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Jungstedt is the real deal . . . The plot is clever, the characters believable and the solution shocking. Jungstedt gets better and better --The Times
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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful
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'The Dead of Summer' is the fifth novel from the author
set on the picturesque Swedish island of Gotland,and
featuring characters that appear in all the previous novels.
Peter Bovide,is a builder,staying with his family in a
caravan on the island,when out for a morning jog,he is shot
in the head,and then repeatedly in the stomach,by what later
is discovered to be a 1920's Russian pistol.
Inspector Knutas and his team follow lines of enquiry
connected with the victim's work,and seem to be making slow
but steady progress,but Knutas thinks they are missing
something.And so it proves,as the story moves towards its
surprising conclusion,that makes one ponder on the nature
of justice.
This is a fine police procedural novel,made better by the
developing stories of the perennial characters.
set on the picturesque Swedish island of Gotland,and
featuring characters that appear in all the previous novels.
Peter Bovide,is a builder,staying with his family in a
caravan on the island,when out for a morning jog,he is shot
in the head,and then repeatedly in the stomach,by what later
is discovered to be a 1920's Russian pistol.
Inspector Knutas and his team follow lines of enquiry
connected with the victim's work,and seem to be making slow
but steady progress,but Knutas thinks they are missing
something.And so it proves,as the story moves towards its
surprising conclusion,that makes one ponder on the nature
of justice.
This is a fine police procedural novel,made better by the
developing stories of the perennial characters.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
A great read and gripping right up to the surprising end. This is a deeply unnerving and cleverly written story about 3 teenagers....well 4 really... and one summer in the eighties. All the characters are deeper and more flawed than they first appear. I read this in one sitting as I just couldn't put it down.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
To be honest I've enjoyed Mari's writing for a little while now and whilst she's a little different to a lot of crime writers out there the plots are always tight, they have some decent twists and bring the whole thing together in the setting of Gotland, an area of Sweden where the natives are as tough as the landscape.
Add to this reasonable pace, police procedure that allows the tale to unfurl and whilst it isn't outlandish reasoning, it does follow a pattern that I believe to be more of a typical police investigation than a lot of the other titles out there. Back that up with a high emotional charge between characters and it was a title that I enjoyed purely for the fact that it was different to a great many other books out there.
Add to this reasonable pace, police procedure that allows the tale to unfurl and whilst it isn't outlandish reasoning, it does follow a pattern that I believe to be more of a typical police investigation than a lot of the other titles out there. Back that up with a high emotional charge between characters and it was a title that I enjoyed purely for the fact that it was different to a great many other books out there.
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The Dead of Summer - A Swedish Thriller
This book provided a distinctly feminine approach to crime which was both novel and refreshing. Although there were one or two loose ends which were not tied up. Read more
Published 11 months ago by Ken G
No improvement at all...
Sadly, this is as poor as Jungstedt's previous effort, Unseen. There hasn't been any improvement in quality, so this will be the last Jungstedt I spend money on. Read more
Published 12 months ago by bloodsimple
I'd rather be run over by a Volvo
The slowest, most obvious plotting and narrative I've seen from our Nordic friends. I couldn't work up interest in the two dimensional coppers, and as for the 'perp' as they were... Read more
Published 12 months ago by A Customer
Average easy read
Lets start with the positive. Its an enjoyable read. For all the criticisms I have, I kept my nose in it until the end. Read more
Published 12 months ago by pigsmayfly
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