The Second Deadly Sin (Hardcover)

from PennyAnne

An interesting and well-translated murder mystery. Number 5 in the series but the first one I have read. Characters have depth, the story is well told and believable. I was concerned for the main characters and intrigued by the mystery.

from booksgaloreca

This is a great book. It is part of a series, but works well as a stand-alone. It is a Scandinavian novel, so has been translated to English but that was done so well you would never notice. The plot covers two seemingly (at first) unrelated stories. Both are quite engrossing and do get tied toge...

from rvhatha

With all the rage for "Nordic Noir" these days, I'd somehow missed the work of Asa Larsson...seems like Jo Nesbo and others have gotten most of the limelight recently. This is the fifth in Larsson's series about prosecutor Rebekah Martinsson, a former Stockholm lawyer who's returned to her family...

from aztwinmom

The Second Deadly Sin is set in a remote village in northern Sweden. This is not the first in the series, but works well as a stand-alone story. The story begins with the finding of a human bone inside a bear's stomach. Later in the story, this will tie into the main story. There are two stories ...

from maneekuhi

This is the fifth in the prosecutor Rebecka Martinson of Kiruna, Sweden series. From my perspective, it is the most enjoyable, with a lighter touch - despite the title - than the previous ones, thank goodness. But, winter is approaching, there are some strange sounds out there, and then there's t...