰蠉 蟽蟿伪 蟻慰蠉蠂伪 蟿畏蟼. 螚 伪未蔚位蠁萎 蟿慰蠀 胃蠉渭伪蟿慰蟼, 未喂维蟽畏渭畏 伪魏蟿喂尾委蟽蟿蟻喂伪 纬喂伪 蟿畏谓 蔚喂蟻萎谓畏, 魏伪蟿伪未喂蠋魏蔚蟿伪喂 伪蟺蠈 苇谓伪谓 伪未蠀蟽蠋蟺畏蟿慰 蠁慰谓喂维. 韦畏谓 委未喂伪 渭苇蟻伪, 苇谓伪 蟺蟿蠋渭伪 伪谓伪魏伪位蠉蟺蟿蔚蟿伪喂 魏蟻蔚渭伪蟽渭苇谓慰 伪蟺蠈 苇谓伪 蟽魏慰喂谓委 渭蟺慰蠀纬维未伪蟼 蟽 苇谓伪 未喂伪渭苇蟻喂蟽渭伪 蟿畏蟼 危蟿慰魏蠂蠈位渭畏蟼. 螤蟻蠈魏蔚喂蟿伪喂 纬喂伪 蟿慰谓 螝伪蟻位 螤伪位渭魏蟻蠈谓伪, 蟿慰谓 纬蔚谓喂魏蠈 未喂蔚蠀胃蠀谓蟿萎 蟿畏蟼 螘蟺喂胃蔚蠋蟻畏蟽畏蟼 危蟿蟻伪蟿畏纬喂魏蠋谓 螤蟻慰蠆蠈谓蟿蠅谓, 蟿慰谓 维谓胃蟻蠅蟺慰 蟺慰蠀 蔚蟺喂魏蠀蟻蠋谓蔚喂 蟿伪 蟽蠀渭尾蠈位伪喂伪 蔚尉慰蟺位喂蟽渭蠋谓 蟿畏蟼 危慰蠀畏未委伪蟼. 螌位伪 未蔚委蠂谓慰蠀谓 蠈蟿喂 蟺蟻蠈魏蔚喂蟿伪喂 纬喂伪 蠁蠈谓慰 纬喂伪蟿委 蟿慰 未蠅渭维蟿喂慰 蔚委谓伪喂 维未蔚喂慰 魏伪喂 未蔚谓 蔚委蠂蔚 蟿蟻蠈蟺慰 谓伪 蟽魏伪蟻蠁伪位蠋蟽蔚喂 蠅蟼 蟿慰谓 未喂蟺位蠈 魏蠈渭蟺慰 蟺慰蠀 蟿慰谓 苇蟺谓喂尉蔚. 惟蟽蟿蠈蟽慰 慰 蔚蟺喂胃蔚蠅蟻畏蟿萎蟼 螕喂慰蠉谓伪 螞委谓谓伪 蔚委谓伪喂 蟽委纬慰蠀蟻慰蟼 蠈蟿喂 蟺蟻蠈魏蔚喂蟿伪喂 纬喂伪 伪蠀蟿慰魏蟿慰谓委伪.
螖喂蔚尉维纬慰谓蟿伪蟼 蟿伪蠀蟿蠈蠂蟻慰谓伪 蟿喂蟼 未蠉慰 苇蟻蔚蠀谓蔚蟼, 慰 螞委谓谓伪 伪纬谓慰蔚委 蠈蟿喂 蔚喂蟽蠂蠅蟻蔚委 蟽蝿苇谓伪谓 渭伪魏喂伪尾蔚位位喂魏蠈 魏蠈蟽渭慰 伪蟺慰蟿蔚位慰蠉渭蔚谓慰 伪蟺蠈 渭蠀蟽蟿喂魏苇蟼 蟺蟻慰渭萎胃蔚喂蔚蟼, 蟽喂蠅蟺畏蟻苇蟼 蟽蠀渭蠁蠅谓委蔚蟼 魏伪喂 蟽蠀渭尾蠈位伪喂伪 渭蔚 蟿慰谓 未喂维尾慰位慰, 蟺慰蠀 未蔚谓 渭蟺慰蟻慰蠉谓 谓伪 蟽蟺维蟽慰蠀谓 慰蠉蟿蔚 渭蔚 蟿慰谓 胃维谓伪蟿慰.
螖喂蔚尉维纬慰谓蟿伪蟼 蟿伪蠀蟿蠈蠂蟻慰谓伪 蟿喂蟼 未蠉慰 苇蟻蔚蠀谓蔚蟼, 慰 螞委谓谓伪 伪纬谓慰蔚委 蠈蟿喂 蔚喂蟽蠂蠅蟻蔚委 蟽蝿苇谓伪谓 渭伪魏喂伪尾蔚位位喂魏蠈 魏蠈蟽渭慰 伪蟺慰蟿蔚位慰蠉渭蔚谓慰 伪蟺蠈 渭蠀蟽蟿喂魏苇蟼 蟺蟻慰渭萎胃蔚喂蔚蟼, 蟽喂蠅蟺畏蟻苇蟼 蟽蠀渭蠁蠅谓委蔚蟼 魏伪喂 蟽蠀渭尾蠈位伪喂伪 渭蔚 蟿慰谓 未喂维尾慰位慰, 蟺慰蠀 未蔚谓 渭蟺慰蟻慰蠉谓 谓伪 蟽蟺维蟽慰蠀谓 慰蠉蟿蔚 渭蔚 蟿慰谓 胃维谓伪蟿慰.
612 pages, Paperback
First published July 1, 2010
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Lars Kepler
65听books5,519听followersLars Kepler is the pseudonym of critically acclaimed husband and wife team and , authors of the No. 1 internationally bestselling Joona Linna series. With seven installments to date, the series has sold 13 million copies in 40 languages. The Ahndorils were both established writers before they adopted the pen name Lars Kepler, and have each published several acclaimed novels.
