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En septembermorgon frontalkrockar två bilar på en glest trafikerad riksväg. Kollisionen är våldsam. Tioåriga Cecilia slungas ut genom rutan och är död innan hon slår i marken. Fem år senare får kriminalkommissarie Walter Gröhn ett förbryllande fall på sitt bord - en död taxichaufför och en förövare som inte har en aning om varför han begått brottet. Det första mordet följs av fler, alla lika brutala, och alla till synes lika oförklarliga. Tillsammans med den begåvade praktikanten Jonna de Brugge från Rikspolisstyrelsens särskilda utredningsenhet börjar Walter nysta i trådar som leder både bakåt i tiden och rakt in i det svenska rättssystemets hjärta. Sanningen de närmar sig är lika osannolik som fruktansvärd och när Walter fråntas fallet ställs allting på sin spets. Snart tvingas han in i ett spel med både sin egen och Jonnas framtid som insats.
402 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published December 19, 2009
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Stefan Tegenfalk
8 books11 followersStefan Tegenfalk, born 1965 in Stockholm, Sweden, where he is currently living, makes his debut with the book Anger Mode which is the first book of a trilogy about the cynical criminal detective Walter Gröhn with the Stockholm police, and Jonna de Brugge from the Special Investigations Unit, RSU.
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May 6, 2018
This got off to a great start with an opening chapter that brought a lump to my throat. So did the rest of the book live up to expectations? Well, yes, pretty much. The plot line of people being infected with "anger" was an intriguing if not, in all honesty, a very credible one - neither was the way the culprit manages to get away with doing the dirty deed for that matter! Yet despite that apparent hindrance, Tegenfalk manages to work things into plausible enough scenarios that things didn't seem far-fetched while reading them - if that makes sense!
It helped that the characters were believable & I really liked Walter Grohn & Jonna de Brugge, both of whom I look forward to reading about again. The tone & format of the story was reminiscent of other Scandinavian crime I've read which for me could only be a good thing. I did however struggle with keeping track of all the different departments in the Swedish legal system & the acronyms but it wasn't anything that detracted from my enjoyment of the story, which I found nice & twisty with the odd touch of black humour that amused me.
Now as to the ending...I knew this was the first in a trilogy & judging by the title of book 2 "Project Nirvana" I had already suspected some link between the content of the two. However, I would have liked a more complete conclusion & worry that if this "anger" theme continues over the whole trilogy then it might stretch credibility too far & risk spoiling itself. Still I won't know till I've read them.... & read them I will ;o)
It helped that the characters were believable & I really liked Walter Grohn & Jonna de Brugge, both of whom I look forward to reading about again. The tone & format of the story was reminiscent of other Scandinavian crime I've read which for me could only be a good thing. I did however struggle with keeping track of all the different departments in the Swedish legal system & the acronyms but it wasn't anything that detracted from my enjoyment of the story, which I found nice & twisty with the odd touch of black humour that amused me.
Now as to the ending...I knew this was the first in a trilogy & judging by the title of book 2 "Project Nirvana" I had already suspected some link between the content of the two. However, I would have liked a more complete conclusion & worry that if this "anger" theme continues over the whole trilogy then it might stretch credibility too far & risk spoiling itself. Still I won't know till I've read them.... & read them I will ;o)
February 18, 2018
Odotin enemmän mutta tämä oli ihan viihdyttävä kuunneltava lenkkeilyn lomassa.
June 24, 2021
Fairly good crime novel. But it lost focus by the end.
July 11, 2012
The core plot of this book is extremely good and I enjoyed the unusual and at times exciting story, but the writing lacks style and closer editing. It jumps around a little too much, breaking the flow of the reader and I felt some dialogues were a little too long. It's a shame because this could have been a cracking book. The author has a sequel out which I hope flows a little better, I will look forward to reading and comparing.
July 30, 2024
It's hard to say which is worse in this novel, the story itself or the several mistakes by the writer (I don't say author, this is a novel by somebody who can write but not tell a good story).
The detective story year 2009 must have been somewhat poor as the Svenska Deckarakademin (The Swedish Thriller academy) says "this is without a doubt one of the best books of the year".
My opinion is that this is a somewhat failed attempt to write a thriller.
As a rule the Nordic Noir novels (especially Swedish ones) have been quite good.
And the mistakes. Tegenfalk tells how a nine ton Jumbo jet struggles in the storm - an empty jumbo jet weights some 130 tons and the takeoff weight is from 333 tons (735,000 pounds) to 440 tons (970,000 pounds). A slight mistake?
In Tegenfaks world Porche 911 Carrera Cabriolet seems to have four doors which is news to me (and to Porche too).
Desert Eagle pistol was hard to aim in semi-automatic mode; which is odd bnecause that is the only mode a semi-automatic pistol has.
