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A-gruppen/Intercrime #1
Misterioso
Πανικός καταλαμβάνει τη σουηδική κοινωνία όταν ο ένας μετά τον άλλο δολοφονούνται οι μεγαλοεπιχειρηματίες της χώρας. Προκειμένου να διαλευκανθεί η υπόθεση το ταχύτερο δυνατόν και χωρίς άλλες απώλειες, ο Αρχηγός της Αστυνομίας συστήνει την επίλεκτη Ομάδα Άλφα. Αν και ετερόκλητο σύνολο, η ομάδα καλείται να συλλάβει τον «Δολοφόνο των Ισχυρών», που τρυπώνει στα σαλόνια τους χωρίς να αφήνει ίχνη, ακούει τζαζ παραμονεύοντας στο σκοτάδι και σκοτώνει πάντα με δύο πυροβολισμούς στο κεφάλι. Οι έρευνες οδηγούν σε διαφορετικούς δρόμους• από τις τράπεζες και την ιστιοπλοΐα ως τη ρώσικη μαφία και έναν θρυλικό αυτοσχεδιασμό του τζαζίστα Τελόνιους Μονκ … MisteriosoΜε χειρουργική ακρίβεια ο Άρνε Νταλ ανατέμνει τη σύγχρονη κοινωνική πραγματικότητα και γράφει ένα σφιχτό και συναρπαστικό αστυνομικό μυθιστόρημα, το οποίο αγαπήθηκε από εκατομμύρια αναγνώστες σε όλο τον κόσμο.
491 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1999
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About the author
Arne Dahl
68 books591 followersArne Dahl is the pen name of Jan Arnald, an internationally known Swedish crime author and literary critic.
His writing can also be seen in the Swedish newspaper Dagens Nyheter. He published Barbarer (2001) and Maria och Artur (2006) under his own name, but under his pseudonym he has written the A-gruppen (Intercrime) series, involving the A-team, a group highly trained in dealing with criminal cases in Sweden.
His writing can also be seen in the Swedish newspaper Dagens Nyheter. He published Barbarer (2001) and Maria och Artur (2006) under his own name, but under his pseudonym he has written the A-gruppen (Intercrime) series, involving the A-team, a group highly trained in dealing with criminal cases in Sweden.
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May 2, 2023
Someone is knocking off Sweden’s most rich and powerful men, one by one. Who is doing it and what is the connection among these men? Whoever it is leaves no clues behind and even removes the bullets. The only thing we know is that the person listens to a tape of Thelonious Monk’s jazz piece of the book’s title. As the case gets solved we follow several detectives and learn a bit about their personal lives. A good read.
Because the blurb on GR is in German, I ran it through Google translate:
No sooner has Paul Hjelm, inspector of the Stockholm police, been called to the special unit for particularly difficult cases than he has to deal with a cold-blooded serial killer: three innocent businessmen - executed with headshots at close range, according to a precise ritual. A first lead, which leads to a secret lodge, turns out to be a dead end. Could the Russian mafia be involved in the murders? But then the hot lead: a jazz piece with the telling title 'Misterioso.'
If you like Nordic noir, this is an author you might like to try. The Swedish novelist and journalist (b. 1963) has written two dozen crime thrillers as Arne Dahl, his pen name. These books include ten in his Intercrime series (five in English), the Opcop Quartet (all in English), and five in the Berger and Bloom series (three in English). He has also published eight books under his real name (Jan Arnald) although none of those appear to have been translated into English. Readers Digest picked him as “Europe’s Best Crime Novelist” in 2007.
In Sweden his crime series have been made into TV movies, some of which have been dubbed or subtitled in English by BBC as two series: The Bridge and Martin Beck.
Top image from a TV trailer for the Beck series from mhzchoice.com
The author from pbs.com
Because the blurb on GR is in German, I ran it through Google translate:
No sooner has Paul Hjelm, inspector of the Stockholm police, been called to the special unit for particularly difficult cases than he has to deal with a cold-blooded serial killer: three innocent businessmen - executed with headshots at close range, according to a precise ritual. A first lead, which leads to a secret lodge, turns out to be a dead end. Could the Russian mafia be involved in the murders? But then the hot lead: a jazz piece with the telling title 'Misterioso.'
If you like Nordic noir, this is an author you might like to try. The Swedish novelist and journalist (b. 1963) has written two dozen crime thrillers as Arne Dahl, his pen name. These books include ten in his Intercrime series (five in English), the Opcop Quartet (all in English), and five in the Berger and Bloom series (three in English). He has also published eight books under his real name (Jan Arnald) although none of those appear to have been translated into English. Readers Digest picked him as “Europe’s Best Crime Novelist” in 2007.
In Sweden his crime series have been made into TV movies, some of which have been dubbed or subtitled in English by BBC as two series: The Bridge and Martin Beck.
Top image from a TV trailer for the Beck series from mhzchoice.com
The author from pbs.com
March 17, 2025
A surprisingly good one, with a certain pattern, that of a thorough description of the investigations, step by step, almost like in a technical report.
The few first pages are not the most inspired ones and that's quite a pity, as some readers might quit, the story is perhaps a bit too long, some anatomical behaviors and details seem to me surplus, but the story is ok, the characters are true enough and and arouse your empathy.
That's the sign of a good book...
The few first pages are not the most inspired ones and that's quite a pity, as some readers might quit, the story is perhaps a bit too long, some anatomical behaviors and details seem to me surplus, but the story is ok, the characters are true enough and and arouse your empathy.
That's the sign of a good book...
February 27, 2024
If you are a fan of Nordic dark thrillers, that's probably the book you're looking for.
Three high-profile businessmen are assassinated in a short period of time, Stockholm is on fire and Jenny Hultin of National CID is assigned the task of putting together a special team to solve the case before the assassin/assassins strike again. If she is successful or not, you'll find at the end...
Three high-profile businessmen are assassinated in a short period of time, Stockholm is on fire and Jenny Hultin of National CID is assigned the task of putting together a special team to solve the case before the assassin/assassins strike again. If she is successful or not, you'll find at the end...
February 28, 2012
Misterioso by Arne Dahl is a unique and wonderful book. It is part mystery, part police procedural, part existential philosophy and part comedy. There is something so distinctive about this book that it resists categorization. On the surface, it is a mystery but so much of the novel lies below the surface, getting into the characters' minds and thoughts as they live their lives and work at trying to catch a serial killer.
The title of the book comes from a piece of music composed by Thelonius Monk, a famous American jazz pianist and composer, now deceased. There is a serial killer on the loose in Sweden who is killing very rich and powerful men. The killer waits for his prey in the victim's living room listening to Monk's Misterioso on the stereo and when the victim arrives he is shot in the head two times. The killer views the music as "a pantomime, a peculiar dance of death." The Swedish police put together what they call an A-Team to find this killer.
Paul Hjelm is one of those chosen for this select group. It is ironic for him as on the afternoon he was picked, he expected to be fired. He was with his colleagues that morning and there was a hostage situation in a building near police headquarters. An Estonian immigrant, here illegally, was holding a group of people in the immigration office hostage. Paul decides to take matters into his own hands and he goes into the office and shoots the man holding others hostage. Paul feels very badly about doing this and expects Internal Affairs to fire him for his impulsive action. He acted on his own without waiting for back-up. Instead of being fired, he becomes a national hero.
The group gathered to form the A-Team is very original. There is a singer - a man who used to be Mr. Sweden when he took steroids; there is a Chilean who is called black-head because he is not blonde like most Swedes; there is a woman who also sings and likes to masturbate in her office; there is a Finn who has a secrets from his past life prior to coming to Sweden; there is a pedantic idealist who loves to give his political views. The reader sees how the team interacts and gets to know one another. Hultin, the team leader, always enters the room through a mysterious door that no one knows about. Where it comes from and where it leads to is a mystery.
As the team works together, there are four victims dead. The A-Team checks out all kinds of leads including the Russian and Estonian mafia, the victims' businesses and personal lives, and they find out a lot of information. One of the victims is a pedophile, together the three of them tried to rape a woman who later committed suicide, and some of their businesses are involved in mafia corruption. "An amphetamine-babbling proprietor of a video store with private viewing booths in Norrmalm had cheerfully offered them some child porn films with Russian subtitles, even though they had shown him their police ID. He was arrested."
Paul is in the midst of a marital crisis, an existential aloneness where he and his wife of many years, Cilla, can no longer communicate and find themselves totally separate. Paul has this "dreadful, unbearable feeling that we can never really reach anyone else. Never ever, not even those closest to us. The horrifying sensation of absolute existential aloneness. And now he saw this same emotion in Cilla's eyes."
We learn about the Palme murder that is a huge deal in Sweden. It is mentioned several times in this novel. Olof Palme, the Prime Minister of Sweden, was assassinated in 1986 and the murderer was never found. The A-Group does not want to be seen as ineffective like the investigation of the Palme murder turned out to be. It is very much in the back of their minds as they search for the serial killer. When they do not have luck finding the murderer after a month "either they were doing something fundamentally wrong, or else they were dealing with another Palme murder."
We also learn about the prevalence of xenophobia in Sweden. The term black-head refers to anyone who doesn't have blond hair as do most of the Swedes. There is a great deal of prejudice against immigrants and looking like a Swede is considered very important.
"The more they got to know each other, the harder it becames to understand each other. As always." This background of existential ennui reminded me of Sartre and Camus, especially Sartre's book Nausea. Paul becomes obsessed with a mark on his cheek, most likely a common pimple. However, he worries it's melanoma and the mark takes on different shapes depending on his mood and the different crises he is facing.
Much of the dialog is tongue in cheek and I found myself laughing at the oddest moments. Tiina Nunnally did a wonderful job of translation and the book flows throughout. There is not a dull moment. It seems like the Scandinavians are having a true renaissance in crime writing and Arne Dahl is right at the top.