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March 10, 2021
(B+) 77% | Good
Notes: As before, the dust jacket hook is incidental and fleeting, purely a gateway and device to a less compelling main plot.
Notes: As before, the dust jacket hook is incidental and fleeting, purely a gateway and device to a less compelling main plot.
July 4, 2013
This is a message regarding Stef's review, which sadly is the first review and has five likes. Firstly, Penelope (the girl in the first 21, not 30, pages) is not the protagonist, that point of view was merely to give an insight on the character, character depth if you will. If Stef had continued reading she would've realised that Joona Linna was the actual protagonist. Secondly it is quite disparaging how she gives it one star because of merely twenty one pages in comparison to the whole book, a nice and even 500. Lastly, if she had bothered to read the info flap or the info blurb on the back, she would've realised that Joona Linna--once again-- is the main character, not Penelope.
For those who are in a mid crossing, wondering if they should read this book or not, yes it is true that Joona Linna doesn't appear until page 28 (along with Penelope, there are other people's pov's too), but it is like that for a reason. A novel before publication has been read over at least 50 times, there are reasons for pov's being stuck at the front or what not. In this case the novel doesn't begin in Linna's pov because it is supposed to give an idea, some background knowledge on some of the important characters of the novel, an introduction, as a beginning should be. The novel quickly picks up and continues along at a fast pace from then on out. There will be parts where you wonder to yourself, "Is this really of any relevance to the plot what so ever?" Then you read on and, as every better-than-good novel should be, the mystery unravels and you understand as to why things were the way they were.
Point is: read the blurbs, give the story a chance, have faith and continue, etc.
For those who are in a mid crossing, wondering if they should read this book or not, yes it is true that Joona Linna doesn't appear until page 28 (along with Penelope, there are other people's pov's too), but it is like that for a reason. A novel before publication has been read over at least 50 times, there are reasons for pov's being stuck at the front or what not. In this case the novel doesn't begin in Linna's pov because it is supposed to give an idea, some background knowledge on some of the important characters of the novel, an introduction, as a beginning should be. The novel quickly picks up and continues along at a fast pace from then on out. There will be parts where you wonder to yourself, "Is this really of any relevance to the plot what so ever?" Then you read on and, as every better-than-good novel should be, the mystery unravels and you understand as to why things were the way they were.
Point is: read the blurbs, give the story a chance, have faith and continue, etc.
July 16, 2018
I think I did myself a disservice by reading The Sandman before starting this series from the beginning. Clearly this is no one's fault but my own, and truly is just personal preference, but I will say that it wasn't anything to do with the quality of writing or the translation that had me give a middle of the road rating. I had the privilege of picking up the updated translation, and I'm told it is a massive improvement from the original english translation done, although I haven't read both to give you any specific examples of this. I think for me, Sandman was SO incredible that it was hard to back-peddle into the early stages of the series where the building of characters and growth of writing takes place. I enjoyed this one though, and definitely am looking forward to continuing the series, although I may try to jump back in with book 5 as that's where my interest seems to be for the moment, and eventually come back to book 3 after I catch up.
*I received a review copy from the publisher via NetGalley.
*I received a review copy from the publisher via NetGalley.
December 30, 2023
3.5馃専
Book two of the Nordic thriller series Joona Linna.
An afternoon of pleasure boating now finds Penelope Fernandez and her boyfriend Bjorn running for their lives. But why?
Not far away, a prominent man is discovered dead in his home. At first glance it appears to be a suicide, but Detective inspector Joona Linna is certain there鈥檚 something more of a diabolic nature at play here.
And if he can link these two events together, maybe he can stop a killer in their tracks.
I enjoyed the murder aspect of the book (not sure what that says about me!)馃檭. But then it veered too far off course on a political angle which isn't a favorite of mine to read about in my fiction books.
I love Joona Linna鈥檚 character. Tough as nails with a softer side. I鈥檓 hoping we get to explore more of what makes him tick in later books. This is a great series and I'm already library waiting for book three The Fire Witness (audio version.) If you enjoy Nordic crime fiction, don鈥檛 miss out! This series is for you!
The narration provided by Mark Bramhall was entertaining, but noticed the narrator will change as the series progresses. I鈥檓 not one for change馃拋馃徎鈥嶁檧锔�. So we shall see鈥�
Book two of the Nordic thriller series Joona Linna.
An afternoon of pleasure boating now finds Penelope Fernandez and her boyfriend Bjorn running for their lives. But why?
Not far away, a prominent man is discovered dead in his home. At first glance it appears to be a suicide, but Detective inspector Joona Linna is certain there鈥檚 something more of a diabolic nature at play here.
And if he can link these two events together, maybe he can stop a killer in their tracks.
I enjoyed the murder aspect of the book (not sure what that says about me!)馃檭. But then it veered too far off course on a political angle which isn't a favorite of mine to read about in my fiction books.
I love Joona Linna鈥檚 character. Tough as nails with a softer side. I鈥檓 hoping we get to explore more of what makes him tick in later books. This is a great series and I'm already library waiting for book three The Fire Witness (audio version.) If you enjoy Nordic crime fiction, don鈥檛 miss out! This series is for you!