Etc. Etc.
One doesn't need to be particularly educated to know things like those.
There are two more of these novels coming (trilogy says the cover sleeve). No need to read. I recommend you don't read even this one.
Suomalaisille lukijoille:
Kirjan kääntäjä Riie Heikkilä on tehnyt huolimatonta työtä. Osa virheistä johtunee yleistiedon puutteesta, osa siitä, ettei kääntäjä ole vaivautunut ottamaan selvää.
Esimerkkejä: Rangaistusoikeus on oikeasti suomeksi rikosoikeus (Straffrätt).
Mitä on "ylimerkitty asuntolaina"?
Heikkilän tekstissä syyttäjä tuomitsi (jätti syyttämättä) eikä uskaltaisi puolustaa???
Pitkään aikaan ei ole käytetty termiä rullatuoli vaan sanaa pyörätuoli - uutta Heikkilälle.
Kissalan pojat -nimitys viittaa poliiseihin, ei rosvoihin.
Avovangeilla ei ole jalkarautoja vaan jalkapanta.
Mehiläisviljelyseura??? Mehiläisiä ei viljellä, niitä kasvatetaan ja hoidetaan.
Porchessa oli Heikkilän mukaan takapeilit ja sivuovi, työkaluissa pyöränvedin?
Henkilö piti kättään taskussa olevan aseen takatukilla - takatukki on kiväärissä, pistoolissa on vain kahva. Jne.
Vihan aika
Bazar kustannus 2013
The detective story year 2009 must have been somewhat poor as the Svenska Deckarakademin (The Swedish Thriller academy) says "this is without a doubt one of the best books of the year".
My opinion is that this is a somewhat failed attempt to write a thriller.
As a rule the Nordic Noir novels (especially Swedish ones) have been quite good.
And the mistakes. Tegenfalk tells how a nine ton Jumbo jet struggles in the storm - an empty jumbo jet weights some 130 tons and the takeoff weight is from 333 tons (735,000 pounds) to 440 tons (970,000 pounds). A slight mistake?
In Tegenfaks world Porche 911 Carrera Cabriolet seems to have four doors which is news to me (and to Porche too).
Desert Eagle pistol was hard to aim in semi-automatic mode; which is odd bnecause that is the only mode a semi-automatic pistol has.
Etc. Etc.
One doesn't need to be particularly educated to know things like those.
There are two more of these novels coming (trilogy says the cover sleeve). No need to read. I recommend you don't read even this one.
Suomalaisille lukijoille:
Kirjan kääntäjä Riie Heikkilä on tehnyt huolimatonta työtä. Osa virheistä johtunee yleistiedon puutteesta, osa siitä, ettei kääntäjä ole vaivautunut ottamaan selvää.
Esimerkkejä: Rangaistusoikeus on oikeasti suomeksi rikosoikeus (Straffrätt).
Mitä on "ylimerkitty asuntolaina"?
Heikkilän tekstissä syyttäjä tuomitsi (jätti syyttämättä) eikä uskaltaisi puolustaa???
Pitkään aikaan ei ole käytetty termiä rullatuoli vaan sanaa pyörätuoli - uutta Heikkilälle.
Kissalan pojat -nimitys viittaa poliiseihin, ei rosvoihin.
Avovangeilla ei ole jalkarautoja vaan jalkapanta.
Mehiläisviljelyseura??? Mehiläisiä ei viljellä, niitä kasvatetaan ja hoidetaan.
Porchessa oli Heikkilän mukaan takapeilit ja sivuovi, työkaluissa pyöränvedin?
Henkilö piti kättään taskussa olevan aseen takatukilla - takatukki on kiväärissä, pistoolissa on vain kahva. Jne.
Vihan aika
Bazar kustannus 2013
October 13, 2023
Att hitta författare, man missat, som är klockrent superb, är en skatt, speciellt när det finns en serie.
Har lyckats bra 2023 med det....=) Hyllorna fylls av både lästa & olästa (har en förmåga att råa hitta på second hand....=)) Men, har faktiskt börjat sälja med (reklama för min försäljning) BOKBÖRSEN. Jag rekommenderar verkigen denna för att hitta böcker man vill läsa & att även sälja. Såå himla bra & smidig säljsida. Kom ihåg mig bara, det KOMMER läggas ut mer..& mer ( fred 13/10-23) Har inte ens hunnit lägga in böckerna jag läst här (startar idag, medans jag river ut hela lägenheten...haha för att rensa sortera om osv) Måste ha lite pause.=)) Har lagt mycket pengar o rätt mkt tid i år för att läsa allt möjligt inom astrologi, magi, andlighet aso, nyss båtresa = näras kryssning med vikingLine, cinderella, åkte förra året 2021 med, med min mor, efter lång covid väntan 2022 solna mässan = Harmoni EXPO, GÅ, det finns så mkt intressant, du kommer inte ångra det, kolla upp det.=) Finns nåt för alla. Går i år av stapeln denna månad, helgen 28 & 29, 180 kr inträde x 2.
