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Denn die Gier wird euch verderben by Åsa Larsson, Laurie Thompson

katequeenofsprouts's review against another edition

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4.0

Once again, a great mystery. However I did have a hard time with the dog deaths that started and ended the tale. Way to make me cry, Larsson.

kmmi_booklover's review against another edition

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5.0

I received The Second Deadly Sin from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. This is the 5th book in the Rebecka Martinsson series, but the first that I have read. It worked great as a standalone, and definitely left me wanting to read the first four.

Rebecka Martinsson is a prosecutor has been taken off a murder case unjustly. She begins investigating the deaths of several of the victims family members. The story switches between the current murder case and the WWI era murder of Elina Pettersson, a young school teacher. I really love that some of the side characters in this book are also very well-developed. I'm a huge fan of Swedish author Camilla Lackberg. If you like Lackberg, I think you will enjoy Larsson too.

kikuhiko's review against another edition

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5.0

J'ai dû passer outre quelques détails futiles de la vie personnelle de Rebecka puisque je n'ai pas lu les quatre livres précédents, mais cela n'a aucunement empiété sur l'histoire.

En sacrifice à Moloch est un thriller policier Suédois où passé et présent s'emmêlent, cela se passe dans une petite ville, en campagne, en hiver : tout ce que j'aime. J'ai d'abord pensé que cela parlerait réellement d'une histoire de sacrifice à un démon, mais que nenni. Je me suis bien fourvoyée. C'était encore mieux. Rien de fantaisiste, pas de démon ni de sacrifice à un Dieu vénéré, mais tout un enchaînement d'événements impactant sur plusieurs générations
Spoileret une métaphore entre Moloch et un des protagonistes que j'ai trouvé bien pensée
. J'ai beaucoup aimé.

De base, j'aime beaucoup les polars suédois, mais là encore, j'ai été agréablement surprise. Aucun défaut majeur ne m'a sauté aux yeux durant ma lecture et en même pas une journée, plus de la moitié du livre était lue.

fagerholmmm's review against another edition

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2.0

Känns inte som om en polis skulle överdriva och säga att hon har tusen flätor i håret. Replikerna känns orealistiska.

En del viktiga detaljer är svåra att uppfatta. Till exempel när offrets telefon och meddelanden diskuteras görs det int klart om det är inkommande eller utgående sms.

Berättelsen är inte sann men ibland håller den sig inte ens till verkligheten och till hur saker sköts i verkligheten.

Jag gillade att dialogerna innehåller flera ordspråk och talesätt, och ibland en tvist på dem. Dessutom är en stor del av dialogen i mera talspråklig form vilket blir en bra kontrast till resten av texten.

emma2's review against another edition

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5.0

this is the best book i’ve ever read. read it. you can’t avoid it anymore

the_library_kid's review against another edition

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5.0

My heart was in my throat in those last few chapters. That doesn't happen a lot.

repixpix's review against another edition

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2.0

Flojito.

flying_monkey's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

eswee's review against another edition

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2.0

I had high hopes for this crime thriller, as it has won a prize of best Scandinavian thriller. I don't get why though. It isn't a bad story, but it is no surprise either. There are many hints and aside from the part with Vera (which I could also see coming from afar) I had no emotions. The format was indeed good and the story on it's own was complete, but it was "just another crime thriller" to me.

lil's review against another edition

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dark mysterious medium-paced

2.5

descriptions of cruelty to dogs