- Hardcover: 335 pages
- Publisher: Pantheon Books; First Edition Thus edition (14 April 2009)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0375425047
- ISBN-13: 978-0375425042
- Product Dimensions: 14.7 x 2.9 x 21.7 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 3,789,168 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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`Håkan Nesser is in the front rank of Swedish crime writers...A novel with superior plot and characters.' --Sunday Times
`Offering British readers a taste of the devious plots and moral ambiguity at the heart of Nesser's appeal...almost single-handedly destroyed Sweden's reputation for cheerful pop and colourful kitchenware.' --The Independent
`Nesser is one of the best of the Swedish crime writers...Has a literate writing style, a brooding atmosphere and a plot that never wallows in the purely salacious...A tense and subtle morality tale.' --Mail on Sunday
'Colin Dexter, the creator of Inspector Morse, has been showering encomiums on a younger crime writer...One of the most distinctive of non-English detectives.' --The Times
`The novel leaves no doubt that Nesser is a master of suspense.' --Sunday Times --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
`Offering British readers a taste of the devious plots and moral ambiguity at the heart of Nesser's appeal...almost single-handedly destroyed Sweden's reputation for cheerful pop and colourful kitchenware.' --The Independent
`Nesser is one of the best of the Swedish crime writers...Has a literate writing style, a brooding atmosphere and a plot that never wallows in the purely salacious...A tense and subtle morality tale.' --Mail on Sunday
'Colin Dexter, the creator of Inspector Morse, has been showering encomiums on a younger crime writer...One of the most distinctive of non-English detectives.' --The Times
`The novel leaves no doubt that Nesser is a master of suspense.' --Sunday Times --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
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36 of 39 people found the following review helpful
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This is the fourth of Hakan Nesser's Inspector Van Veeteren
mysteries to be translated into English,and the more I read
of Nesser the more he stands out as a crime novelist of the
highest order.Unlike other Scandinavian crime writers he
locates these mysteries not in a real place but in an invented
Northern European country,which seems to be a mixture of Holland,
Germany ,Sweden and Poland.
The plot of this very readable novel concerns a woman who is
motivated by the death of her mother to carry out retributive
murders.For a long time the engaging Van Veeteren and his team
can make no headway in solving the case,but the energy of the novel
is maintained by the humour (for which the translator must take
much credit)and interesting characterisation,as it progresses
to its moving conclusion.
A splendid novel by a writer deserving of a wide readership.
mysteries to be translated into English,and the more I read
of Nesser the more he stands out as a crime novelist of the
highest order.Unlike other Scandinavian crime writers he
locates these mysteries not in a real place but in an invented
Northern European country,which seems to be a mixture of Holland,
Germany ,Sweden and Poland.
The plot of this very readable novel concerns a woman who is
motivated by the death of her mother to carry out retributive
murders.For a long time the engaging Van Veeteren and his team
can make no headway in solving the case,but the energy of the novel
is maintained by the humour (for which the translator must take
much credit)and interesting characterisation,as it progresses
to its moving conclusion.
A splendid novel by a writer deserving of a wide readership.
7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Scandinavian crime is a genre you just love or not. Anyone picking up this latest Nesser might not think much of it (as the previous reviewer obviously), yet it is an excellent story, with a very interesting criminal at its heart. I guess one loves this genre precisely for the bleakness and inherent sadness that the environment provides, and because that makes for such an atmospheric background. But beyond that element, 'Woman with birthmark' is definitely a gripping, good, strong addition to the collection !
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
The book opens with a woman standing in a cemetry, a lone mourner at her mother's funeral. A man is then shot twice in his chest and twice below the belt following a series of phone calls where nothing is said but music is played down the line. Shortly after a second man, seeminly unconnected is killed in the same way.
Inspector Van Veeteren is struggling with a cold but must find some sort of connection between the two men before someone else dies. This book switches between the viewpoint of the murderer and the ongoing investigation. It is a good read and another Scandinavian author I would recommend trying. This book is the fourth in the Van Veeteren series but can be read as a stand alone novel
Inspector Van Veeteren is struggling with a cold but must find some sort of connection between the two men before someone else dies. This book switches between the viewpoint of the murderer and the ongoing investigation. It is a good read and another Scandinavian author I would recommend trying. This book is the fourth in the Van Veeteren series but can be read as a stand alone novel
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Another great read
I loved Stieg Larsson and his Millenium Trilogy and I cannot ever see any mystery/thrillers coming anywhere near as close for brilliant, compulsive reading but Hakan Nesser has... Read more
Published 19 days ago by Yorkshire Rose
confusing read
I found this confusing as I thought it was a Swedish detective. However, the names and places sounded like it was based more in Belgium or Holland. Read more
Published 1 month ago by farmyard
It passed me by.
I really loved the Larsson trilogy, but my subsequent ventures into Scandinavian crime stories (Nesbo and, now, Nesser) have disappointed. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Donald Hughes
Woman with Birthmark
Another good read that retained interest to the last page.
Van Veeteren has a good cast of characters around him and is not averse to receiving help from seemingly lesser... Read more
Van Veeteren has a good cast of characters around him and is not averse to receiving help from seemingly lesser... Read more
Published 1 month ago by hedgegrower
Enjoyable
My wife's review:
This is my forth Nesser novel and I have to be honest and say that I have enjoyed them all. Read more
This is my forth Nesser novel and I have to be honest and say that I have enjoyed them all. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Mr. S. N. Pattison
Pleasurable gloom
I really enjoyed this story. I like the slow pace and the pervasive atmosphere of gloom and melancholy. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Alison McVey
Absorbing if not completely original
As with so much Scandinavian or Nordic crime fiction, it's the sense of place and atmosphere that matters almost as much as the crime story itself. Read more
Published 8 months ago by Jl Adcock
4th English Van Veeteren - Film Wannabe
I've read them all - and fully comprehend the comments of the "disappointed".
But please - these books ARE about humanity, mundanety, ethics and reality. Read more
But please - these books ARE about humanity, mundanety, ethics and reality. Read more
Published 10 months ago by Ginola14
Woman with Birthmark
We are so tired of men preying on vulnerable women, Hakim Nesser turns the scenario on its head. An excellent fast-paced thiller, there is no gratuitious sex or violence although... Read more
Published 11 months ago by Monjo
A pale comparison with Mankell
I bought 5 of the Van Veeteren books based on reviews that had compared Nesser favourably with Henning Mankell and his incomparable Wallander. Read more
Published 11 months ago by C. A. Kennedy
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