The narration provided by Mark Bramhall was entertaining, but noticed the narrator will change as the series progresses. I鈥檓 not one for change馃拋馃徎鈥嶁檧锔�. So we shall see鈥�
December 4, 2024
A Swedish pacifist activist goes on a boat trip with her fiance and her younger sister, but she is coldly murdered by a hitman who then pursues the couple for several hours. At the same time, the police find a hanged business person and classify the death as suicide. What if the two tragedies were linked? It is a bloody thriller with twists and turns, the literary construction of which is sometimes embarrassing (repetition of elements from the previous chapter, succession of short chapters.). The main characters are tortured more or less, and some puzzles remain about the hero, Joona, who regularly visits the cemetery and is the spectator of a mysterious wedding crown. Classical music lovers will be amazed by the constant references to operas and musical instruments. It is an exciting novel, if only for the discovery of the Swedish police.
August 26, 2012
This 500 page book could have been at least 200 pages shorter. The main story about people involved in arms deals, was surrounded by several unnecessary side stories. I enjoyed the previous Lars Keplar book, The Hypnotist. This one was difficult to get into and a disappointment.
September 28, 2019
started reading and immediately i recognized that i read it few years back before writing reviews. so in short very good thriller, great plot. swedish writers love the conflicts between big conglomerates and the individual, between corrupt and moral.
June 21, 2017
螤维蔚喂 魏伪喂蟻蠈蟼 伪蟺蠈 蠈蟿伪谓 未喂维尾伪蟽伪 蟿慰谓 违蟺谓蠅蟿喂蟽蟿萎 魏伪喂 蔚委蠂伪 蟽蠂蔚未蠈谓 尉蔚蠂维蟽蔚喂 蟿畏 纬蟻伪蠁萎 蟿慰蠀 . 韦慰 蟽蠀渭尾蠈位伪喂慰 蟿慰蠀 螤伪纬魏伪谓委谓喂, 尉蔚魏喂谓维蔚喂 纬蟻萎纬慰蟻伪, 渭蔚 伪蟻魏蔚蟿慰蠉蟼 蔚渭蟺位蔚魏蠈渭蔚谓慰蠀蟼, 蔚委蟿蔚 蟺蟻蠈蟽蠅蟺伪 蔚委蟿蔚 未慰位慰蠁慰谓委蔚蟼, 蟺慰蠀 蟽蔚 魏蟻伪蟿维 蟽蔚 蔚纬蟻萎纬慰蟻蟽畏 魏伪胃蠈位畏 蟿畏 未喂维蟻魏蔚喂伪 蟿畏蟼 伪谓维纬谓蠅蟽畏蟼. 螒蟺蠈 蟿畏 蟽蟿喂纬渭萎 蟺慰蠀 伪谓伪魏伪位蠉蟺蟿蔚蟿伪喂 蟿慰 蟺蟿蠋渭伪 蟿畏蟼 螔喂蠈位伪蟼, 渭伪胃伪委谓慰蠀渭蔚 纬喂伪 蟿畏谓 伪蠀蟿慰魏蟿慰谓委伪 蟿慰蠀 螤伪位渭魏蟻蠈谓伪 魏伪喂 蟽蟿畏 蟽蠀谓苇蠂蔚喂伪 蟺伪蟻伪魏慰位慰蠀胃慰蠉渭蔚 渭蔚 魏慰渭渭苇谓畏 蟿畏谓 伪谓维蟽伪,蟿畏谓 蟺蟻慰蟽蟺维胃蔚喂伪 蟿畏蟼 螤蔚谓苇位慰蟺蔚 谓伪 伪蟺慰蠁蠉纬蔚喂 蟿慰 未喂蠋魏蟿畏 蟿畏蟼 魏伪喂 谓伪 蟺伪蟻伪渭蔚委谓蔚喂 味蠅谓蟿伪谓萎. 螡苇伪 蟺蟻蠈蟽蠅蟺伪, 蠁伪喂谓慰渭蔚谓喂魏维 维蟽蠂蔚蟿伪 蔚渭蟺位苇魏慰谓蟿伪喂 蟽蟿伪未喂伪魏维 蟽蟿畏谓 喂蟽蟿慰蟻委伪 魏伪喂 蟿慰 魏慰蠀尾维蟻喂 蟺蔚蟻喂蟺位苇魏蔚蟿伪喂 伪魏蠈渭畏 蟺蔚蟻喂蟽蟽蠈蟿蔚蟻慰. 螣 魏伪蟿伪喂纬喂蟽蟿喂魏蠈蟼 蟻蠀胃渭蠈蟼 魏蟻伪蟿维蔚喂 蟿慰 蔚谓未喂伪蠁苇蟻慰谓 伪渭蔚委蠅蟿慰.
韦慰 蟽蠀蟽蟿萎谓蠅 伪谓蔚蟺喂蠁蠉位伪魏蟿伪!!!!
韦慰 蟽蠀蟽蟿萎谓蠅 伪谓蔚蟺喂蠁蠉位伪魏蟿伪!!!!
December 8, 2014
Kepler returns with another sadistic thriller, placing Detective Inspector Joona Linna in a place of greater prominence. What do a woman found drowned on the dock of a pleasure ship left adrift and a man left hanging in his barren apartment have in common? Leave it to Linna to find the link and vow to bring the killer(s) to justice. Working with the rest of the National Criminal Investigation Division, Linna links his investigation with Saga Bauer from the S盲po's Security division (presumably part of the Swedish police hierarchy) as they try to track down the killer and determine who else might be in danger. Through much investigation and some trying analysis, Linna and Bauer piece together that a photograph might be behind both deaths. Someone is working to ensure the backstory behind it does not become public, using a hit-man to exact revenge, taking police officers down in numerous bloodbaths. What secrets does this photograph hold and how are those depicted therein facing the possibility of their worst nightmare coming true? Kepler pulls the reader into this story, complete with political and social undertones, sure to keep the pages turning well into the night.
