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Nights of Awe
'Nykanen's twist on Nordic crime fiction may be the most inventive of the year. Ariel Kafka, a middle-aged bachelor, is a detective in Helsinki (think early Harry Hole) and, as far as he knows, the only Jew on the entire Helsinki police force, which is why he's picked to head up the investigation of a series of murders that began with two Arabic-looking men who may have been shouting Jewish obscenities as they died. Set during the days leading up to Yom Kippur, this complex tale moves quickly, as Ari attempts to figure it all out. With pressure from his colleagues, police administration, his brother, and the local Jewish community, can he uncover everything before the holiest day in the Jewish calender? The clever combination of classic Jewish themes with the traditions of Nordic crime makes for a refreshing tale with wide appeal. And the subtle humor, combined with a hero who is not completely depressed and alcoholic, makes it even better. Not just for readers of Nordic fiction, this should also be suggested to those who relate to New York Jewish detectives, including Lenny Briscoe (from Law & Order) and John Munch (from Homicide and Law & SVU), as well as readers who enjoy the black humor of Stuart MacBride.' Booklist Harri Nykanen, born in Helsinki in 1953, was a well-known crime journalist before turning to fiction. He won the Finnish crime writing award The Clue in 1990 and in 2001. His fiction exposes the local underworld through the eyes of the criminal, the terrorist, and, most recently, from the point of view of an eccentric Helsinki police inspector.
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First published January 1, 2004
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64 books33 followers Harri Nykänen was a long-time crime journalist for the largest Finnish newspaper Helsingin Sanomat, and then a full time author. He won the Finnish crime fiction award "The Clue" both in 1990 and in 2001.
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March 27, 2019
Ok, with its stereotypical characters and situations, Nights of Awe is not very good, but how could I resist a mystery about a Jewish cop in Helsinki? Too weird for words. There are about 1,500 Jews among the 5,000,000 Finns, and at least in intimate situations they seem to behave just like Eastern European Jews in Bethesda. Is Nykanen having fun adapting American hardboiled fiction for the Finnish Borsht Belt? Is this a copy of several copies? Although there are a lot of street names and car models to remind the reader of Helsinki I am not utterly convinced. The story involves the intersection of international drug deals and Israeli politics with a hapless detective named Ari Kafka caught in a conflict with his own brother, his best childhood friend, and the Finnish Secret Service. Sigh.
April 12, 2015
The author, formerly a crime reporter, has crafted an interesting police officer. Ariel Kafka is 1 of 2 Jewish policeman in Finland. He considers himself a Finnish policeman first and a Jew second. He only goes to the synagogue occasionally. He has a sense of humor and deals gently with his rabbi trying to persuade him to come to synagogue more often. His conflicting loyalties come into play when as an inspector in the Helsinki Violent crime unit he is called to the scene of the murder of 2 Arab men. As more murders take place, he realizes that Israel's spy agency, the Mossad, is involved. He follows the case to the end, despite misinformation from SUPO(Finnish Security Police) and the Israeli embassy.
I give it 5 stars out of 5.
It was an easy read--3 days for me and hard to put down. A friend lent me this book.
I give it 5 stars out of 5.
It was an easy read--3 days for me and hard to put down. A friend lent me this book.
July 12, 2022
Ariel Kafka, a member of the violent crimes unit, is probably the only Jewish policemen in Helsinki, Finland. He is called out on a grisly murder case, the victims clearly foreigners and probably Arabs. When more murders are discovered, Ari wonders who else is involved? Mossad? Terrorists? His own brother's law firm? If you are an aficionado of the Nordic Noir genre, try this one with a different twist, excellently translated by Kristian London.
March 9, 2012
The bodies certainly pile up in Nights of Awe, Harri Nykänen's first foray into the series featuring Ariel Kafka of the Helsinki Violent Crimes Unit. Nykänen is no fledgling writer -- he has several books under his belt, including his Raid series, which was the basis for a TV show in Finland.
Nights of Awe is a good series opener, a very serious police procedural where the solution doesn't unravel until the very end. It's a no-nonsense story, with a different approach to Scandinavian crime fiction that takes place during the ten days between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur known as Yamim Noraim, or Days of Awe. The main character is Ariel (Ari) Kafka, 40, unmarried, Jewish, first and foremost a policeman, then a Jew. As he notes,
"If Rabbi Liebstein was right and the world was falling to pieces, an unpleasant role had been reserved for me. It was my job to gather up all of the gears that were flying off and repair the clock so it would work again."