The title of the book comes from a piece of music composed by Thelonius Monk, a famous American jazz pianist and composer, now deceased. There is a serial killer on the loose in Sweden who is killing very rich and powerful men. The killer waits for his prey in the victim's living room listening to Monk's Misterioso on the stereo and when the victim arrives he is shot in the head two times. The killer views the music as "a pantomime, a peculiar dance of death." The Swedish police put together what they call an A-Team to find this killer.
Paul Hjelm is one of those chosen for this select group. It is ironic for him as on the afternoon he was picked, he expected to be fired. He was with his colleagues that morning and there was a hostage situation in a building near police headquarters. An Estonian immigrant, here illegally, was holding a group of people in the immigration office hostage. Paul decides to take matters into his own hands and he goes into the office and shoots the man holding others hostage. Paul feels very badly about doing this and expects Internal Affairs to fire him for his impulsive action. He acted on his own without waiting for back-up. Instead of being fired, he becomes a national hero.
The group gathered to form the A-Team is very original. There is a singer - a man who used to be Mr. Sweden when he took steroids; there is a Chilean who is called black-head because he is not blonde like most Swedes; there is a woman who also sings and likes to masturbate in her office; there is a Finn who has a secrets from his past life prior to coming to Sweden; there is a pedantic idealist who loves to give his political views. The reader sees how the team interacts and gets to know one another. Hultin, the team leader, always enters the room through a mysterious door that no one knows about. Where it comes from and where it leads to is a mystery.
As the team works together, there are four victims dead. The A-Team checks out all kinds of leads including the Russian and Estonian mafia, the victims' businesses and personal lives, and they find out a lot of information. One of the victims is a pedophile, together the three of them tried to rape a woman who later committed suicide, and some of their businesses are involved in mafia corruption. "An amphetamine-babbling proprietor of a video store with private viewing booths in Norrmalm had cheerfully offered them some child porn films with Russian subtitles, even though they had shown him their police ID. He was arrested."
Paul is in the midst of a marital crisis, an existential aloneness where he and his wife of many years, Cilla, can no longer communicate and find themselves totally separate. Paul has this "dreadful, unbearable feeling that we can never really reach anyone else. Never ever, not even those closest to us. The horrifying sensation of absolute existential aloneness. And now he saw this same emotion in Cilla's eyes."
We learn about the Palme murder that is a huge deal in Sweden. It is mentioned several times in this novel. Olof Palme, the Prime Minister of Sweden, was assassinated in 1986 and the murderer was never found. The A-Group does not want to be seen as ineffective like the investigation of the Palme murder turned out to be. It is very much in the back of their minds as they search for the serial killer. When they do not have luck finding the murderer after a month "either they were doing something fundamentally wrong, or else they were dealing with another Palme murder."
We also learn about the prevalence of xenophobia in Sweden. The term black-head refers to anyone who doesn't have blond hair as do most of the Swedes. There is a great deal of prejudice against immigrants and looking like a Swede is considered very important.
"The more they got to know each other, the harder it becames to understand each other. As always." This background of existential ennui reminded me of Sartre and Camus, especially Sartre's book Nausea. Paul becomes obsessed with a mark on his cheek, most likely a common pimple. However, he worries it's melanoma and the mark takes on different shapes depending on his mood and the different crises he is facing.
Much of the dialog is tongue in cheek and I found myself laughing at the oddest moments. Tiina Nunnally did a wonderful job of translation and the book flows throughout. There is not a dull moment. It seems like the Scandinavians are having a true renaissance in crime writing and Arne Dahl is right at the top.
June 7, 2021
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Gelungener Start in die sehr beliebte schwedische Intercrime-Krimireihe
In diesem Serieneinstieg lernen wir die Mitglieder der neugegründeten A-Gruppe (wie die Abteilung anfangs heißt) kennen, die als ersten Fall die Morden an mehreren einflußreichen schwedischen Wirtschaftsgrößen aufklären sollen.
Im Grunde handelt es sich um einen klassischen Polizeiermittlerkrimi mit sechs Ermittlern im Team, die unterschiedlicher nicht sein könnten, und einem ungewöhnlichen Chef.
Im Fokus steht der Ermittler Paul Hjelm, über den wir am meisten erfahren und aus dessen Perspektive ein Großteil des Romans erzählt wird.
Der Autor berichtet zumindest einen kleinen Teil aus dem Privatleben aller Ermittler, nur der Chef bleibt bisher außen vor. Wie zu erwarten hat jeder der Ermittler klassische Polizeiermittlerprobleme im Privatleben (z.B. eine zerbröselnde Ehe), aber auch eher ungewöhnliche und teilweise sehr amüsante Eigenheiten (z.B. der Kirchenchorsänger).
Der Erzählstil ist knapp, aber hinreichend ausführlich, und setzt eine gewisse Konzentration voraus, um der Geschichte folgen zu können.
Die immer wieder eingestreuten amüsanten Situation haben mir gut gefallen, die erotischen Anteile wären aus meiner Sicht vernachlässigbar gewesen, da sie nichts zur Geschichte beigetragen haben.
Sehr positiv aufgefallen ist mir die in der Geschichte angeführte Kritik am post-industriellen Kapitalismus und wie der Autor auf die in der schwedischen Polizei und generell der schwedischen Gesellschaft anzutreffenden Ausländerfeindlichkeit einging.
Insgesamt ein vielversprechender Einstieg in eine Krimiserie für Freunde von Ermittlerkrimis.
4 Sterne mit Tendenz zu 5 Sternen.
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Successful start to the very popular Swedish intercrime mystery series
In this first book of the series we get to know the members of the newly founded A-Gruppe (as the department is initially called), who are supposed to solve the murders of several influential Swedish economic giants as their first case.
Basically, it is a classic police procedural with six investigators on the team, who couldn't be more different, and an unusual boss.
The focus is on investigator Paul Hjelm, about whom we learn the most and from whose perspective a large part of the novel is told.
The author reports at least a small part of the private life of all investigators, only the boss has been left out so far. As expected, each of the investigators has classic police investigator problems in their private life (e.g. a crumbling marriage), but also rather unusual and sometimes very amusing peculiarities (e.g. the church choir singer).
The narrative style is concise, but sufficiently detailed, and requires a certain concentration in order to be able to follow the story.
I liked the amusing situations that were frequently interspersed, the erotic parts would have been negligible from my point of view, as they did not contribute anything to the story.
I was very impressed by the criticism of post-industrial capitalism cited in the story and how the author responded to the xenophobia found in the Swedish police and in Swedish society in general.
All in all, a very promising start into a mystery series for friends of police procedurals.
4 stars with a tendency to 5 stars.
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Gelungener Start in die sehr beliebte schwedische Intercrime-Krimireihe
In diesem Serieneinstieg lernen wir die Mitglieder der neugegründeten A-Gruppe (wie die Abteilung anfangs heißt) kennen, die als ersten Fall die Morden an mehreren einflußreichen schwedischen Wirtschaftsgrößen aufklären sollen.
Im Grunde handelt es sich um einen klassischen Polizeiermittlerkrimi mit sechs Ermittlern im Team, die unterschiedlicher nicht sein könnten, und einem ungewöhnlichen Chef.
Im Fokus steht der Ermittler Paul Hjelm, über den wir am meisten erfahren und aus dessen Perspektive ein Großteil des Romans erzählt wird.
Der Autor berichtet zumindest einen kleinen Teil aus dem Privatleben aller Ermittler, nur der Chef bleibt bisher außen vor. Wie zu erwarten hat jeder der Ermittler klassische Polizeiermittlerprobleme im Privatleben (z.B. eine zerbröselnde Ehe), aber auch eher ungewöhnliche und teilweise sehr amüsante Eigenheiten (z.B. der Kirchenchorsänger).
Der Erzählstil ist knapp, aber hinreichend ausführlich, und setzt eine gewisse Konzentration voraus, um der Geschichte folgen zu können.
Die immer wieder eingestreuten amüsanten Situation haben mir gut gefallen, die erotischen Anteile wären aus meiner Sicht vernachlässigbar gewesen, da sie nichts zur Geschichte beigetragen haben.
Sehr positiv aufgefallen ist mir die in der Geschichte angeführte Kritik am post-industriellen Kapitalismus und wie der Autor auf die in der schwedischen Polizei und generell der schwedischen Gesellschaft anzutreffenden Ausländerfeindlichkeit einging.
Insgesamt ein vielversprechender Einstieg in eine Krimiserie für Freunde von Ermittlerkrimis.
4 Sterne mit Tendenz zu 5 Sternen.
---------------------
Successful start to the very popular Swedish intercrime mystery series
In this first book of the series we get to know the members of the newly founded A-Gruppe (as the department is initially called), who are supposed to solve the murders of several influential Swedish economic giants as their first case.
Basically, it is a classic police procedural with six investigators on the team, who couldn't be more different, and an unusual boss.
The focus is on investigator Paul Hjelm, about whom we learn the most and from whose perspective a large part of the novel is told.
The author reports at least a small part of the private life of all investigators, only the boss has been left out so far. As expected, each of the investigators has classic police investigator problems in their private life (e.g. a crumbling marriage), but also rather unusual and sometimes very amusing peculiarities (e.g. the church choir singer).
The narrative style is concise, but sufficiently detailed, and requires a certain concentration in order to be able to follow the story.
I liked the amusing situations that were frequently interspersed, the erotic parts would have been negligible from my point of view, as they did not contribute anything to the story.
I was very impressed by the criticism of post-industrial capitalism cited in the story and how the author responded to the xenophobia found in the Swedish police and in Swedish society in general.