After Kepler's debut novel, I was not sure what role Joona Linna would play in the series. He played but a strong secondary role in THE HYPNOTIST, but has moved to the forefront, with a more dominant role in this story. While Kepler does keep Linna as a central character, the story develops a second character's backstory in a thorough and compelling manner, as was the case in the series' opening book. Kepler also introduces some wonderful background story for Linna that fleshes out his character, specifically his migraine issue and continually strained relationship with his girlfriend, Disa. Will these recur in subsequent novels and how might Kepler spin them effectively into the larger story? Attentive and eager readers will have to tune in and hope that the thrills and continued backstory return.
Kudos, Lars Kepler for another thriller that drips with suspense, drama, and a portion of criminal intrigue.
After Kepler's debut novel, I was not sure what role Joona Linna would play in the series. He played but a strong secondary role in THE HYPNOTIST, but has moved to the forefront, with a more dominant role in this story. While Kepler does keep Linna as a central character, the story develops a second character's backstory in a thorough and compelling manner, as was the case in the series' opening book. Kepler also introduces some wonderful background story for Linna that fleshes out his character, specifically his migraine issue and continually strained relationship with his girlfriend, Disa. Will these recur in subsequent novels and how might Kepler spin them effectively into the larger story? Attentive and eager readers will have to tune in and hope that the thrills and continued backstory return.
Kudos, Lars Kepler for another thriller that drips with suspense, drama, and a portion of criminal intrigue.
January 17, 2021
3,5 Sterne (= gut, solide, herausfordernd)
Sarah Sophie picked my SuB 1/4 馃挭馃徎
Heijeijeiii. Das hat mich aber Zeit gekostet! Ich mag Joona als Ermittler weiterhin sehr, diesmal war der Fall ziemlich politisch (Waffenexporte) und reichte 眉ber Schwedens Grenzen hinaus. Teilweise richtig actionreich, gut als Film vorstellbar. Insgesamt einfach sehr lang. Ganz gutes Ende und nach dem Ende MEGA Ausblick auf das weitere Geschehen um Joona.
Sarah Sophie picked my SuB 1/4 馃挭馃徎
Heijeijeiii. Das hat mich aber Zeit gekostet! Ich mag Joona als Ermittler weiterhin sehr, diesmal war der Fall ziemlich politisch (Waffenexporte) und reichte 眉ber Schwedens Grenzen hinaus. Teilweise richtig actionreich, gut als Film vorstellbar. Insgesamt einfach sehr lang. Ganz gutes Ende und nach dem Ende MEGA Ausblick auf das weitere Geschehen um Joona.
January 7, 2015
Prvo Hipnotizer, pa sad ovo...Kepler (tj. bra膷ni par Ahndoril) definitivno zauzima visoko mjesto na mojoj listi pisaca trilera. Odli膷na pri膷a, ovaj puta ulazi u sam vrh 拧vedske politike (izvoz oru啪ja), napeta radnja; zaista s i拧膷ekivanjem okre膰e拧 stranice i prati拧 razvoj doga膽aja... I jo拧 jedan (potpuno subjektivan) detalj zbog kojeg mi je ova knjiga izvrsna, je to 拧to se tijekom cijele knjige provla膷i muzika, a od muzike naj膷e拧膰e, moj omiljeni David Bowie ... Tako da sam nekoliko puta, tijekom, 膷itanja, imala muzi膷ku pratnju budu膰i da se navode stihovi odre膽enih,a meni jako dragih, pjesama koje, jedan od likova, slu拧a tijekom nekih doga膽anja.. E s tim su me osvojili do kraja! Bravo!!
April 10, 2016
This was my first read of Lars Kepler the husband & wife team set in Sweden i enjoyed it at the beginning but toward the end was a little drawn out had unnecessary dialogue which could have been settled in half the book, but that is just my opinion.
I enjoyed the character of Joona Linna thought he was strong & did his job well i have the Hypnotist on my kindle just hope that one is not as dragged out at this one was.
I enjoyed the character of Joona Linna thought he was strong & did his job well i have the Hypnotist on my kindle just hope that one is not as dragged out at this one was.
January 6, 2024
They say this is better than the first. It is not. Remnants of a plot that could have been excellent, but sloppy execution. And yet I endorse the idea befind it all, the description of an arms trade with life threatening repercussions for everyone involved and a developing country with a destabilizing civil war, so what a shame that there is too much action and too little literary achievement.
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November 27, 2018On hold
I鈥檓 not finding this very interesting
I鈥檓 not finding this very interesting
February 22, 2021
,,Jis 寞siskverbia 寞 tamsiausias j奴s懦 mintis ir tada paver膷ia jas realybe"
Koks did啪iausias tavo noras.. Ta膷iau yra ir kita svarstykli懦 pus臈, kiekvienas noras turi did啪iausia ko拧mar膮.. Ir jis b奴tinai i拧sipildys, jei sulau啪ysi Paganinio kontrakt膮.. Kuriam neturi 寞takos net ir tavo mirtis..
Knyga seniau tur臈jusi pavadinim膮 Paganinio kontraktas, kuris mano galva tinkamesnis. Bet tai netrukdo ra拧ytojams sukurti dar vieno 寞stabaus k奴rinio, nesvarbu, kad kai kurias detales gan臈tinai anksti galima nusp臈ti, tai negadina skaitymo malonumo... Knyga neleid啪ia atsitraukti, visos detal臈s susietos, nieko nei per daug nei per ma啪ai..
Velnio kontraktas, kuris neleis niekam i拧bristi sausam. Nerekomenduojama silpn懦 nerv懦 skaitovams, bet m臈gstantiems 寞tempto siu啪eto knygas, tikrai patiks馃檹馃摎馃敟
Na o a拧 jau susitaikiau, kad negaliu atsipl臈拧ti nuo 拧ios serijos knyg懦..