Inte mkt OM boken, men så kan det få vara, har mkt annat att berätta.
Har lyckats bra 2023 med det....=) Hyllorna fylls av både lästa & olästa (har en förmåga att råa hitta på second hand....=)) Men, har faktiskt börjat sälja med (reklama för min försäljning) BOKBÖRSEN. Jag rekommenderar verkigen denna för att hitta böcker man vill läsa & att även sälja. Såå himla bra & smidig säljsida. Kom ihåg mig bara, det KOMMER läggas ut mer..& mer ( fred 13/10-23) Har inte ens hunnit lägga in böckerna jag läst här (startar idag, medans jag river ut hela lägenheten...haha för att rensa sortera om osv) Måste ha lite pause.=)) Har lagt mycket pengar o rätt mkt tid i år för att läsa allt möjligt inom astrologi, magi, andlighet aso, nyss båtresa = näras kryssning med vikingLine, cinderella, åkte förra året 2021 med, med min mor, efter lång covid väntan 2022 solna mässan = Harmoni EXPO, GÅ, det finns så mkt intressant, du kommer inte ångra det, kolla upp det.=) Finns nåt för alla. Går i år av stapeln denna månad, helgen 28 & 29, 180 kr inträde x 2.
Inte mkt OM boken, men så kan det få vara, har mkt annat att berätta.
July 3, 2022
Tämä alkoi aika perinteisenä ruotsalaisdekkarina, mutta puolivälissä juoni eksyi ihan sivuraiteille, aivan kuin kirjailija olisi yhdistänyt kaksi eri ideaa samaan kirjaan. Alkuperäisessä juonessa tekijä ja motiivi ovat koko ajan selvillä, mitään jännitystä sen suhteen ei ole. Toisessa juonessa taas ärsyttävää se, miten pihalla poliisit ovat ja kuinka ärsyttävä ja epäuskottava Martin Borg on. Loppuratkaisu on lässähdys, mitään uutta ei paljastu ja koko kirja saa miettimään, mitä kirjailija kirjallaan on tavoitellut. Ei jatkoon.
September 16, 2018
Ett gott första intryck av Tegenfalk, men lämnar mycket att önska. Plattityder serveras ständigt, det pseudointellektuella styckena i kursiv stil där man "sätts in i sinnet" hos mördaren hade kunnat skippas, och överförklarandet likaså.
Det märks att författarstilen är olika beroende på vilken karaktär det skrivs om. Styckena med Gröhn var de mest underhållande, och gör att betyget blir högre än vad det annars hade varit.
Det märks att författarstilen är olika beroende på vilken karaktär det skrivs om. Styckena med Gröhn var de mest underhållande, och gör att betyget blir högre än vad det annars hade varit.
June 19, 2019
Helppolukuinen ja "ihan kiva", mutta liian stereotyyppinen, epäuskottava ja kiusallinen tavalla, joka toi mieleen Fifty shades of greyn: en tiennyt, oliko tarkoitus nauraa kirjailijan kanssa vai oliko komiikka tahatonta.
August 12, 2017
It's obvious that the author don't know what he's writing about, in addition to the worst plot ever. Sorry. Don't even bother picking this piece up
October 20, 2024
Boken är enkelt att läsa gillar skrivstilen men den är bitvis svår att hänga med i. Lite för många personer som man får följa under bokens gång.
June 29, 2015
Good if (I hope) rather unbelievable story. A dangerous drug is in the wrong hands: a father grieving for his dead daughter has become obsessed with revenge. (We are more or less told this at the start, so not a spoiler!) A few familiar themes, including the idea of some of Sweden's special branch having unfortunate attitudes (hence words like "towelhead", which only appear in the thoughts of the corrupt special branch policeman who is so convinced that everything is an Islamist conspiracy that he completely misses the real motive). This is all a bit disjointed and there are a few cliches - the older policeman who is generally in trouble with is superiors and has a health problem, the younger woman who is a high-flier - but there are some funny moments too. This is supposed to be the first in a trilogy, and there are enough loose ends left at the end of this story to lead into the next.
May 6, 2012
What I like about this book is that it's a little bit different from the rest of the books in the same category. I also like Walter and Jonna and their friendship and I hope I'll see more in the next book!
What I disliked was the dialogues and sometimes the language. There were also a lot of people and details to remember in the first part of the book, which made the story uninteresting.