All in all, a very promising start into a mystery series for friends of police procedurals.
4 stars with a tendency to 5 stars.
February 17, 2020
Detective Paul Hjelm finds himself in a hostage situation, and for the first time in his life, shoots someone, after feigning being unarmed. Hailed as a hero by the press, his tactics are under review by the police department; however, he is asked to join a task force of misfits to capture someone who is methodically killing high-profile business leaders in Sweden: breaking into their homes at night, listening to Thelonious Monk’s jazz classic Misterioso, and firing two bullets into their heads, even taking the bullets with him. A bit meandering, with a substantial focus on the detectives personal lives and their quirks.
July 8, 2013
Please Note: I read and reviewed this book in May, 2011 from a copy I received from the Amazon Vine program in exchange for an honest review. Just adding formatting and that disclosure. All opinions are my own.
About the Book: Misterioso is the first in the A-Group series from Arne Dahl, a published author in his native Sweden. You can tell he is an experienced writer by how smoothly this story runs, and by how it sucks you in and keeps you in. Originally published in 1999 in Sweden, it has now been released in the U.S.
My Synopsis: Paul Hjelm arrived on the scene of a hostage situation - an ethnic Kosovor Albanian who, with his family, had been in Sweden a long time, but now due to a legislative ruling he was due to be exported back to Albanian. Hjelm, wanting to make sure the hostage taker would not be killed, rushed in and talked his way into the office, then shot the Kosovor in the arm to cause him to drop the shotgun he was holding.
Hjelm was in the process of being investigated by Internal Affairs and certain that he was going to be fired when, instead, he is brought into a new, elite team of detectives whose sole duty would be to track the worst murderers and serial killers across Sweden, starting with one who is targeting businessmen across Sweden.
My Thoughts: One of the best things about this novel is the extreme care taken to give each of the characters a strong background and various motivations. While they occasionally clash, especially in the early days, the team soon becomes cohesive and close-knit. There are some truly funny moments in this book, too, which I always enjoy. This is a fast-paced book, with lots of twists and turns and the killer is kept mysterious until well toward the end. This is definitely a book that any lovers of thrillers, mystery and suspense will enjoy - don't miss it!
About the Book: Misterioso is the first in the A-Group series from Arne Dahl, a published author in his native Sweden. You can tell he is an experienced writer by how smoothly this story runs, and by how it sucks you in and keeps you in. Originally published in 1999 in Sweden, it has now been released in the U.S.
My Synopsis: Paul Hjelm arrived on the scene of a hostage situation - an ethnic Kosovor Albanian who, with his family, had been in Sweden a long time, but now due to a legislative ruling he was due to be exported back to Albanian. Hjelm, wanting to make sure the hostage taker would not be killed, rushed in and talked his way into the office, then shot the Kosovor in the arm to cause him to drop the shotgun he was holding.
Hjelm was in the process of being investigated by Internal Affairs and certain that he was going to be fired when, instead, he is brought into a new, elite team of detectives whose sole duty would be to track the worst murderers and serial killers across Sweden, starting with one who is targeting businessmen across Sweden.
My Thoughts: One of the best things about this novel is the extreme care taken to give each of the characters a strong background and various motivations. While they occasionally clash, especially in the early days, the team soon becomes cohesive and close-knit. There are some truly funny moments in this book, too, which I always enjoy. This is a fast-paced book, with lots of twists and turns and the killer is kept mysterious until well toward the end. This is definitely a book that any lovers of thrillers, mystery and suspense will enjoy - don't miss it!
September 28, 2016
Το πρώτο βιβλίο της σειράς έχει αρκετά καλή υπόθεση όμως δεν με ενθουσίασε και τόσο. Έχοντας διαβάσει πρώτα το 4ο βιβλίο -το οποίο βρήκα περισσότερο ενδιαφέρον- λέω σίγουρα πως θα διαβάσω και τα υπόλοιπα.
Δεν είναι τόσο ο γρίφος του βιβλίου για τον δολοφόνο, όσο το πως κινούνται οι πρωταγωνιστές γύρω από τα στοιχεία που παρουσιάζονται.
Αυτό το βιβλίο κυρίως εστιάζεται στον Πολ Γελμ -μαθαίνουμε όμως ταυτόχρονα και για άλλα μέλη της ομάδας- τον οποίο τον βρίσκω εκνευριστικό. Ψέματα, δεν είναι εκνευριστικός ούτε τον αντιπαθώ, δεν μπορώ να τον καταλάβω απλώς.
μεσήλικας που βαριέται στον γάμο του; που καταλαβαίνει τον ψυχισμό ενός δολοφόνου αλλά δεν κάνει την παραμικρή προσπάθεια να καταλάβει την γυναίκα του; κάνει δεσμό -χωρίς να το καταλάβει!- με τη συνάδελφό του.
Δεν ξέρω! Δεν τον καταλαβαίνω ειλικρινά, δεν βρίσκω το παραμικρό ενδιαφέρον για τον τύπο! Αντιθέτως θέλω να γνωρίσω περισσότερα κάποια άλλα μέλη της ομάδας.
Η υπόθεση δεν είναι γρήγορη και κάπου λίγο στο μισό το βιβλίο κάνει κοιλιά αλλά δεν χάνει κανείς εύκολα το ενδιαφέρον του. Στο βιβλίο ξεχειλίζουν ήχοι από τζαζ μουσική και αυτή είναι η ευχάριστη νότα του!
Νομίζω είναι αρκετά μέτριο προς το καλό.
Δεν είναι τόσο ο γρίφος του βιβλίου για τον δολοφόνο, όσο το πως κινούνται οι πρωταγωνιστές γύρω από τα στοιχεία που παρουσιάζονται.
Αυτό το βιβλίο κυρίως εστιάζεται στον Πολ Γελμ -μαθαίνουμε όμως ταυτόχρονα και για άλλα μέλη της ομάδας- τον οποίο τον βρίσκω εκνευριστικό. Ψέματα, δεν είναι εκνευριστικός ούτε τον αντιπαθώ, δεν μπορώ να τον καταλάβω απλώς.
μεσήλικας που βαριέται στον γάμο του; που καταλαβαίνει τον ψυχισμό ενός δολοφόνου αλλά δεν κάνει την παραμικρή προσπάθεια να καταλάβει την γυναίκα του; κάνει δεσμό -χωρίς να το καταλάβει!- με τη συνάδελφό του.
Δεν ξέρω! Δεν τον καταλαβαίνω ειλικρινά, δεν βρίσκω το παραμικρό ενδιαφέρον για τον τύπο! Αντιθέτως θέλω να γνωρίσω περισσότερα κάποια άλλα μέλη της ομάδας.
Η υπόθεση δεν είναι γρήγορη και κάπου λίγο στο μισό το βιβλίο κάνει κοιλιά αλλά δεν χάνει κανείς εύκολα το ενδιαφέρον του. Στο βιβλίο ξεχειλίζουν ήχοι από τζαζ μουσική και αυτή είναι η ευχάριστη νότα του!
Νομίζω είναι αρκετά μέτριο προς το καλό.
October 30, 2018
Si, bueno.... eso es esta historia, todo un misterio para mi pobre cerebro.
Primero, no se porque la serie se llama Pual Hjelm o porque lo considera el autor como él personaje principal, cuando lo único que tiene como principal en esta historia, es que es del único que nos enteremos de su vida personal, fuera de eso, es un miembro mas de un grupo de Elite y tampoco es que sea el mas brillante, ni el mas importante, ni siquiera cae bien.
Una historia sobre la investigación de varios asesinatos de industriales en Suecia, abren un grupo de Elite de la policia criminal para investigar el caso, al que llaman Grupo A.
Es que como les explico lo confuso de toda la historia, de toda la disque investigación, que no tenía pies con bola, que no tenia conexión por ningún lado, que por mas que intente seguirle el hilo al escritor en sus elucubraciones de mezclar la mafia rusa, con temas financieros complejos, con sociedades secretas y eso sumado a que entre todo esto nos platicaba de la soledad de Hjelm, de un grano en su cara, de una situación matrimonial que esta a pique, pero no sabe uno ni porque, ni tampoco realmente cual es el verdadero problema, ah! pero el tal Hjelm es un calenturiento que desea a su mujer y a una compañera de trabajo con la que tiene (o no) relaciones sexuales y que luego termina con que la violaron y pidiéndole perdón a Hjelm y por Dios si alguien lee el libro que me explique porque no entendí nada.
Para que terminemos con un asesino que no tiene nada que ver con lo anterior, pero que finalmente toda la investigación destapa cosas de la policía y de los empresarios, en fin, que fue larga, confusa, me mantuve perdida entre tanto nombre raro, metió a tantos personajes en la historia, a tantos sospechosos, ah! pero eso si, el verdadero culpable no se menciona si no hasta el final, por que claro, nos pasamos todo el libro viendo pasar sospechosos, ramas diferentes de investigación, largas hasta el cansancio, platicas sin sentido entre los miembros del grupo Elite, pero el mentado asesino es un Don nadie y dan con él de la manera mas estúpida del mundo, y dan con él pero no le dicen a nadie, entonces hay mas muertos.
Bueno ya no les digo mas, honestamente me costo un triunfo terminarlo y solo lo hice porque ya que iba por la mitad, caramba, me merecía saber quien era el asesino y que carajos pintaba el tal Hjelm en la historia.
Yo no lo recomendaría, pero claro, en estos temas en gustos se rompen géneros, así que, lo dejo en sus manos.
Primero, no se porque la serie se llama Pual Hjelm o porque lo considera el autor como él personaje principal, cuando lo único que tiene como principal en esta historia, es que es del único que nos enteremos de su vida personal, fuera de eso, es un miembro mas de un grupo de Elite y tampoco es que sea el mas brillante, ni el mas importante, ni siquiera cae bien.
