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40 of 44 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
excellent Swedish police procedural,
This review is from: The Princess of Burundi (Hardcover)
In Libro, Sweden, everyone is stunned when the mutilated corpse body of husband and father John Harald Jonsson, out on a job, is found in the snow. Based on the disfigurement, whoever killed the renowned cichlids tropical fish expert, passionately hated John. Death had to be a relief for the obvious evidence like three cut off fingers that shows he suffered while alive. Thus, homicide detectives Ola Haver and Ann Lindell, who comes off maternity leave to work the case, hone in on a forty-two year old troubled person, his family, and especially an acrimonious nutcase who apparently had a run in with John.
However, proof proves difficult to come by making the two sleuths wonder if they are going down a wrong path. Reassessing what they know and suspect, Ola and Anna continue to search for the motive by someone who obviously detested the victim, but could it have to with his personal life or his work at the aquarium that led to this vicious homicide. This tranlastion of an award winning Swedish police procedural reads in many ways more like a deep insightful psychological thriller though the detectives diligently work the homicide. The characterization is top rate as the audicne undertsnads what motivates several key players while the support cast enhances that perception. Fans will enjoy the excitng tale and look forward to hopefully more translations of the works of Kjell Eriksson, perhaps THE ILLUMINATED PATH. Harriet Klausner
18 of 20 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Princess of Burundi,
By Driver9 (New York, NY USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Princess of Burundi (Paperback)
Well written and toward the end, the suspense really does begin to build. But I found the first two thirds of the novel to be arduous to navigate. There did not seem to be any suspense at all for much of the novel, rather a delving into the dark side of this Swedish University town. It was well written, in a spare and elegant style. It's just that I was expecting something a little more entertaining and suspenseful. Perhaps that is my own fault and I am not willing to give too low a rating for this novel. But it is no page turner if that is what you are looking for, which I was.
10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
100 Pages Too Long,
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This review is from: The Princess of Burundi (Ann Lindell Mysteries) (Paperback)
I too was disappointed in the novel. I like Scandinavian mysteries: the darkness of the sky and of the soul. I like Ed McBain, too. This ain't them. This novel is like a bland version of your favorite Chinese entree. The murder is interesting, the intro is promising, then it goes "off" for about 100 pages. The shift of view from one member of the force to another is badly paced. The lack of evidence bores rather than involves us in the police's frustration. The female police officer is a yawn. True, the book picks up in the last few chapters, but that almost feels like punishment: you have to keep reading.
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