And considering that by the end of the novel there are eight people laying dead, all connected to one case, he's got his work cut out for him. The first two bodies are discovered at the railyard in Linnunlaulu, one having been shot and the other had fallen or had been pushed from a bridge onto the top of a passing train. All kinds of theories are put forward as to the nature of the killings, but Ari knows it's much to early to think on the theoretical side. There are few clues at the scene other than a cell phone needing a password to unlock it and a map from Hertz. As the detectives begin their investigation, more bodies turn up, and it isn't long until an inspector from the Security Police (SUPO) gets involved, much to Ari's dismay. The clues lead to an Iraqi refugee, his co-worker and his cousin, a known drug dealer, but the tabloids are linking the killings to terrorism either on the part of Israeli political extremists or Arab terrorists. In the meantime, Ari's brother and a spokesperson for the Helsinki Jewish congregation believe that the deaths are linked to a terrorist plot to blow up the synagogue during the High Holy Days, during which, coincidentally, the Israeli foreign minister is paying a visit, a theory bolstered by the involvement of the head of security of the Israeli embassy. Sorting out these theories and getting to the truth in the face of pressure being heaped on Ari from several directions is going to be difficult at best.
Nights of Awe is ambitious, to say the least, but it's a good start to what will probably be a good series to follow. The writing is straightforward with little to get in the way of the plot -- no long sessions of interior monologue expressing the main character's angst, for example, but at times it can get a little confusing as body after body piles up and new plot developments are revealed little by little. Ari's character is portrayed realistically, but some of the supporting characters are kind of just there in the background. This isn't necessarily a drawback, but rather a reflection of a first novel in a series where the lead character is the focus. And while there is a lot of action, it's sort of secondary, where the crime has already happened rather than say, a car blowing up in front of the cops' noses.
I have to admire how the author handles two major issues: first, in the treatment of Jewish attitudes toward Israeli politics, he notes that there are some who have misgivings about Israel's policies toward its Arab neighbors, but he also takes at look at things from Israel's point of view. Second, the author gives a fair treatment of the Muslims in this novel, especially when the police turn to the Imam of the local Islamic center for assistance, rather than accusation.
I do have a couple of niggles: first, there is very little in the way of sense of place here. Maybe it's just me, but after all of the Scandinavian crime fiction I've read, very little of it takes place in Finland, so it would be nice if the reader was able to absorb some of the local scene. A sense of place adds a bit more credibility as well as another dimension to any story; this is one aspect of the novel where the author fell short. I'm sure that will be rectified in coming installlments and it's definitely not a deal breaker as to whether or not I'll pick up more books by Nykänen in the future, but it is worth mentioning. Second: Mossad? Really?
In spite of my minor complaints, I'd recommend it to readers of Scandinavian crime fiction, but with the caveat that it's not the usual Nordic fare that most readers have already experienced. It's also dark and very serious in tone, so it's definitely not for cozy readers or readers that are looking for something lighthearted. I don't mind dark, and I'll definitely be ready and eager to read the next book when it's translated.
Nights of Awe is a good series opener, a very serious police procedural where the solution doesn't unravel until the very end. It's a no-nonsense story, with a different approach to Scandinavian crime fiction that takes place during the ten days between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur known as Yamim Noraim, or Days of Awe. The main character is Ariel (Ari) Kafka, 40, unmarried, Jewish, first and foremost a policeman, then a Jew. As he notes,
"If Rabbi Liebstein was right and the world was falling to pieces, an unpleasant role had been reserved for me. It was my job to gather up all of the gears that were flying off and repair the clock so it would work again."
And considering that by the end of the novel there are eight people laying dead, all connected to one case, he's got his work cut out for him. The first two bodies are discovered at the railyard in Linnunlaulu, one having been shot and the other had fallen or had been pushed from a bridge onto the top of a passing train. All kinds of theories are put forward as to the nature of the killings, but Ari knows it's much to early to think on the theoretical side. There are few clues at the scene other than a cell phone needing a password to unlock it and a map from Hertz. As the detectives begin their investigation, more bodies turn up, and it isn't long until an inspector from the Security Police (SUPO) gets involved, much to Ari's dismay. The clues lead to an Iraqi refugee, his co-worker and his cousin, a known drug dealer, but the tabloids are linking the killings to terrorism either on the part of Israeli political extremists or Arab terrorists. In the meantime, Ari's brother and a spokesperson for the Helsinki Jewish congregation believe that the deaths are linked to a terrorist plot to blow up the synagogue during the High Holy Days, during which, coincidentally, the Israeli foreign minister is paying a visit, a theory bolstered by the involvement of the head of security of the Israeli embassy. Sorting out these theories and getting to the truth in the face of pressure being heaped on Ari from several directions is going to be difficult at best.