If the language would have been better, I would have given this book 3/5 but now it's 2/5 and I really hope that the next book is better than this.
What I disliked was the dialogues and sometimes the language. There were also a lot of people and details to remember in the first part of the book, which made the story uninteresting.
If the language would have been better, I would have given this book 3/5 but now it's 2/5 and I really hope that the next book is better than this.
June 9, 2013
Ruotsalaiset ne osaa tämänkin lajin.Mielenkiintoinen ja oikein luettava dekkari.Miinuksena ehkä hiukan liian monta seurattavaa henkilöhahmoa, jotka ainakin sivuhenkilöiden osalta jäivät hiukan vaillinaisiksi. Kyseessä on kuitenkin selkeästi sarjan aloitus.Varmaanikin tämän kirjan sivuhenkilöt seilkailevat myös tulevissa kirjoissa.Enpä ihmettelisi jos päähenkilöiden välillä olisi myös sukulaisuussuhde orastavan ystävyyden lisäksi.
December 3, 2011
Under gennemsnittet. Historien er ellers godt tænkt. Politiet er ganske givet en stor omgang bureaukrati, men selv bogen drukner også i bureaukrati. Alt for meget fokus bliver flyttet over på sidehistorier omkring de forskellige personer i bogen. Jeg vil dog give bogen en ekstra stjerne for de humoristiske episoder omkring bogens homoseksuelle.
February 8, 2012
This book was totally amazing great, I don't really feel a good conection to read "several crime" related books but this book was both good and sometimes funny.
I also sometimes talked to the story because I had a explanation or a thought/opinion before it was solved.
Well this book is highly recommended..
I also sometimes talked to the story because I had a explanation or a thought/opinion before it was solved.
Well this book is highly recommended..
August 25, 2013
Nappasin tämän lukulistalle jonkun naistenlehden suosituksesta, kehuivat vuoden esikoidekkariksi. En kyllä ymmärrä miksi. Juoni oli täysin kökkö ja epäuskottava ja henkilöt kierrätetty paremmista esikuvista. Tätä tuki uskomattoman huonosti kirjoitettu dialogi, joka vei viimeisenkin lukunautinnon. Tämä oli huono kirja, jopa dekkarien sarjassa.
September 22, 2014
A really disjointed book that left a xenophobic taste in my mouth. I really didn't like the use of 'towelhead' and other slurs against muslims. I think I am sick of reading the same cliche time and time again; young and hardworking female police officer and an aloof old inspector who solves every case he has because he is a prodigy.
January 3, 2015
För några år sedan läste alla de här böckerna om Walter Gröhn. Alla utom jag. Till och med sambon. Och alla älskade de dem. Jag blev ju otroligt nyfiken och köpte de tre första delarna, men de har stått där olästa i hyllan. Nu har jag äntligen läst första delen. Läs mer på http://bokslut.blogspot.se/2015/01/vr...
November 20, 2014
Nja, lite väl långsam för min smak. Det är en bra thriller, inte tu tal om det. Det innehåller det klassiska kryddan av kritik mot byråkrati och kompiskorruption inom rättssystemet här i Sverige. För jurister finns det en viss knorr att fundera över. Det är starka karaktärer i boken med nyans och bakgrund.
February 21, 2012
Poorly edited book. Sadly, this could probably have been good with more work.
The basic ideas are intriguing, but the execution is lacking.
Also, it is just boring to go with the basic old and grumpy male police and young and ambitious female police.
The basic ideas are intriguing, but the execution is lacking.
Also, it is just boring to go with the basic old and grumpy male police and young and ambitious female police.
December 9, 2012
I enjoyed this book enough to read it fairly quickly. I thought the theme could have been explored a bit more, it has more potential. I will read more of the authors books, and would recommend for a bit of escapism (isn't that we are all reading these books).
February 16, 2013
Great, steady, just what I expected when it comes to Swedish police books. Will read the second book in the series for sure. Read it in Swedish so I don't have a clue if it would translate well or not.
July 24, 2013
Njaaa.. Denna boken var sådär faktiskt. Själva handlingen tyckte jag om, den va nytänkande. Men språket var ju inte det bästa, och den va så himla rörig. Det kunde blivit en bra bok med tanke på handlingen. Synd :-(
June 27, 2011
No doubt. 100% thrilling and interesting story.
June 27, 2011
No doubt. 100% thrilling and interesting story.
February 4, 2013
Her er min bokbloggomtale av boka:
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May 16, 2013
Decent story line & characters but needed further editing & author needs to find their own style.
August 14, 2013
Well - it's not very believeable, but then I suppose most crime stories aren't.
July 2, 2014
It might deserve 3,5 stars in its current form. With a little more work, it could have gotten four stars. But I will read the next book, and I guess that's a good grade in itself.
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