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Un altro caso per Van Veeteren, ormai in pensione da due anni. Una storia che lo coinvolge direttamente e che lo vede seguire dall’esterno le difficili indagini della sua ex squadra. Là dove i suoi uomini non riescono a collegare fatti e movente, lui vede disegni, come nella teoria del biliardo: “Tu r Leggi tutto

audio I liked this even though I knew the story from the tv program. The homocide department seems to be back in proper performance. This is probably the end of VV's participation which is what should happen to main characters with a semblance to reality.

Apparently when not constructing IKEA furniture with tiny Allen wrenches, eating scrumptious round chokladbolls, or dancing to Ace of Bass, the Swedish folk are committing heinous acts of murder. Thankfully there are talented writers such as Stieg Larsson, Henning Mankell, and Hakan Nesser to warn t Leggi tutto

This tour de force by a celebrated veteran of Swedish police dramas in the van Veeteren series drips along so slowly…like an icicle melting in freezing temps…that one might be forgiven for thinking the police were doing nothing at all to catch the mysterious killer of a young boy. And really, they we Leggi tutto

quite good read. slow and very nice approach to a team of investigators, each one with his human side very gently described. interesting plot.

I am reluctant to assign five stars to a mystery novel that is in no way a literary masterpiece. Hakan Nesser's "Hour of the Wolf" does not have the sociological depths of Denise Mina's "Gartnethill". It does not have the simple beauty of some of Karin Fossum's best work. Yet it is such a darn good