Nights of Awe is ambitious, to say the least, but it's a good start to what will probably be a good series to follow. The writing is straightforward with little to get in the way of the plot -- no long sessions of interior monologue expressing the main character's angst, for example, but at times it can get a little confusing as body after body piles up and new plot developments are revealed little by little. Ari's character is portrayed realistically, but some of the supporting characters are kind of just there in the background. This isn't necessarily a drawback, but rather a reflection of a first novel in a series where the lead character is the focus. And while there is a lot of action, it's sort of secondary, where the crime has already happened rather than say, a car blowing up in front of the cops' noses.
I have to admire how the author handles two major issues: first, in the treatment of Jewish attitudes toward Israeli politics, he notes that there are some who have misgivings about Israel's policies toward its Arab neighbors, but he also takes at look at things from Israel's point of view. Second, the author gives a fair treatment of the Muslims in this novel, especially when the police turn to the Imam of the local Islamic center for assistance, rather than accusation.
I do have a couple of niggles: first, there is very little in the way of sense of place here. Maybe it's just me, but after all of the Scandinavian crime fiction I've read, very little of it takes place in Finland, so it would be nice if the reader was able to absorb some of the local scene. A sense of place adds a bit more credibility as well as another dimension to any story; this is one aspect of the novel where the author fell short. I'm sure that will be rectified in coming installlments and it's definitely not a deal breaker as to whether or not I'll pick up more books by Nykänen in the future, but it is worth mentioning. Second: Mossad? Really?
In spite of my minor complaints, I'd recommend it to readers of Scandinavian crime fiction, but with the caveat that it's not the usual Nordic fare that most readers have already experienced. It's also dark and very serious in tone, so it's definitely not for cozy readers or readers that are looking for something lighthearted. I don't mind dark, and I'll definitely be ready and eager to read the next book when it's translated.
April 20, 2022
After reading Harlem Shuffle, and finding my Walter Mosley itch still not scratched, I thought to look for some Jewish noir, a genre I wasn’t sure existed. After working my way through a few of the Rabbi Small mysteries, I came across Nights of Awe. Having enjoyed some of Jonas Jonasson’s novels, and of course the Lisbeth Salendar books, I was excited to read some more Scandinavian crime fiction.
For the most part, Harri Nykanen delivers. It’s a twisty plot that starts out with a public double-homicide, and then the bodies start piling up. Ariel Kafka, apparently the only Jewish detective in the Helsinki police force, ends up running the show, which touches upon the Arab immigrant community as well as his own congregation, international terrorists, Finnish security services, and of course Mossad.
Overall I enjoyed it. Probably really a 3.5 star book, but since Jewish noir is such a lightly-trodden field, it gets a bump for originality. The translator also did a nice job.
Recommended for those who are looking for something a little different.
For the most part, Harri Nykanen delivers. It’s a twisty plot that starts out with a public double-homicide, and then the bodies start piling up. Ariel Kafka, apparently the only Jewish detective in the Helsinki police force, ends up running the show, which touches upon the Arab immigrant community as well as his own congregation, international terrorists, Finnish security services, and of course Mossad.
Overall I enjoyed it. Probably really a 3.5 star book, but since Jewish noir is such a lightly-trodden field, it gets a bump for originality. The translator also did a nice job.
Recommended for those who are looking for something a little different.
February 10, 2017
I chose this book because it's set in Helsinki and I'm working my way through a Finland obsession. I can't help feeling that there's a good story hidden in this book somewhere but it's still waiting to come out. Some interesting issues (eg. religious integration and terrorism) are touched upon, but they somehow feel lost in the formulaic plot which, at times, is like wading through treacle. It would have been nice to have fewer characters who are then explored in greater detail. We never really 'get to know' any of the characters in the story. At times it was a bit like reading a textbook or a shopping list as opposed to a novel.
Murder after murder after murder - so many that you lose count of how many have been booted off. The part that shocked me most was the murder of a dog. I am unsure what that says about me.