Una historia sobre la investigación de varios asesinatos de industriales en Suecia, abren un grupo de Elite de la policia criminal para investigar el caso, al que llaman Grupo A.
Es que como les explico lo confuso de toda la historia, de toda la disque investigación, que no tenía pies con bola, que no tenia conexión por ningún lado, que por mas que intente seguirle el hilo al escritor en sus elucubraciones de mezclar la mafia rusa, con temas financieros complejos, con sociedades secretas y eso sumado a que entre todo esto nos platicaba de la soledad de Hjelm, de un grano en su cara, de una situación matrimonial que esta a pique, pero no sabe uno ni porque, ni tampoco realmente cual es el verdadero problema, ah! pero el tal Hjelm es un calenturiento que desea a su mujer y a una compañera de trabajo con la que tiene (o no) relaciones sexuales y que luego termina con que la violaron y pidiéndole perdón a Hjelm y por Dios si alguien lee el libro que me explique porque no entendí nada.
Para que terminemos con un asesino que no tiene nada que ver con lo anterior, pero que finalmente toda la investigación destapa cosas de la policía y de los empresarios, en fin, que fue larga, confusa, me mantuve perdida entre tanto nombre raro, metió a tantos personajes en la historia, a tantos sospechosos, ah! pero eso si, el verdadero culpable no se menciona si no hasta el final, por que claro, nos pasamos todo el libro viendo pasar sospechosos, ramas diferentes de investigación, largas hasta el cansancio, platicas sin sentido entre los miembros del grupo Elite, pero el mentado asesino es un Don nadie y dan con él de la manera mas estúpida del mundo, y dan con él pero no le dicen a nadie, entonces hay mas muertos.
Bueno ya no les digo mas, honestamente me costo un triunfo terminarlo y solo lo hice porque ya que iba por la mitad, caramba, me merecía saber quien era el asesino y que carajos pintaba el tal Hjelm en la historia.
Yo no lo recomendaría, pero claro, en estos temas en gustos se rompen géneros, así que, lo dejo en sus manos.
December 17, 2020
3.5 stars. Been to long since I've read swedish crime novels, I am from Sweden after all. This was a decent example of a good crime novel. Found the plot moved with a good pace and was interesting enough to stay motivated to read. Was not the greatest but will definitely read more in this series, was compelling enough
August 8, 2011
Between a 3.5 and a 3.75, rounded up.
Misterioso is very different from normal Scandinavian crime fare, but still good. I liked it, with a couple of reservations (see below).
Misterioso is another fine example of Scandinavian crime fiction, this time more of a police procedural with a few twists and turns along the way. There is definitely no measure of cutesiness to be found in this book -- it's police work through and through, and some of the scenes are a bit violent. At the end of the book, there's a page that says that Misterioso is the first book in the Intercrime trilogy, but looking at Wikipedia, I see that there are actually eleven novels in this series, one prior to this one.
The main focus of this novel is a group called (for lack of a better term) the "A-Unit," which is "top, top secret," answering only to the National Criminal Police (NCP). Each member of the A-Unit is "in a position of higher authority" than those who come to his or her assistance, be it the Stockholm Police or the NCP itself. The unit was formed largely because of the frustration over the failed attempts to solve the real-life case of the murder of Olof Palme after years of investigations that got nowhere for a number of different reasons. The A-Unit is desperately needed at the moment: a serial killer is out there committing a series of crimes labeled by the press as "The Power Murders," so named because he or she is targeting some of Sweden's high-powered business leaders. This is a top-priority case. The killer leaves very little behind: two bullets, removed from the wall after the deed is done. Then he sits back on the sofa and listens to the Theolonius Monk song "Misterioso" on tape. The A-Unit must stop the killer before he can strike again, a task easier said than done, because of the number of investigative paths the Unit is following.
The main character of the novel is Paul Hjelm, whose career is about to be trashed after he intervenes in a hostage situation. A Kosovar Albanian man is holed up at the Immigration office, angry because after he and his family waited for years for their citizenship, he recently found out he was being deported and snapped. Although Hjelm is hailed by the press as a hero, his department wonders if he's got a racist, anti-immigrant bent, which in Sweden's current political climate, would look bad for the police department. As Hjelm waits for the curtain to come down on his career as he is made an example of, he is snatched up by the NCP and dropped into the A-Unit, where he works with some of the best crime-fighting minds in the country.
Misterioso is well-written, the characters are interesting with varied personalities, especially the crew of the A-Unit: they're all flawed in some way, as humans normally are and they have egos and differences that must be put aside to work together. They learn from each other as well, especially Hjelm, who for example, by dint of having to share an office with the only "blackhead," Jorge Chavez, he comes to realize that perhaps he's not as racially unbiased as he believes. And then there's Söderstedt, whose reports sometimes diverge into tangential revelations about the economic or political woes of the country á la Sjowall and Wahloo. Sometimes the group members use less than savory methods to get what they want from suspects or from people they're interviewing -- the special weapon of the Unit's leader is a killer head butt -- and the members of the group often take advantage of their status as being higher in authority than everyone to get what they want. I don't know if I agree with that, but then again, the author could have made the Unit do worse things than they did to produce results. And it's probably a realistic scenario.
I liked Misterioso, and would definitely recommend it, not just to fans of Scandinavian crime fiction, but to anyone who likes police procedurals. If you're looking for a suspense-filled, action-packed adventure, well, there is some of that in places, but largely it's a lot of tedious police work: stakeouts, going through records, following up leads, talking to witnesses etc -- all quite well portrayed by the author. I had just one small niggle here: I like the team approach, but with so many characters it's hard to really engage with more than just a few of them. Not that this is a deal breaker, but outside of the main characters, you get a few snippets here and there that don't really give the reader more than a bare-bones outline of who these people really are. And finally, not a complaint, but if you're a bit prudish you might want to gloss over some of the racy bits, although they're not prolonged to any great length, which is always a definite plus, as I hate sex as filler or something unnecessary that needs to be in the book to sell it.
Overall, with the abundance of red herrings, the story hooks you, then lets you run and play with the bait for awhile before reeling you in at the finish. Misterioso definitely held my interest, tempting me to stay up all night and finish it, and I'll be eagerly awaiting Dahl's next novel.
Misterioso is very different from normal Scandinavian crime fare, but still good. I liked it, with a couple of reservations (see below).
Misterioso is another fine example of Scandinavian crime fiction, this time more of a police procedural with a few twists and turns along the way. There is definitely no measure of cutesiness to be found in this book -- it's police work through and through, and some of the scenes are a bit violent. At the end of the book, there's a page that says that Misterioso is the first book in the Intercrime trilogy, but looking at Wikipedia, I see that there are actually eleven novels in this series, one prior to this one.
The main focus of this novel is a group called (for lack of a better term) the "A-Unit," which is "top, top secret," answering only to the National Criminal Police (NCP). Each member of the A-Unit is "in a position of higher authority" than those who come to his or her assistance, be it the Stockholm Police or the NCP itself. The unit was formed largely because of the frustration over the failed attempts to solve the real-life case of the murder of Olof Palme after years of investigations that got nowhere for a number of different reasons. The A-Unit is desperately needed at the moment: a serial killer is out there committing a series of crimes labeled by the press as "The Power Murders," so named because he or she is targeting some of Sweden's high-powered business leaders. This is a top-priority case. The killer leaves very little behind: two bullets, removed from the wall after the deed is done. Then he sits back on the sofa and listens to the Theolonius Monk song "Misterioso" on tape. The A-Unit must stop the killer before he can strike again, a task easier said than done, because of the number of investigative paths the Unit is following.
The main character of the novel is Paul Hjelm, whose career is about to be trashed after he intervenes in a hostage situation. A Kosovar Albanian man is holed up at the Immigration office, angry because after he and his family waited for years for their citizenship, he recently found out he was being deported and snapped. Although Hjelm is hailed by the press as a hero, his department wonders if he's got a racist, anti-immigrant bent, which in Sweden's current political climate, would look bad for the police department. As Hjelm waits for the curtain to come down on his career as he is made an example of, he is snatched up by the NCP and dropped into the A-Unit, where he works with some of the best crime-fighting minds in the country.
Misterioso is well-written, the characters are interesting with varied personalities, especially the crew of the A-Unit: they're all flawed in some way, as humans normally are and they have egos and differences that must be put aside to work together. They learn from each other as well, especially Hjelm, who for example, by dint of having to share an office with the only "blackhead," Jorge Chavez, he comes to realize that perhaps he's not as racially unbiased as he believes. And then there's Söderstedt, whose reports sometimes diverge into tangential revelations about the economic or political woes of the country á la Sjowall and Wahloo. Sometimes the group members use less than savory methods to get what they want from suspects or from people they're interviewing -- the special weapon of the Unit's leader is a killer head butt -- and the members of the group often take advantage of their status as being higher in authority than everyone to get what they want. I don't know if I agree with that, but then again, the author could have made the Unit do worse things than they did to produce results. And it's probably a realistic scenario.
I liked Misterioso, and would definitely recommend it, not just to fans of Scandinavian crime fiction, but to anyone who likes police procedurals. If you're looking for a suspense-filled, action-packed adventure, well, there is some of that in places, but largely it's a lot of tedious police work: stakeouts, going through records, following up leads, talking to witnesses etc -- all quite well portrayed by the author. I had just one small niggle here: I like the team approach, but with so many characters it's hard to really engage with more than just a few of them. Not that this is a deal breaker, but outside of the main characters, you get a few snippets here and there that don't really give the reader more than a bare-bones outline of who these people really are. And finally, not a complaint, but if you're a bit prudish you might want to gloss over some of the racy bits, although they're not prolonged to any great length, which is always a definite plus, as I hate sex as filler or something unnecessary that needs to be in the book to sell it.