Koks did啪iausias tavo noras.. Ta膷iau yra ir kita svarstykli懦 pus臈, kiekvienas noras turi did啪iausia ko拧mar膮.. Ir jis b奴tinai i拧sipildys, jei sulau啪ysi Paganinio kontrakt膮.. Kuriam neturi 寞takos net ir tavo mirtis..
Knyga seniau tur臈jusi pavadinim膮 Paganinio kontraktas, kuris mano galva tinkamesnis. Bet tai netrukdo ra拧ytojams sukurti dar vieno 寞stabaus k奴rinio, nesvarbu, kad kai kurias detales gan臈tinai anksti galima nusp臈ti, tai negadina skaitymo malonumo... Knyga neleid啪ia atsitraukti, visos detal臈s susietos, nieko nei per daug nei per ma啪ai..
Velnio kontraktas, kuris neleis niekam i拧bristi sausam. Nerekomenduojama silpn懦 nerv懦 skaitovams, bet m臈gstantiems 寞tempto siu啪eto knygas, tikrai patiks馃檹馃摎馃敟
Na o a拧 jau susitaikiau, kad negaliu atsipl臈拧ti nuo 拧ios serijos knyg懦..
February 24, 2011
I made it approximately thirty pages into this one, and I just... can't. I can't read any more.
The whole thing reads like a mediocre self-insert fanfiction, and the protagonist is the most hateful one I've ever come across; the first chapter describes a televised debate between a peace activist and a weapons manufacturer, with the manufacturer pwning the activist quite severely, and I was really amused until horrendous realization began to dawn and I understood exactly which one of the two was the main character. ...Let's just say I was rooting for the 'wrong' team.
Normally this wouldn't be a problem, seeing as I'm the kind of person who cheers on the Dark Side in just about everything (why are villains so much more layered?), but this MC is so self righteous and one dimensional that she makes me want to kill myself.
There should be a giant warning label on the cover - 'Warning: Mary Sue peace activist protagonist' or something - because if I'd known that I would never have bothered picking the book up.
The whole thing reads like a mediocre self-insert fanfiction, and the protagonist is the most hateful one I've ever come across; the first chapter describes a televised debate between a peace activist and a weapons manufacturer, with the manufacturer pwning the activist quite severely, and I was really amused until horrendous realization began to dawn and I understood exactly which one of the two was the main character. ...Let's just say I was rooting for the 'wrong' team.
Normally this wouldn't be a problem, seeing as I'm the kind of person who cheers on the Dark Side in just about everything (why are villains so much more layered?), but this MC is so self righteous and one dimensional that she makes me want to kill myself.
There should be a giant warning label on the cover - 'Warning: Mary Sue peace activist protagonist' or something - because if I'd known that I would never have bothered picking the book up.
October 26, 2024
This is the 2nd book in the Joona Linna series by the husband and wife writers that publish under the name Lars Kepler. I have read most of the books in this series and found them to be of a consistently high standard. This one is up there with the others and is an excellent addition to the series, a good plot and well paced with excellent characters.
A young woman is found drifting around the coast, her lungs are full of water but there are no other signs of water in her abandoned boat or even on her clothing. The following day another death is detected when a man is found hanging from a lamp hook in the ceiling of his Stockholm apartment. These two deaths appear to be either accidental or suicides but something focuses the attention of Inspector Linna who has different ideas and feels that the death appears to be an execution.
I would like to thank both Net Galley and Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group for supplying a copy of this novel in exchange for an honest review.
A young woman is found drifting around the coast, her lungs are full of water but there are no other signs of water in her abandoned boat or even on her clothing. The following day another death is detected when a man is found hanging from a lamp hook in the ceiling of his Stockholm apartment. These two deaths appear to be either accidental or suicides but something focuses the attention of Inspector Linna who has different ideas and feels that the death appears to be an execution.
I would like to thank both Net Galley and Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group for supplying a copy of this novel in exchange for an honest review.
November 2, 2018
The Nightmare, a dark Swedish murder mystery, is the second installment with Detective Inspector Joona Linna. The author, Lars Kepler, is actually the married couple Alexander Ahndoril and Alexandra Coelho Ahndoril. Joona Linna is tasked with investigating two puzzling incidents: one of a drowned woman found in her dry clothing alone on a boat and also the apparent suicide of a man found hanging in his apartment. It soon becomes apparent that the two are linked. With the help of Swedish Security Police Detective Saga Bauer, the pair set about solving the mysteries as it becomes clear that a psychopath involved in arms sales is the key. As the investigation reveals, others are also in danger of being killed by this cruel man. This is an edge-of-your-seat thriller. I look forward to reading more in the series. Thank you to Knopf Doubleday Publishing, NetGalley and Lars Kepler for an eARC in exchange for an honest review.
September 25, 2020
Este sim, muito melhor que o Hipnotista!
Apesar de j谩 ter lido este livro h谩 muitos anos j谩 n茫o me lembrava de nada, exceto do acontecimento que est谩 retratado na capa, que por sinal 茅 bem horrorosa. Tive de colar um post it para conseguir pousar livro com o t铆tulo para cima!
Fora a capa, a hist贸ria 茅 muito boa. Temos v谩rios acontecimentos que 脿 partida parecem n茫o ter qualquer rela莽茫o mas que o comiss谩rio Joona Lina consegue unir com a ajuda da ninfa Saga Bauer.
A a莽茫o 茅 constante, est茫o sempre a acontecer coisas, e desenrola-se lestamente, mantendo-nos colados 脿 hist贸ria.
S贸 n茫o gostei dos cap铆tulos com o parvalh茫o do apresentador que no final teve o que merecia.
Apesar de j谩 ter lido este livro h谩 muitos anos j谩 n茫o me lembrava de nada, exceto do acontecimento que est谩 retratado na capa, que por sinal 茅 bem horrorosa. Tive de colar um post it para conseguir pousar livro com o t铆tulo para cima!