Murder after murder after murder - so many that you lose count of how many have been booted off. The part that shocked me most was the murder of a dog. I am unsure what that says about me.
June 6, 2019
Competent police procedural made more interesting by having the an Israeli detective having to unravel what might be a Palestinian plot.
January 19, 2016
Actual rating: 2.5 stars.
As a fan of Henning Mankell, Stieg Larsson, and Hanne Wilhelmsen, I'm always on the lookout for good Scandanavian mysteries. I read Nights of Awe on the recommendation of a friend. I kept thinking it would get better, so I pressed on to the end. It never did, and I won't pursue this author (sorry, Burt).
Nights of Awe is one of a series of detective novels featuring a Jewish policeman in Helsinki, Finland. The passages dealing with the detective's struggles to balance faith and work are interesting, arguably the best parts of the novel. The mystery, the unraveling of a series of murders having to do with Arabs, terrorists, drug dealers, and Israeli agents, is complicated and difficult to keep straight. The police procedural aspects of the story feel punctual and mechanical. Weakest of all is the depiction of Finland—while the detective's Jewishness gets some thoughtful treatment, the only thing Finnish about this novel is the recitation of multisyllabic surnames and street names—you learn nothing about Finland, its culture, or its people.
Strip away the gimmicks, and what's left is an average to slightly below average police procedural.
As a fan of Henning Mankell, Stieg Larsson, and Hanne Wilhelmsen, I'm always on the lookout for good Scandanavian mysteries. I read Nights of Awe on the recommendation of a friend. I kept thinking it would get better, so I pressed on to the end. It never did, and I won't pursue this author (sorry, Burt).
Nights of Awe is one of a series of detective novels featuring a Jewish policeman in Helsinki, Finland. The passages dealing with the detective's struggles to balance faith and work are interesting, arguably the best parts of the novel. The mystery, the unraveling of a series of murders having to do with Arabs, terrorists, drug dealers, and Israeli agents, is complicated and difficult to keep straight. The police procedural aspects of the story feel punctual and mechanical. Weakest of all is the depiction of Finland—while the detective's Jewishness gets some thoughtful treatment, the only thing Finnish about this novel is the recitation of multisyllabic surnames and street names—you learn nothing about Finland, its culture, or its people.
Strip away the gimmicks, and what's left is an average to slightly below average police procedural.
June 17, 2018
This is dire. Here’s a typical passage: ‘He was also involved when the power company bought stretches of riverbank at ridiculously low prices from the locals and harnessed the rapids to churning out cash. And it was Dad’s slide rule that was the source of the profit and environmental calculations for the Loka reservoir.’
Apart from the clunky prose, that a Finnish book is translated into American English also grates on my European ears - ‘packing a gun’, ‘an APB on a minivan with stolen plates’, ‘out back behind the RV’. Then there are the parts that don’t make sense- How would a woman born in Poland living in Finland know Arabic swear words? Why would an alcoholic old-timer living in a shed keep (and be able to find immediately) his till receipts?
Better things to spend your time reading.
Apart from the clunky prose, that a Finnish book is translated into American English also grates on my European ears - ‘packing a gun’, ‘an APB on a minivan with stolen plates’, ‘out back behind the RV’. Then there are the parts that don’t make sense- How would a woman born in Poland living in Finland know Arabic swear words? Why would an alcoholic old-timer living in a shed keep (and be able to find immediately) his till receipts?
Better things to spend your time reading.
September 11, 2012
I wanted to read this book because I know so little about Finland and this was an interesting way in....the protagonist a Jewish cop, one of two. I liked Ari but the plot was very convoluted and didn't come together til the last two pages. That means that I was mystified for almost all of the book. The writing was ok, but as police procedurals go, not anywhere as good as Leon or Camilleri or Harrod-Eagle or Mankell. Also I didn't get as much of a sense of finland as I would have liked. I just saw a Movie set in Helsinki and it comes across as a very depressing place with none of the charm of the other scandinavian countries.
February 21, 2013
There must be something about the northern European countries that produces so many fine mystery writers. Whatever it is, Nights of Awe (originally in Finnish) and its author Harri Nykanen join the circle of excellence.
The author has created a fictional detective, Ariel Kafka, the only Jewish officer on the Helsinki force. This book features Inspector Kafka trying to solve a series of murders, all of which seem to be related.
I liked this quite a bit but I have the following criticism: there are too many characters (most of whom seem to wind up in the Helsinki morgue.) Even so I look forward to reading another in this series.
