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This book is mesmerizing

January 17, 2014 by Valyruh 2 Comments

  This is my first foray into the works of Swedish crime-novelist Kepler, and it was –umm — mesmerizing. The horrible slaughter of nearly an entire family leaves Detective Joona Linna determined to solve the mystery, and as readers learn right away, the highly-respected detective is always right and is famous for his “told you so”s. The problem is that no one has any idea why someone butchered the father across town, then went to the home and murdered the wife, the little girl and […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Suspense Tagged With: crime, hypnosis, mental disease, murder, psychosis, Sweden

Valyruh's CBR6 Review No:6 · Genres: Fiction, Suspense · Tags: crime, hypnosis, mental disease, murder, psychosis, Sweden ·
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Once upon a looking for Donna time….

January 11, 2014 by popcultureboy Leave a Comment

       Oh DONNA! First you blew my mind, then you broke my heart. And now, with only your third novel in 21 years, you have managed to do both. An intriguing plot and a promising start give way to bloated navel gazing for nigh on 800 pages. Full review is on my blog here.

Filed Under: Fiction, Suspense Tagged With: #CBR6, art, Cannonball Read 6, crime, disappointing, Donna Tartt, Goldfinch

popcultureboy's CBR6 Review No:2 · Genres: Fiction, Suspense · Tags: #CBR6, art, Cannonball Read 6, crime, disappointing, Donna Tartt, Goldfinch ·
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