Fora a capa, a hist贸ria 茅 muito boa. Temos v谩rios acontecimentos que 脿 partida parecem n茫o ter qualquer rela莽茫o mas que o comiss谩rio Joona Lina consegue unir com a ajuda da ninfa Saga Bauer.
A a莽茫o 茅 constante, est茫o sempre a acontecer coisas, e desenrola-se lestamente, mantendo-nos colados 脿 hist贸ria.
S贸 n茫o gostei dos cap铆tulos com o parvalh茫o do apresentador que no final teve o que merecia.
January 12, 2020
Joona Linna is one intense and dogged police detective, determined to see an investigation through to its conclusion. Linna's case closure rate is perfect, but as with many other law enforcement professionals that dedicated to the job, his professional accomplishments come at some cost to his personal life.
A well-crafted story, perhaps overly long in the telling, but worth the read to its conclusion.
A well-crafted story, perhaps overly long in the telling, but worth the read to its conclusion.
November 29, 2014
This is the second book in a developing series based around hard hitting cop Joona Linna. Basically it is one long thrilling experience from the first page. Reminiscent of a James Bond movie this is a novel on a really large scale with not a page wasted as this writing duo take you on a journey of threat, brutal chases and hand to hand conflict. It has action throughout balanced by involved characterisation. It is a mystery you will enjoy reading and a story that will captivate you based around shady business practices and ultimate power. Brilliant set pieces, chases, stake-outs, manhunts and a dramatic climax at sea interwoven by tight dialogue and interspersed with people you care about.
I like the story construction although basically linear and in chronological order it is enhanced with back story and memories, that never loses focus. The plot isn't straight forward and spoon fed to the reader but engages you completely and in no time at all you are half way through the book.
The real joy about finishing this novel is that book 3 is available and Joona Linna is such a complex character that I long to read and learn more and the journey has only just begun.
I like the story construction although basically linear and in chronological order it is enhanced with back story and memories, that never loses focus. The plot isn't straight forward and spoon fed to the reader but engages you completely and in no time at all you are half way through the book.
The real joy about finishing this novel is that book 3 is available and Joona Linna is such a complex character that I long to read and learn more and the journey has only just begun.
August 28, 2012
No where near as good as The Hypnotist. Disappointing. :(
April 26, 2017
Afinal n茫o tardou muito para que voltasse Lars Kepler e ao seu Joona Linna. E ainda o li em dois dias...
Ainda n茫o posso dizer que Linna tenha conseguido garantir um lugar no meu cora莽茫o, ao contr谩rio de umas quantas personagens femininas que o rodeiam, mas admito que me agrada sempre o livro que se leia bem, que n茫o seja chato.
E 'chato' n茫o 茅 um adjetivo que se aplique a este livro, carregado de cenas de ac莽茫o. Ao contr谩rio d'O Hipnotista, que tinha umas partes um bocado arrastadas, n'O Executor n茫o h谩 partes pass铆veis de serem consideradas aborrecidas.
A hist贸ria come莽a com um homic铆dio e um aparente suic铆dio, ambos bem intrigantes, e desenrola-se para uma trama carregada de ac莽茫o, como escrevi anteriormente, que envolve tr谩fico de armas para pa铆ses africanos, corrup莽茫o e Paganini.
N茫o achei este livro t茫o negro como o anterior, embora tenha cenas muito violentas, descritas com elevado pormenor. Continua ali a ro莽ar o macabro, com os maus a serem mesmo maus, mas, talvez por ter temas diferentes dos do primeiro livro, n茫o me tenha parecido t茫o assustador. (Aten莽茫o, que isto foi s贸 o que eu achei. Outra pessoa poder谩 achar este livro mais assustador.)
No entanto, apesar de me ter parecido ligeiramente melhor que o anterior, Lars Kepler e o seu comiss谩rio n茫o me conseguem convencer na totalidade. Para come莽ar, o que 茅 que Linna tem de t茫o especial? O homem 茅 do mais teimoso que h谩, quer sempre levar a dele avante, chega a ser irritante. E 茅 verdade que ele acerta praticamente sempre, mas isso tamb茅m acaba por irritar. Joona Linna ganharia mais simpatia da minha parte se os autores n茫o pretendessem que ele fosse perfeito. Porque n茫o 茅. Assim, s贸 ganha alguns pontos simp谩ticos da minha parte porque o homem sofre de enxaquecas e eu j谩 passei por momentos desagrad谩veis 脿 conta dessas dores de cabe莽a do dem贸nio. Al茅m disso, Linna toma Topiramato, medicamento que eu pr贸pria tomei durante uma fase em que a mais pequena coisa me provocava enxaquecas.
Depois, gostava que algu茅m me explicasse o que raios se passa com os di谩logos nestes livros? S茫o o pavor. Parece-me que falta ali qualquer coisa, que as personagens disseram algo que n茫o aparece, j谩 que muitas respostas em conversas entre as diversas personagens parecem cair do c茅u, s茫o abruptas e fazem com que a conversa fique sem muito sentido. Personagens a gritar, passadas da cabe莽a, sem motivo aparente, tamb茅m fazem a sua apari莽茫o (Saga Bauer, esta 茅 para ti). Pensamos sempre que os suecos devem ser umas pessoas muito calmas e compostas; nos livros de Lars Kepler o 煤nico calmo e composto 茅 mesmo o comiss谩rio Joona Linna. De resto 茅 tudo uma cambada de stressados com os quais n茫o consigo sentir qualquer tipo de liga莽茫o.