Overall, with the abundance of red herrings, the story hooks you, then lets you run and play with the bait for awhile before reeling you in at the finish. Misterioso definitely held my interest, tempting me to stay up all night and finish it, and I'll be eagerly awaiting Dahl's next novel.
June 11, 2016
Πρόκειται για το πρώτο βιβλίο της σειράς που ουσιαστικά συστήνει την Ομάδα Α στους αναγνώστες.
Επίλεκτη ομάδα αστυνομικών, με τα προβλήματα της, συνολικά και ατομικά, που όμως κατορθώνει να δουλεύει με σύμπνοια και αλληλοεπικάλυψη.
Τα έφερε έτσι η τύχη να το διαβάσω τέταρτο στη σειρά. Τα κακά του ανακατεμένου διαβάσματος αλλά, κρίνοντας εκ των υστέρων, δεν έχασα και κάτι ιδιαίτερο.
Κατώτερο του "Μπλουζ της Ευρώπης" (#4) και του "Μίσος και Αίμα" (#3) αλλά καλύτερο από το "Κινέζικοι Ψίθυροι"(Opcop #1).
Η πλοκή είναι σύνθετη, όπως και σε όλα τα βιβλία του συγγραφέα. Ξεκινάς από κάπου και στο τέλος έχοντας διανύσει ηπείρους εξελίξεων, καταλήγεις στο απάνεμο λιμανάκι του τέλους. Για να περιγράψεις το ταξίδι σου χρειάζεται να κρατάς σημειώσεις. Κλείνοντας το βιβλίο, μπορεί και να μη θυμάσαι λεπτομέρειες ή και το σύνολο της πλοκής. Αλλά σου έμεινε το ωραίο ταξίδι!
Ο αναγνώστης που θα ξεκινήσει από αυτό το πρώτο βιβλίο, θα πρέπει να ξέρει εκ των προτέρων ότι θα δυσκολευτεί με τα σουηδικά ονόματα. Συνεχίζοντας με τα υπόλοιπα βιβλία της σειράς, θα φανεί χρήσιμος ένας μικρός κατάλογος με τα ονόματα της Ομάδας, μια που χρησιμοποιούνται εναλλάξ μικρά και μεγάλα, δημιουργώντας μερικές φορές ένα τόσο δα κομφουζιάκι.
Το καλύτερο με τα βιβλία του Dahl είναι τα κοινωνικά του σχόλια, στο σύνολο τους απαισιόδοξα. Και να σκεφτείς ότι ζει και γράφει, σε μια, αν όχι ιδανική, ζηλευτή κοινωνία. Σε ένα σημείο του βιβλίου του, θα μπορούσε να περάσει για Έλληνας συγγραφέας των πρόσφατων ετών της κρίσης :
" Ο υπόκοσμος με την κλασσική έννοια του όρου είχε αρ��ίσει να αποτελεί ξεπερασμένη υπόθεση. Η μεγάλη βία ασκούνταν από άλλες ομάδες, πάνω απ΄όλα στους κόλπους της οικογένειας, στην πραγματική εστία βίας της κοινωνίας, η οποία αποτελούσε και τον αέναο παραλήπτη των απογοητεύσεων της ενήλικης ζωής. Οι κλοπές γίνονταν αποκλειστικά από ναρκομανείς και οι ληστείες από παράξενες παραστρατιωτικές οργανώσεις που έφεραν συχνά και τη σφραγίδα του ρατσιστή, προκειμένου να χρηματοδοτούν τη δική τους δραστηριότητα, ενώ οι απάτες αποτελούσαν πλέον κλάδο του τομέα υπηρεσιών όπως και κάθε άλλου κλάδου γενικότερα. Η απόγνωση και η απογοήτευση ευημερούσαν όσο ποτέ άλλοτε, σε μια κοινωνία όπου ορδές νέων είχαν εξοβελιστεί από την αγορά εργασίας, δίχως καν να τους επιτραπεί να πάρουν έστω και μυρωδιά από το τί εστί εργασία."
Πολύ καλή η επιμέλεια (αν και δεν υπήρχε ανάλογη μνεία) και η μετάφραση του Γρηγόρη Κονδύλη.
Επίλεκτη ομάδα αστυνομικών, με τα προβλήματα της, συνολικά και ατομικά, που όμως κατορθώνει να δουλεύει με σύμπνοια και αλληλοεπικάλυψη.
Τα έφερε έτσι η τύχη να το διαβάσω τέταρτο στη σειρά. Τα κακά του ανακατεμένου διαβάσματος αλλά, κρίνοντας εκ των υστέρων, δεν έχασα και κάτι ιδιαίτερο.
Κατώτερο του "Μπλουζ της Ευρώπης" (#4) και του "Μίσος και Αίμα" (#3) αλλά καλύτερο από το "Κινέζικοι Ψίθυροι"(Opcop #1).
Η πλοκή είναι σύνθετη, όπως και σε όλα τα βιβλία του συγγραφέα. Ξεκινάς από κάπου και στο τέλος έχοντας διανύσει ηπείρους εξελίξεων, καταλήγεις στο απάνεμο λιμανάκι του τέλους. Για να περιγράψεις το ταξίδι σου χρειάζεται να κρατάς σημειώσεις. Κλείνοντας το βιβλίο, μπορεί και να μη θυμάσαι λεπτομέρειες ή και το σύνολο της πλοκής. Αλλά σου έμεινε το ωραίο ταξίδι!
Ο αναγνώστης που θα ξεκινήσει από αυτό το πρώτο βιβλίο, θα πρέπει να ξέρει εκ των προτέρων ότι θα δυσκολευτεί με τα σουηδικά ονόματα. Συνεχίζοντας με τα υπόλοιπα βιβλία της σειράς, θα φανεί χρήσιμος ένας μικρός κατάλογος με τα ονόματα της Ομάδας, μια που χρησιμοποιούνται εναλλάξ μικρά και μεγάλα, δημιουργώντας μερικές φορές ένα τόσο δα κομφουζιάκι.
Το καλύτερο με τα βιβλία του Dahl είναι τα κοινωνικά του σχόλια, στο σύνολο τους απαισιόδοξα. Και να σκεφτείς ότι ζει και γράφει, σε μια, αν όχι ιδανική, ζηλευτή κοινωνία. Σε ένα σημείο του βιβλίου του, θα μπορούσε να περάσει για Έλληνας συγγραφέας των πρόσφατων ετών της κρίσης :
" Ο υπόκοσμος με την κλασσική έννοια του όρου είχε αρ��ίσει να αποτελεί ξεπερασμένη υπόθεση. Η μεγάλη βία ασκούνταν από άλλες ομάδες, πάνω απ΄όλα στους κόλπους της οικογένειας, στην πραγματική εστία βίας της κοινωνίας, η οποία αποτελούσε και τον αέναο παραλήπτη των απογοητεύσεων της ενήλικης ζωής. Οι κλοπές γίνονταν αποκλειστικά από ναρκομανείς και οι ληστείες από παράξενες παραστρατιωτικές οργανώσεις που έφεραν συχνά και τη σφραγίδα του ρατσιστή, προκειμένου να χρηματοδοτούν τη δική τους δραστηριότητα, ενώ οι απάτες αποτελούσαν πλέον κλάδο του τομέα υπηρεσιών όπως και κάθε άλλου κλάδου γενικότερα. Η απόγνωση και η απογοήτευση ευημερούσαν όσο ποτέ άλλοτε, σε μια κοινωνία όπου ορδές νέων είχαν εξοβελιστεί από την αγορά εργασίας, δίχως καν να τους επιτραπεί να πάρουν έστω και μυρωδιά από το τί εστί εργασία."
Πολύ καλή η επιμέλεια (αν και δεν υπήρχε ανάλογη μνεία) και η μετάφραση του Γρηγόρη Κονδύλη.
August 25, 2016
This is a police proceedural crime novel. The story is about a special team that is assembled to find out who is killing prominent businessmen in Sweden. I enjoyed the beginning & ending of the story, but found the middle just too dry. The crime team spent quite a bit of time examining each of victims' connections to each other through their corporations, subsidiaries & holding companies, along with the boards they sat on, and on their potential connections to the Russian &Estonian mafia.
The numerous characters, corporations & how they they were all connected was a little confusing. I stopped reading for a couple of days because I just found the going too slow at the half way point. Although the story dragged at this point, there was some humour sprinkled throughout which encouraged me to finish the book. Not sure if I'll read any more of this series but I will look for the dvd of the tv series :-)
October 3, 2016
Too many characters and a plot with too many convolutions.
Jazz fans may have an interest in reading this because Thelonious Monk's 1958 Five Spot recording of "Misterioso" (with a bootlegged addition) plays a part in the book. I have the feeling that Arne Dahl is a jazz fan who used his musical interests as a part of the novel, though I could be way off base about that. It did seem a bit far fetched to me that two police officers would have the same interest, but perhaps I just don't know enough police officers - and no Scandinavian police officers.
Jazz fans may have an interest in reading this because Thelonious Monk's 1958 Five Spot recording of "Misterioso" (with a bootlegged addition) plays a part in the book. I have the feeling that Arne Dahl is a jazz fan who used his musical interests as a part of the novel, though I could be way off base about that. It did seem a bit far fetched to me that two police officers would have the same interest, but perhaps I just don't know enough police officers - and no Scandinavian police officers.