The author has created a fictional detective, Ariel Kafka, the only Jewish officer on the Helsinki force. This book features Inspector Kafka trying to solve a series of murders, all of which seem to be related.
I liked this quite a bit but I have the following criticism: there are too many characters (most of whom seem to wind up in the Helsinki morgue.) Even so I look forward to reading another in this series.
March 21, 2015
A very unusual Scandinavian mystery. The main character is a police inspector named Ariel Kafka - who is Jewish. The story focuses on a very complicated story of Arabs and Jews and a possible plot to bomb a Jewish synagogue on Yom Kippur. Because Ariel Kafka is Jewish his loyalty is called into question.
It is a complicated mystery with many players - and what their motive is called into question. Nothing is as it seems. And no one is who they appear to be.
I am looking forward to the next book in the series "Behind God's Back"
It is a complicated mystery with many players - and what their motive is called into question. Nothing is as it seems. And no one is who they appear to be.
I am looking forward to the next book in the series "Behind God's Back"
October 14, 2012
I heard good things about this book and I really wanted to like it. I like the main character of Ari Kafka, a Jewish detective in the violent crimes police division in Finland. Kafka and other members of his department are called to the scene of a murder of 2 Arabs at an auto body shop. The body count continues to climb and the story becomes quite convoluted. For me, it was the ending that saved this book. I did not see the ending coming at all and it is excellent.
August 28, 2024
I got this book as one of those free “surprise” books you get when you spend enough money at hole-in-the-wall bookstore. And it lived up to that mediocre expectation. Nights of Awe is a fun, easy read and it’s definitely a page turner. But I wasn’t left feeling particularly satisfied with the ending- it felt like the author was going to write another 100 pages but was on a deadline so he only wrote 10. I wasn’t attached to the characters because they didn’t feel flushed out at all (except for some weird comments from the narrator about dreaming of playing ping pong with a naked Israeli soldier. That was... enlightening). It also didn’t leave me with any revelations or deeper feelings that can sometimes come from detective novels (*cough* Louise Penny). Interesting story though and it did captivate my attention for a day or two. Overall, it was just meh. As a free surprise bookstore book should be.
July 28, 2025
When the bodies of two Arab men are found in Helsinki, Detective Ariel Kafka of the Violent Crimes Unit, and one of only two Jewish policemen in Finland, is the lead investigator. One of the men was presumably tortured before being shot and the other looks like he was pushed from a bridge onto railway tracks. The bodies are quickly identified and at first police wonder if the crimes are race related, but as more bodies start piling up, consideration turns to a possible terrorist attack being planned.
Ariel Kafka who is around 40, single, and usually unobservant of his religion's traditions and rules. He's not a maverick, a loner or an alcoholic. His working relationships are conflict free and he manages to get on with most of his superiors. Kafka can be a bit acerbic but I liked his his dry humor. I would definitely give the second book in the series a try when I have time.
Ariel Kafka who is around 40, single, and usually unobservant of his religion's traditions and rules. He's not a maverick, a loner or an alcoholic. His working relationships are conflict free and he manages to get on with most of his superiors. Kafka can be a bit acerbic but I liked his his dry humor. I would definitely give the second book in the series a try when I have time.
November 19, 2025
Suomalaisten äänikirjojen selostajat eivät taida yleensä eläytyä samalla tavoin kuin englanninkielisten teosten esittäjät, joiden tunteilu saattaa välillä olla kiusallistakin. E-kirjastosta lainaamani kirjan luki Ville Tiihonen, joka teki työnsä tasaisella ja asiallisella äänensävyllä.
En ole Nykäsen kirjoja aiemmin lukenut, osin siksi, että Raid-nimi oli minusta jollakin tavalla lapsellinen ja ärsyttävä juuri siksi, että se on iskostunut mieleen televisiomainoksista. Tämä on varsin tavallinen rikostarina, jonka loppuratkaisu sentään tarjoaa mukavan yllätyskäänteen. Se myös sivuaa aina ajankohtaista kysymystä Israelin ja Palestiinan tilanteesta.
En ole Nykäsen kirjoja aiemmin lukenut, osin siksi, että Raid-nimi oli minusta jollakin tavalla lapsellinen ja ärsyttävä juuri siksi, että se on iskostunut mieleen televisiomainoksista. Tämä on varsin tavallinen rikostarina, jonka loppuratkaisu sentään tarjoaa mukavan yllätyskäänteen. Se myös sivuaa aina ajankohtaista kysymystä Israelin ja Palestiinan tilanteesta.