Enfim, j谩 sei que brevemente irei ler o pr贸ximo desta s茅rie (j谩 o tenho c谩 em casa; quem me empresta estes livros 茅 a minha m茫e) e espero que comecem as explica莽玫es das indica莽玫es ao passado de Linna que aparecem no final do livro. Confesso que me deixaram intrigada.
Ainda n茫o posso dizer que Linna tenha conseguido garantir um lugar no meu cora莽茫o, ao contr谩rio de umas quantas personagens femininas que o rodeiam, mas admito que me agrada sempre o livro que se leia bem, que n茫o seja chato.
E 'chato' n茫o 茅 um adjetivo que se aplique a este livro, carregado de cenas de ac莽茫o. Ao contr谩rio d'O Hipnotista, que tinha umas partes um bocado arrastadas, n'O Executor n茫o h谩 partes pass铆veis de serem consideradas aborrecidas.
A hist贸ria come莽a com um homic铆dio e um aparente suic铆dio, ambos bem intrigantes, e desenrola-se para uma trama carregada de ac莽茫o, como escrevi anteriormente, que envolve tr谩fico de armas para pa铆ses africanos, corrup莽茫o e Paganini.
N茫o achei este livro t茫o negro como o anterior, embora tenha cenas muito violentas, descritas com elevado pormenor. Continua ali a ro莽ar o macabro, com os maus a serem mesmo maus, mas, talvez por ter temas diferentes dos do primeiro livro, n茫o me tenha parecido t茫o assustador. (Aten莽茫o, que isto foi s贸 o que eu achei. Outra pessoa poder谩 achar este livro mais assustador.)
No entanto, apesar de me ter parecido ligeiramente melhor que o anterior, Lars Kepler e o seu comiss谩rio n茫o me conseguem convencer na totalidade. Para come莽ar, o que 茅 que Linna tem de t茫o especial? O homem 茅 do mais teimoso que h谩, quer sempre levar a dele avante, chega a ser irritante. E 茅 verdade que ele acerta praticamente sempre, mas isso tamb茅m acaba por irritar. Joona Linna ganharia mais simpatia da minha parte se os autores n茫o pretendessem que ele fosse perfeito. Porque n茫o 茅. Assim, s贸 ganha alguns pontos simp谩ticos da minha parte porque o homem sofre de enxaquecas e eu j谩 passei por momentos desagrad谩veis 脿 conta dessas dores de cabe莽a do dem贸nio. Al茅m disso, Linna toma Topiramato, medicamento que eu pr贸pria tomei durante uma fase em que a mais pequena coisa me provocava enxaquecas.
Depois, gostava que algu茅m me explicasse o que raios se passa com os di谩logos nestes livros? S茫o o pavor. Parece-me que falta ali qualquer coisa, que as personagens disseram algo que n茫o aparece, j谩 que muitas respostas em conversas entre as diversas personagens parecem cair do c茅u, s茫o abruptas e fazem com que a conversa fique sem muito sentido. Personagens a gritar, passadas da cabe莽a, sem motivo aparente, tamb茅m fazem a sua apari莽茫o (Saga Bauer, esta 茅 para ti). Pensamos sempre que os suecos devem ser umas pessoas muito calmas e compostas; nos livros de Lars Kepler o 煤nico calmo e composto 茅 mesmo o comiss谩rio Joona Linna. De resto 茅 tudo uma cambada de stressados com os quais n茫o consigo sentir qualquer tipo de liga莽茫o.
Enfim, j谩 sei que brevemente irei ler o pr贸ximo desta s茅rie (j谩 o tenho c谩 em casa; quem me empresta estes livros 茅 a minha m茫e) e espero que comecem as explica莽玫es das indica莽玫es ao passado de Linna que aparecem no final do livro. Confesso que me deixaram intrigada.
February 27, 2021
Infelizmente este livro n茫o me encheu as medidas. Gosto bastante do Joona Lina, e gostei da personagem Saga Bauer, no entanto n茫o consegui ter empatia por nenhuma das restantes personagens.
Os cap铆tulos curtos ajudaram na leitura, mas existem demasiadas partes chatas e arrastadas no livro. N茫o trazem nada de novo 脿 hist贸ria e fizeram-me perder algum interesse.
O tema principal tamb茅m n茫o 茅 dos meus favoritos, no entanto isso 茅 apenas um gosto pessoal.
Gostei das cenas de ac莽茫o embora considere que t锚m bastante exagero 馃檪
Dos livros que j谩 li desta dupla, este foi o que menos gostei at茅 agora.
Os cap铆tulos curtos ajudaram na leitura, mas existem demasiadas partes chatas e arrastadas no livro. N茫o trazem nada de novo 脿 hist贸ria e fizeram-me perder algum interesse.
O tema principal tamb茅m n茫o 茅 dos meus favoritos, no entanto isso 茅 apenas um gosto pessoal.
Gostei das cenas de ac莽茫o embora considere que t锚m bastante exagero 馃檪
Dos livros que j谩 li desta dupla, este foi o que menos gostei at茅 agora.
July 18, 2018
Wow, what a fantastic story. After reading the first book in this series 鈥楾he Hypnotist鈥� and being blown away by how good it was, I was keen to read this second book. I wasn鈥檛 disappointed, as both Authors have done an amazing job in writing non-stop and unpredictable story. I love Joona Linna as the main character, he stands out from the other detectives with his unique ability in seeing thing that the others can鈥檛. His fighting skills and self-defence are another stand out in each book.