November 6, 2017
Sarà forse colpa mia, ma questo libro per me è illeggibile. L'ho abbandonato a pagina 100. La vicenda è assurdamente complicata. Quello che mi ha più disturbato è il numero di personaggi che entrano nella storia, presentati ciascuno con nome e cognome. Fino a pagina 100 ne ho contati 63, con alcune omonime e molti nomi fra loro simili e difficili da ricordare. Alla lista dei nomi dei personaggi va sommata la dovizia dei nomi di strade, piazze, svincoli, incroci ecc., dato che spesso gli spostamenti vengono descritti con dettagli da TomTom. Aggiungiamo anche società che si intersecano in un giochi scatole cinesi. Insomma, un guazzabuglio. Inoltre: personaggi infantili e mal delineati, velleità di inserire un tema sociale.
December 8, 2025
alle straatnamen noemen zodra iemand in een auto stapt was misschien overdreven, en de relaties met vrouwen zijn een beetje dubieus
October 9, 2016
Το πρώτο βιβλίο του Arne Dahl με ήρωες τα μέλη της Ομάδας Α αποτελεί ένα πολλά υποσχόμενο ξεκίνημα μιας σειράς βιβλίων,που πλέον έχει φτάσει να αριθμεί 11 τίτλους.
Η δολοφονία ισχυρών προσώπων του επιχειρηματικού κόσμου στην Σουηδία είναι η αφορμή για να δημιουργηθεί αυτή η ιδιαίτερη ομάδα,που αποτελείται από 6 μέλη κι έναν υπεύθυνο οργάνωσης και συντονισμού τους. Στο πρώτο βιβλίο ο χαρακτήρας με τον οποίο ασχολείται περισσότερο ο συγγραφέας είναι ο Πολ Γελμ,αν και σταδιακά μας συστήνει και εκείνους των υπολοίπων μελών της ομάδας. Ο καθένας τους έχει το δικό του ιδιαίτερο τρόπο σκέψης και συμπεριφοράς, που είναι πολλές φορές εκ διαμέτρου αντίθετος από αυτόν των άλλων, αλλά αυτό είναι που κάνει το βιβλίο ακόμα πιο ενδιαφέρον. Το να βλέπεις πώς αυτοί οι 6 άνθρωποι, που ο καθένας έχει διαφορετικό παρελθόν, ιδέες και νοοτροπίες, αναγκάζονται να συνυπάρξουν και να συνεργαστούν προκειμένου να λύσουν την υπόθεση και να προλάβουν το επόμενο έγκλημα.
Στο "Misterioso" επίσης τοποθετούνται οι βάσεις που αφορούν τους ήρωες και που οπωσδήποτε θα αναπτυχθούν στα επόμενα βιβλία. Όταν η υπόθεση λύνεται επιτέλους, η τύχη της ομάδας είναι αμφίβολη. Ο αναγνώστης όμως ξέρει πως τελικά θα διατηρηθεί ως έχει και πως έχει πολύ δρόμο ακόμα μπροστά της, αρκετά εγκλήματα ακόμα να λύσει και πολλά να προσφέρει στο αναγνωστικό κοινό. Όπως και τα μέλη της έχουν πολλά ακόμα να αποκαλύψουν για τους εαυτούς τους,το παρελθόν,τις επιθυμίες και τη ζωή τους και πολλά ακόμα να μοιραστούν μαζί μας παρακάτω,στα επόμενα βιβλία.
Γνωρίζω πως υπάρχουν αναγνώστες που προτιμούν να διαβάζουν βιβλία με έναν μόνο κεντρικό ήρωα,γιατί δεν τους αρέσει ή μπερδεύονται από την "πολυφωνία" μιας ομάδας ηρώων. Προσωπικά δεν έχω κολλήματα,αρκεί το βιβλίο να είναι καλογραμμένο. Και το "Misterioso", χωρίς να είναι ΤΟ αστυνομικό της δεκαετίας,οπωσδήποτε είναι και καλογραμμένο και αρκετά ενδιαφέρον. Μου είναι υπεραρκετό.
Η δολοφονία ισχυρών προσώπων του επιχειρηματικού κόσμου στην Σουηδία είναι η αφορμή για να δημιουργηθεί αυτή η ιδιαίτερη ομάδα,που αποτελείται από 6 μέλη κι έναν υπεύθυνο οργάνωσης και συντονισμού τους. Στο πρώτο βιβλίο ο χαρακτήρας με τον οποίο ασχολείται περισσότερο ο συγγραφέας είναι ο Πολ Γελμ,αν και σταδιακά μας συστήνει και εκείνους των υπολοίπων μελών της ομάδας. Ο καθένας τους έχει το δικό του ιδιαίτερο τρόπο σκέψης και συμπεριφοράς, που είναι πολλές φορές εκ διαμέτρου αντίθετος από αυτόν των άλλων, αλλά αυτό είναι που κάνει το βιβλίο ακόμα πιο ενδιαφέρον. Το να βλέπεις πώς αυτοί οι 6 άνθρωποι, που ο καθένας έχει διαφορετικό παρελθόν, ιδέες και νοοτροπίες, αναγκάζονται να συνυπάρξουν και να συνεργαστούν προκειμένου να λύσουν την υπόθεση και να προλάβουν το επόμενο έγκλημα.
Στο "Misterioso" επίσης τοποθετούνται οι βάσεις που αφορούν τους ήρωες και που οπωσδήποτε θα αναπτυχθούν στα επόμενα βιβλία. Όταν η υπόθεση λύνεται επιτέλους, η τύχη της ομάδας είναι αμφίβολη. Ο αναγνώστης όμως ξέρει πως τελικά θα διατηρηθεί ως έχει και πως έχει πολύ δρόμο ακόμα μπροστά της, αρκετά εγκλήματα ακόμα να λύσει και πολλά να προσφέρει στο αναγνωστικό κοινό. Όπως και τα μέλη της έχουν πολλά ακόμα να αποκαλύψουν για τους εαυτούς τους,το παρελθόν,τις επιθυμίες και τη ζωή τους και πολλά ακόμα να μοιραστούν μαζί μας παρακάτω,στα επόμενα βιβλία.
Γνωρίζω πως υπάρχουν αναγνώστες που προτιμούν να διαβάζουν βιβλία με έναν μόνο κεντρικό ήρωα,γιατί δεν τους αρέσει ή μπερδεύονται από την "πολυφωνία" μιας ομάδας ηρώων. Προσωπικά δεν έχω κολλήματα,αρκεί το βιβλίο να είναι καλογραμμένο. Και το "Misterioso", χωρίς να είναι ΤΟ αστυνομικό της δεκαετίας,οπωσδήποτε είναι και καλογραμμένο και αρκετά ενδιαφέρον. Μου είναι υπεραρκετό.
February 3, 2017
"Cada pessoa é um mundo."
Paul Hjelm, um detective de Estocolmo, vê-se envolvido numa situação com reféns que se torna mediática. Por momentos, o seu emprego fica em risco, mas Hjelm acaba por ser convidado a juntar-se a uma equipa especial de polícias, denominada "Grupo A". Os elementos do grupo A foram escolhidos a dedo e, na primeira reunião, ficamos a conhecê-los e ao que os trouxe até à nova brigada. O que os une é um assassino em série.
A investigação não nos poupa a nenhum dos procedimentos policiais: rusgas, interrogatórios, análise dos contextos social, familiar, amoroso, financeiro e profissional das vítimas, reuniões e exposição das conclusões. A equipa segue várias pistas, numa busca desesperada, desde clubes de golfe à máfia e clubes privados só frequentados pela alta sociedade.
Arne Dahl foca-se na investigação e constrói uma linha narrativa minuciosa sem descurar a vida pessoal de Hjelm e algumas informações pertinentes sobre os seus colegas de equipa, conjugando situações de tensão com situações de humor. E, por detrás, desta história, devo dizer que a origem do título é muito curiosa.
Confesso que tantos nomes suecos me causaram alguma confusão, inicialmente, mas nada que não se tenha resolvido facilmente com mais tempo de leitura. Apesar de, hoje em dia, as séries não me cativarem muito, esta é uma das que vou seguir.
Paul Hjelm, um detective de Estocolmo, vê-se envolvido numa situação com reféns que se torna mediática. Por momentos, o seu emprego fica em risco, mas Hjelm acaba por ser convidado a juntar-se a uma equipa especial de polícias, denominada "Grupo A". Os elementos do grupo A foram escolhidos a dedo e, na primeira reunião, ficamos a conhecê-los e ao que os trouxe até à nova brigada. O que os une é um assassino em série.
A investigação não nos poupa a nenhum dos procedimentos policiais: rusgas, interrogatórios, análise dos contextos social, familiar, amoroso, financeiro e profissional das vítimas, reuniões e exposição das conclusões. A equipa segue várias pistas, numa busca desesperada, desde clubes de golfe à máfia e clubes privados só frequentados pela alta sociedade.
Arne Dahl foca-se na investigação e constrói uma linha narrativa minuciosa sem descurar a vida pessoal de Hjelm e algumas informações pertinentes sobre os seus colegas de equipa, conjugando situações de tensão com situações de humor. E, por detrás, desta história, devo dizer que a origem do título é muito curiosa.
Confesso que tantos nomes suecos me causaram alguma confusão, inicialmente, mas nada que não se tenha resolvido facilmente com mais tempo de leitura. Apesar de, hoje em dia, as séries não me cativarem muito, esta é uma das que vou seguir.
June 20, 2018
Κουράστηκα, βαρέθηκα, δεν έβλεπα την ώρα να τελειώσει. Έχω ακούσει πολλά καλά για τον Arne Dahl και απογοητεύτηκα εντελώς. Η υπόθεση, εντάξει, δεν ήταν κάτι καταπληκτικό, ο πρωταγωνιστής αντιπαθητικός και γενικά ήταν πολύ γραφικό χωρίς να χρειάζεται. Ελπίζω η συνέχεια να είναι καλύτερη.