August 27, 2017
Ariel Kafka, an inspector in the Violent Crime Unit of the Helsinki police, is one of two Jewish policemen in Finland. In "Nights of Awe," he is faced with the murders of two Arabs in Helsinki, then two more bodies at an Iraqi owned garage. With an Israeli Minister arriving for an unofficial visit to Helsinki, further complications ensue. Kafka has more than he can handle, so both the Finnish Security Police and Mossad become involved in the investigation. The trail surprisingly leads Kafka back to his youth.
February 13, 2021
An engaging Finnish police-procedural in which Jewish inspector Kafka finds himself and his religion at the centre of a case, during Yom Kippur, involving the murder of two Arabs followed by a series of connected killings. How much are Mossad, his brother, his childhood best friend or Arab drug gangs/terrorists involved? This has fewer stereotypical cops and scenarios than usual and it hangs together well despite the thriller conclusion with some interesting reflective moments, subtle humour, appealing people and interesting aspects of Finnish life
April 14, 2018
A good first book of a series in the crowded field of the police procedural murder mystery genre.
The writing is concise, almost too sparse. The storyline is complex and a bit confusing but overall interesting. The protagonist Ari Kafka is likable. In spite of the large body count, there is much less violence, depression and noir than in many of the Scandanavian series of this genre. I will check out the next if there is one.
The writing is concise, almost too sparse. The storyline is complex and a bit confusing but overall interesting. The protagonist Ari Kafka is likable. In spite of the large body count, there is much less violence, depression and noir than in many of the Scandanavian series of this genre. I will check out the next if there is one.
February 10, 2021
Ariel Kafka is one of two Jewish police officers in Finland. Because he is in Helsinki's violent crimes unit, he pu;;s a case involving the death of two apparently Arab men (soon four, maybe). He figures out the case despite various sets of pressure from non-Jewish cops, members of his own Jewish community, and members of the Islamic community. It's a good novel, though it moves slowly. (NOTE: See John Brady's "Kaddish in Dublin" for an even better novel.)
May 7, 2019
I've been reading a lot of these detective novels lately. I don't always like it when the detective is too closely linked to the crime, but this was nonetheless a good read. Are these unsolved murders the result of race tensions? Were drugs at issue? Why are government agencies trying to cover it up? Lots of intrigue!
October 31, 2020
Nights of Awe is the first in a series featuring Ariel Kafka, the Finnish detective from Helsinki.
In many ways the novel is more a thriller than a straight forward detective novel as there are elements of international terrorism in the novel, involving Mossad, the Israeli secret service.
Ariel is an interesting character and his Jewish background adds an extra layer to his personality.
In many ways the novel is more a thriller than a straight forward detective novel as there are elements of international terrorism in the novel, involving Mossad, the Israeli secret service.
Ariel is an interesting character and his Jewish background adds an extra layer to his personality.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
March 27, 2019
This book has an interesting main character and the writing was captivating, but I had trouble keeping the events straight. I have the next book in the series in my TBR pile and liked this one enough to give it a try; I’ll have a more informed opinion after that.
August 31, 2022
Siinä missä valtaosa Raid-romaaneista vaatii vahvahkoa Raid-fanitusta ollakseen hyviä (tai edes nautittavia), Ariel Kafka -sarjan avausosa toimii itsessään paremmin kuin mikään muu tähän mennessä lukemani Nykäsen romaani.
May 6, 2018
Tema attuale. Svolgimento fuori dagli schemi. Ironico.Colpi di scena.Un ottimo autore di polizieschi che proviene dal giornalismo di cronaca nera.Da seguire.
April 21, 2018
OK read. I was interested in the character names and the place names more than the plot.
November 21, 2018
This book is not written well at all.
More than that it's vert antisemitic, racist in general and sexist.
I can analyse more but it doesn't deserve the honour.
More than that it's vert antisemitic, racist in general and sexist.
I can analyse more but it doesn't deserve the honour.
November 26, 2019
i think it would be appropriate to say this was well, just "meh"!
i liked the writing and the characters, but i didn't like the plot, i couldn't follow it!
i liked the writing and the characters, but i didn't like the plot, i couldn't follow it!
June 16, 2020
Serpentine plot, interesting character, good first in series.
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