Joona Linna from the National Crime Unit isn鈥檛 used to being attacked and coming off second best. However, that鈥檚 exactly what happens when he starts to look into a recent murder and comes into contact with the man responsible. The way in which Joona was attacked certainly indicated to him that he was dealing with a professional, and he was lucky to come out of it in one piece. Not that Joona is meant to be investigating this murder and the disappearance of Penelope Fernandez and her boyfriend Bjorn Almskog. Even though his boss wants him at the academy, Joona gets the feeling that this murder is a lot bigger than everyone else believes it is, and he鈥檚 not about to walk away from it. Then of course there is the other matter of promising Penelope鈥檚 mother that he would find her daughter. From start to finish this is an exceptional story, with an interesting and entertaining plot. Easily worth the 5/5 Star Rating.
Joona Linna from the National Crime Unit isn鈥檛 used to being attacked and coming off second best. However, that鈥檚 exactly what happens when he starts to look into a recent murder and comes into contact with the man responsible. The way in which Joona was attacked certainly indicated to him that he was dealing with a professional, and he was lucky to come out of it in one piece. Not that Joona is meant to be investigating this murder and the disappearance of Penelope Fernandez and her boyfriend Bjorn Almskog. Even though his boss wants him at the academy, Joona gets the feeling that this murder is a lot bigger than everyone else believes it is, and he鈥檚 not about to walk away from it. Then of course there is the other matter of promising Penelope鈥檚 mother that he would find her daughter. From start to finish this is an exceptional story, with an interesting and entertaining plot. Easily worth the 5/5 Star Rating.
March 12, 2017
I've seen this book sitting on the shelf at work over the course of the past year, and every time I've seen it, I've thought "..........why does a high school library have a book that looks that creepy?" So when I noticed it AGAIN this past week, I figured I should probably read it and decide whether or not it's something that we need in the collection.
I had pretty high hopes going into this one. I'm in the mood for thrillers, and Scandinavian crime novels usually deliver. But there was just something about the writing style here that felt...incredibly stilted? The chapters are often quite short. The dialogue is abrupt. There are too many perspectives and by the end of the book, I STILL had no idea who half the characters were.
The main character is almost always referred to by his first name and his surname, and that just seemed weird to me?? Like, sure, call him Joona Linna when he's introducing himself. But to then have the character he's talking to say "So, Joona Linna, what do you think happened here? Joona Linna, we need to call an ambulance. Joona Linna, do you think your Finnish background will help you solve the case?" was just...bizarre.
That said, any of the sections that dealt with people on the run from the hitman were...surprisingly action packed and compelling. It was just the police investigation side of things that was a let down.
I had pretty high hopes going into this one. I'm in the mood for thrillers, and Scandinavian crime novels usually deliver. But there was just something about the writing style here that felt...incredibly stilted? The chapters are often quite short. The dialogue is abrupt. There are too many perspectives and by the end of the book, I STILL had no idea who half the characters were.
The main character is almost always referred to by his first name and his surname, and that just seemed weird to me?? Like, sure, call him Joona Linna when he's introducing himself. But to then have the character he's talking to say "So, Joona Linna, what do you think happened here? Joona Linna, we need to call an ambulance. Joona Linna, do you think your Finnish background will help you solve the case?" was just...bizarre.
That said, any of the sections that dealt with people on the run from the hitman were...surprisingly action packed and compelling. It was just the police investigation side of things that was a let down.
October 15, 2012
MUCH better than the first book! The plot was linear and cohesive; you felt like you were in the same story from the beginning to end. The addition of Saga Bauer is a great character, and there were some open-ended things (like did Peter not re-load the gun on purpose?)that left you hanging and wondering about the balance of things at the end of the book. The chapters are short and tight and this is a good thriller.
The downside for me is still that Joona Linna isn't that interesting a character. We are introduced to some kind of medical problem he has (headaches?), though the authors are vague. And the relationship between him and Disa, which wasn't very compelling anyway, has somehow disintegrated between the first novel and the second, but we're not really told why. While I'm curious about what she has to tell them, it's too long an arc to hold my interest and I really can't see what Disa and Joona would have been doing together to begin with.
Based on this, I will tune in for the 3rd installment.
The downside for me is still that Joona Linna isn't that interesting a character. We are introduced to some kind of medical problem he has (headaches?), though the authors are vague. And the relationship between him and Disa, which wasn't very compelling anyway, has somehow disintegrated between the first novel and the second, but we're not really told why. While I'm curious about what she has to tell them, it's too long an arc to hold my interest and I really can't see what Disa and Joona would have been doing together to begin with.
Based on this, I will tune in for the 3rd installment.
September 20, 2019
Que penosa esta leitura.
Li 鈥淥 Hipnotista鈥� e o 鈥淪talker鈥�, foram leituras r谩pidas e cheias de suspense e quando comecei a ler este livro pensei que o registo fosse o mesmo. 鈥淥 Executor鈥� at茅 come莽ou bem, mas o enredo foi perdendo ritmo e no final, dei por mim, a ler na diagonal e a passar 脿 frente. Estava farta do livro e de todas as incongru锚ncias.
Li 鈥淥 Hipnotista鈥� e o 鈥淪talker鈥�, foram leituras r谩pidas e cheias de suspense e quando comecei a ler este livro pensei que o registo fosse o mesmo. 鈥淥 Executor鈥� at茅 come莽ou bem, mas o enredo foi perdendo ritmo e no final, dei por mim, a ler na diagonal e a passar 脿 frente. Estava farta do livro e de todas as incongru锚ncias.
October 3, 2023
4.5
Non siamo ai livelli de "L'ipnotista" ma, la coppia svedese, ancora una volta 猫 all'altezza della situazione. Un ottimo thriller.
Non siamo ai livelli de "L'ipnotista" ma, la coppia svedese, ancora una volta 猫 all'altezza della situazione. Un ottimo thriller.
October 28, 2022
Me ha parecido mejor libro que el primero de la serie. Sin embargo, creo que a pesar de partir de una idea muy buena, falta trabajar los personajes y detalles de la trama.
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