August 27, 2020
Ωραίο βιβλίο, αλλά λίγο αργόσυρτο και κλασικής αφήγησης για τα γούστα μου. έχει ατμόσφαιρα και μυστήριο και δυνατούς χαρακτήρες, αλλά η πλοκή τσουλάει αργά στην αρχή και αυτό το αρχή μπορεί να είναι και 200 σελίδες.
December 27, 2011
Misterioso. by Arne Dahl is the first in a Swedish series called "The A-Team." Despite this (to me) somewhat unfortunate name, the book is interesting and suspenseful. I found, however, the first part of the book which follows the hero, Peter Hjelm, who rockets to hero when resolving a hostage drama to villain (the hostage-taker was an immigrant which leads to charges of prejudice on the part of Hjelm) back to hero as he is hand-picked to be a part of a team formed to track down a serial killer targeting some of Sweden's most powerful businessman. After each murder, the killer sits and listens to Thelonius Monk's famous recording of the tune "Misterioso." This set-up is probably the most interesting aspect of the book. I also liked the hero Hjelm and his relationships with colleagues and family.
Much of the hunt itself is predictable but well-written. There is a political content throughout the novel, depicting Sweden's movement from boom to bust economy. Some of the ideology is expressed by the team's most overtly political member but much is more obliquely expressed through the events of the book.
Despite it's sometimes predictable prose and plot, I enjoyed the story which is a smooth and suspenseful read. I recommend it to fans of Scandinavian mysteries and police procedurals.
Favorite quote (about work relationships, and perhaps relationships more generally): "The more they got to know each other, the harder it became to understand each other."
Much of the hunt itself is predictable but well-written. There is a political content throughout the novel, depicting Sweden's movement from boom to bust economy. Some of the ideology is expressed by the team's most overtly political member but much is more obliquely expressed through the events of the book.
Despite it's sometimes predictable prose and plot, I enjoyed the story which is a smooth and suspenseful read. I recommend it to fans of Scandinavian mysteries and police procedurals.
Favorite quote (about work relationships, and perhaps relationships more generally): "The more they got to know each other, the harder it became to understand each other."
February 2, 2016
Another Nordic crime author given a go to impress me, but another disappointment. Some of this was due to the author's/translator's (and my) inability to delineate various names of characters and places, with the consequence that I lost track of who was Hjelde, who was Hedeberg, who was Hanssen, and whether they had spoken to Henriksson or Holmgren in Halmstad, Helsingborg or Huskvana? A larger part was due to this rendering a complicated storyline (businessmen are being shot by a jazz-loving murderer with possible links to the Russian mafia) even more unfollowable - though it seems that solving the crime relied only on a series of ridiculously contrived coincidences and some 'Scooby doo' moments. Atop of all this, the writing had little to elevate it above others in the genre, and the sex-scenes were bizarre and felt 'shoe-horned in' to try and give the detectives within the story some kind of human side?
January 9, 2015
No...I'm not turning into a Scandinavian groupie but it's sure looking like it.
I read "Bad Blood" which was excellent giving it five stars and this one was great as well. However, as seen by the four stars, didn't blow me out of the water like "Bad Blood."
If you haven't put your toe into this genre of writing, it might be time.
I read "Bad Blood" which was excellent giving it five stars and this one was great as well. However, as seen by the four stars, didn't blow me out of the water like "Bad Blood."
If you haven't put your toe into this genre of writing, it might be time.
March 25, 2016
A gripping and occasionally hilarious thriller about a disparate group of dedicated but eccentric police officers and their attempts to catch a bizarre serial killer. Nordic Noir with a distinct twist of black humour.
March 18, 2020
✒️ Το συγκεκριμένο βιβλίο είναι το πρώτο της σειράς με την Ομάδα ΑΛΦΑ, με κεντρικό ήρωα τον Πολ Γελμ. Πριν λίγους μήνες, είχα ολοκληρώσει το βιβλίο με τίτλο “Τα μπλουζ της Ευρώπης” σε ebook. Aν δεν απατώμαι, είναι το 4ο βιβλίο της σειράς.
Τώρα, όσο για το συγκεκριμένο στόρι, θεωρώ πως έχει ενδιαφέρουσα πλοκή, αλλά δεν κατάφερε να με ενθουσιάσει όσο το 4ο βιβλίο της σειράς. Η υπόθεση δεν έρεε αρκετά γρήγορα για τα δικά μου γούστα. Η ιδέα γύρω από την όλη ιστορία μ’ άρεσε αλλά δεν ήταν κι από τα βιβλία που κατάφερε να με καθηλώσει. Για να είμαι ειλικρινής, παρουσίασε και λίγη κοιλιά κάπου στα μισά.
Κατά τ’ άλλα, λέω να δώσω μία ευκαιρία ακόμα, και πιο συγκεκριμένα στο “ΜΟΥΣΙΚΕΣ ΚΑΡΕΚΛΕΣ”, το οποίο τυγχάνει να βρίσκεται σε ράφι της βιβλιοθήκης μου. 😉👌
Καλές αναγνώσεις εύχομαι, υπομονή και κουράγιο! 😊📚
Τώρα, όσο για το συγκεκριμένο στόρι, θεωρώ πως έχει ενδιαφέρουσα πλοκή, αλλά δεν κατάφερε να με ενθουσιάσει όσο το 4ο βιβλίο της σειράς. Η υπόθεση δεν έρεε αρκετά γρήγορα για τα δικά μου γούστα. Η ιδέα γύρω από την όλη ιστορία μ’ άρεσε αλλά δεν ήταν κι από τα βιβλία που κατάφερε να με καθηλώσει. Για να είμαι ειλικρινής, παρουσίασε και λίγη κοιλιά κάπου στα μισά.
Κατά τ’ άλλα, λέω να δώσω μία ευκαιρία ακόμα, και πιο συγκεκριμένα στο “ΜΟΥΣΙΚΕΣ ΚΑΡΕΚΛΕΣ”, το οποίο τυγχάνει να βρίσκεται σε ράφι της βιβλιοθήκης μου. 😉👌
Καλές αναγνώσεις εύχομαι, υπομονή και κουράγιο! 😊📚
July 16, 2012
This almost escaped my Scandinavian crime radar but I’m jolly glad it didn’t as I thoroughly enjoyed this taut and well-written thriller. This is the first of Dahl’s Intercrime series to hit British shelves (previously published as ‘Misterioso’ in reference to the killer’s particular use of background music) with the follow-up ‘Bad Blood’ due for release next year. Billed as Henning Mankell meets ‘The Wire’, an elite group of detectives strive to uncover the identity of a killer unceremoniously bumping off some of Sweden’s most influential business figures. Although ostensibly a perfectly sound police procedural, the gathering of this small band of detectives who comprise the wonderfully bland sounding A-Unit, really brings the plot together as they provide a picture perfect microcosm of race, gender, differing social backgrounds and in some cases dysfunctional personalities. This gives Dahl a free hand to play around with how these characters interact and work together as they track the killer and how their differing personalities result in moments of extreme wit (particularly in the mocking of other Scandinavian cultures) or dark pathos as some members of the team seem to have their fingers permanently on a self-destruct button. The plot is convoluted but well-structured to provide enough blind alleys to satisfy most crime readers and as normal (within the Scandinavian crime genre) there is ample opportunity for Dahl to bring in the usual socio-political perspective on Swedish society. An enjoyable debut from Dahl and definitely a series to warrant further investigation...
April 16, 2020
I enjoy Scandinavian fiction in all its wordweary bleakness. Though I haven’t ready any in some time, I did read a very good book tracking the author’s obsession with the genre and this book had the distinction of being both her recommendations’ list and available digitally at the library. So, of course, I read it. Set in Sweden in the 1990s, the date mentioned weirdly surreptitiously mid chapter one, in the aftermath of a financial crisis eerily reminiscent of USA’s own 2008 nightmare, the plot involves a freshly formed elite police force tasked with tracking down a serial killer who is targeting exclusively wealthy bankers. So a basic police procedural (not exactly a personal favorite in thriller realm), but well done and appealing in its foreignness, the different mentalities, the stark rational ways of thinking, the frankness of characters, the frankness of their sex lives too, for that matter, very realistic and never gratuitous, always to explain and further character development. Essentially, it was one of those books where the writing and the location elevated an otherwise fairly average plot. Then again, some might read it for the serial killer aspect. Wherein for me it was mostly about Sweden’s economy and sociopolitical attitudes during that time. Either way, it was a perfectly good and fairly entertaining read, though maybe it’s a one and done sort of thing for me. In fact, even the author of Scandinavian Noir, a self made expert on the genre, doesn’t recommend continuing with the series and I prefer standalones anyway. The title, in case you’re interested, refers to a famous composition. Another thing of acquired taste. Moody, much like Nordic noir itself.
July 4, 2013
I've just finished this, and I have to admit I'm quite breathless: the momentum in the last quarter is genuinely exhilarating!
I daresay this will make an excellent TV series (on BBC4, from Spring 2013), primarily due to its references to fashionable concerns like the banking crisis, thrilling action sequences, the absence of overly repulsive violence, the presence of (more or less) tasteful sex etc. Also, the extremely sketchily drawn characters (or should I say symbolic ciphers?) can perhaps be more clearly delineated on TV.
Presumably in the interests of realism, the characters are forced for long periods to follow what to the reader are obviously false leads. This can get pretty tedious. And, despite its pretensions, I found the novel shallow: references to existential angst and so on are just that, references, failing to convince and seeming simply to have been bolted on almost at random.
Although the text reads fluently, much mention of what, to this reader, is apparently inane laughter perhaps suggests a sense of humour which has been lost in translation.
A fellow reviewer here is aghast that this been compared to Henning Mankell's Wallander novels, but I think the two series share much in common, namely that in spite of the thrills and spills effectively delivered, both ultimately add up to less than the sum of their parts: I've never understood what all the Wallander fuss was about, and this leaves me with the same sense that maybe I'm missing something?
I daresay this will make an excellent TV series (on BBC4, from Spring 2013), primarily due to its references to fashionable concerns like the banking crisis, thrilling action sequences, the absence of overly repulsive violence, the presence of (more or less) tasteful sex etc. Also, the extremely sketchily drawn characters (or should I say symbolic ciphers?) can perhaps be more clearly delineated on TV.
Presumably in the interests of realism, the characters are forced for long periods to follow what to the reader are obviously false leads. This can get pretty tedious. And, despite its pretensions, I found the novel shallow: references to existential angst and so on are just that, references, failing to convince and seeming simply to have been bolted on almost at random.
Although the text reads fluently, much mention of what, to this reader, is apparently inane laughter perhaps suggests a sense of humour which has been lost in translation.
A fellow reviewer here is aghast that this been compared to Henning Mankell's Wallander novels, but I think the two series share much in common, namely that in spite of the thrills and spills effectively delivered, both ultimately add up to less than the sum of their parts: I've never understood what all the Wallander fuss was about, and this leaves me with the same sense that maybe I'm missing something?
June 15, 2020
Bu kitabin iyi olmadigini soyleyenlere neden inandim bilmiyorum. Hicbir beklentim olmadan basladim ama gercekten cok sasirtici bir kitap ile karsilastim.
Yedi polisin olusturdugu elit bir ekibin bir seri katilin pesindeki iki aylik macerasini takip ettik bu kitapta. Her bir polisin gecmis hikayesini ogrendik. Birbirleri ile nasil uyum icinde calismaya basladiklarini takip ettik ve sonunda katili yakaladiklarini okuduk.
Kitaptaki muzik referanslari harikaydi. Kitabi okurken Thelonious Monk dinlemeye basladim ve bu satirlari yazarken hala Misterioso ve ayni isimli albumu dinlemeye devam ediyorum.
Hizla akan ve bu kadar kalabalik bir kadroya ragmen detaylarda bogulmamis bir kitap okudum. Ben begendim.
Yedi polisin olusturdugu elit bir ekibin bir seri katilin pesindeki iki aylik macerasini takip ettik bu kitapta. Her bir polisin gecmis hikayesini ogrendik. Birbirleri ile nasil uyum icinde calismaya basladiklarini takip ettik ve sonunda katili yakaladiklarini okuduk.
Kitaptaki muzik referanslari harikaydi. Kitabi okurken Thelonious Monk dinlemeye basladim ve bu satirlari yazarken hala Misterioso ve ayni isimli albumu dinlemeye devam ediyorum.
Hizla akan ve bu kadar kalabalik bir kadroya ragmen detaylarda bogulmamis bir kitap okudum. Ben begendim.
January 3, 2015
Дами и господа, моля запознайте се с най-слабата книга, която някога съм чел. Безумно безумна, а аз глупости съм чел много - Сиромахов, Куелю, "Кралят в жълто", Нюансите сиво...
Но това определено е първият том, който ще накъсам на малки парченца за тоалетната на Гад (котарака ми).
А преди да обърнем внимание на голямото лайно (самият роман) нека обърнем внимание на по-малкото, а именно - самото изпълнение.
Издадената от никому неизвестното издателство Enthusiast (отговорни и за комунистическия секс на Фучеджиева, и други такива изцепки) книга е отпечатана на изключително нискокачествена хартия, прелива от правописни и пунктоационни грешки, а някой от бележките под линия ме карат да плача за общата култура на така наречените преводач и редактор. Тъй де - Носферату - зъл дух от легендите. Please?
По неизвестна за мен причина, заглавието е с малка буква.мистериозо. Изданията на други езици не са с малка буква. Това е, може би, защото на корицата не е останало много място от огромния надпис "Криминале номер едно на годината!".
Проверих много старателно в интернет, книгата никога не е била номер едно по нищо, никъде, а бидейки издадена в оригинал през вече далечната 1999-та, не знам и за коя година говорим...
Толкова за малкото ако (изпълнението), да преминем към главното лайно в кенефа тази вечер, а именно - романа!
По-наивна, скучна, лишена от действие, преизпълнена с клишета и лишена от смисъл кримка дори аз не бих могъл да напиша. Героите са скучни, антипатични и взаимнозаменими. Обстановката е, ами, нещата се случват някъде(в Швеция) без това да има каквото и да е влияние над фабулата.
Езикът е беден, груб, дори най-възвишените умствени диарии на автора звучат като нещо измучано от кроманьонец на име Гог (това може и да се дължи на слаб превод от шведски де, нямам представа). Като говорим за умствени диарии, набедения за писател викинг се опитва да хитрее и да развива психологически и икономически теории със същия успех, с който аз се опитвам да пея на караоке - нормалните и трезви хора в заведението бягат, като се случи.
Малък плюс е, че историята е толкова заплетена, та наистина остава загадка до края - но вече ти е толкова писнало от скука, та не ти пука.
Като бонус, който почти ме накара да изпитам симпатия към книгата (по начина по който изпитвам симпатии към деца със забавено умствено развитие) е следната сценка:
Говорим си, нали, за спец отряд в Шведската полиция, сформиран от бест ъф дъ бест ченгета, с високи правомощия и голям бюджет.
Но някак си, за да разберат че дадена водка, продавана като "Абсолют" е всъщност - естонско менте (много е важно за историята това!) те се налага да накарат срещнат в парка алкохолик да я тества на вкус - те ти съвременна полицейщина, Пенке ле!
Въпреки че в книгата има 4-ри убийства и споменаване на педофилски актове, цената и от 15 лева е най-непростимото престъпление.
Това е.
НЕ СИ КУПУВАЙТЕ ТАЗИ КНИГА!
УДУШЕТЕ С ЧЕРВАТА МУ ТОЗИ, КОЙТО ВИ Я ПРЕПОРЪЧА.
*краен съм, книгата има два плюса :
1/Един от супер полицаите, чилиец (в Швеция) влиза в гръцки ресторант и яде мусака. Мусаката е хубаво нещо.
2/Книгата ми я подариха. Така Гад се сдобива с безплатна тоалетна.
Ебаси началото на читателската ми 2015-та година.
Отивам да драйфам и да поема доза руска фантастика за пречистване.
Но това определено е първият том, който ще накъсам на малки парченца за тоалетната на Гад (котарака ми).
А преди да обърнем внимание на голямото лайно (самият роман) нека обърнем внимание на по-малкото, а именно - самото изпълнение.
Издадената от никому неизвестното издателство Enthusiast (отговорни и за комунистическия секс на Фучеджиева, и други такива изцепки) книга е отпечатана на изключително нискокачествена хартия, прелива от правописни и пунктоационни грешки, а някой от бележките под линия ме карат да плача за общата култура на така наречените преводач и редактор. Тъй де - Носферату - зъл дух от легендите. Please?
По неизвестна за мен причина, заглавието е с малка буква.мистериозо. Изданията на други езици не са с малка буква. Това е, може би, защото на корицата не е останало много място от огромния надпис "Криминале номер едно на годината!".
Проверих много старателно в интернет, книгата никога не е била номер едно по нищо, никъде, а бидейки издадена в оригинал през вече далечната 1999-та, не знам и за коя година говорим...
Толкова за малкото ако (изпълнението), да преминем към главното лайно в кенефа тази вечер, а именно - романа!
По-наивна, скучна, лишена от действие, преизпълнена с клишета и лишена от смисъл кримка дори аз не бих могъл да напиша. Героите са скучни, антипатични и взаимнозаменими. Обстановката е, ами, нещата се случват някъде(в Швеция) без това да има каквото и да е влияние над фабулата.
Езикът е беден, груб, дори най-възвишените умствени диарии на автора звучат като нещо измучано от кроманьонец на име Гог (това може и да се дължи на слаб превод от шведски де, нямам представа). Като говорим за умствени диарии, набедения за писател викинг се опитва да хитрее и да развива психологически и икономически теории със същия успех, с който аз се опитвам да пея на караоке - нормалните и трезви хора в заведението бягат, като се случи.
Малък плюс е, че историята е толкова заплетена, та наистина остава загадка до края - но вече ти е толкова писнало от скука, та не ти пука.
Като бонус, който почти ме накара да изпитам симпатия към книгата (по начина по който изпитвам симпатии към деца със забавено умствено развитие) е следната сценка:
Говорим си, нали, за спец отряд в Шведската полиция, сформиран от бест ъф дъ бест ченгета, с високи правомощия и голям бюджет.
Но някак си, за да разберат че дадена водка, продавана като "Абсолют" е всъщност - естонско менте (много е важно за историята това!) те се налага да накарат срещнат в парка алкохолик да я тества на вкус - те ти съвременна полицейщина, Пенке ле!
Въпреки че в книгата има 4-ри убийства и споменаване на педофилски актове, цената и от 15 лева е най-непростимото престъпление.
Това е.
НЕ СИ КУПУВАЙТЕ ТАЗИ КНИГА!
УДУШЕТЕ С ЧЕРВАТА МУ ТОЗИ, КОЙТО ВИ Я ПРЕПОРЪЧА.
*краен съм, книгата има два плюса :
1/Един от супер полицаите, чилиец (в Швеция) влиза в гръцки ресторант и яде мусака. Мусаката е хубаво нещо.
2/Книгата ми я подариха. Така Гад се сдобива с безплатна тоалетна.
Ебаси началото на читателската ми 2015-та година.
Отивам да драйфам и да поема доза руска фантастика за пречистване.
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