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Хана сама вкъщи
Карин Герхардсен рисува с думи, пише толкова ярко, че хваща сърцето и душата!
Една сутрин тригодишната Хана се събужда и открива, че е изоставена. Семейството й е изчезнало. Къщата е заключена. Тя е в капан.
Междувременно шестнайсетгодишно момиче е намерено убито на борда на ферибот, който плава между Швеция и Финландия.
Главен инспектор Кони Хьоберг посещава дома на жертвата, за да съобщи трагичната вест. Докато разследва случая, става ясно, че по-малката сестра на убитото момиче е в смъртна опасност... освен ако полицията не залови навреме зловещия убиец.
А някъде в Стокхолм малката Хана чака някой да я намери и спаси...
Страниците сякаш се разгръщат сами чак до смайващия обрат в самия им край.
Ню Йорк Таймс
Книгите на Карин Герхардсен са динамични и водят до пристрастяване: изящно написани шедьоври, които просто трябва да бъдат прочетени на един дъх.
Една сутрин тригодишната Хана се събужда и открива, че е изоставена. Семейството й е изчезнало. Къщата е заключена. Тя е в капан.
Междувременно шестнайсетгодишно момиче е намерено убито на борда на ферибот, който плава между Швеция и Финландия.
Главен инспектор Кони Хьоберг посещава дома на жертвата, за да съобщи трагичната вест. Докато разследва случая, става ясно, че по-малката сестра на убитото момиче е в смъртна опасност... освен ако полицията не залови навреме зловещия убиец.
А някъде в Стокхолм малката Хана чака някой да я намери и спаси...
Страниците сякаш се разгръщат сами чак до смайващия обрат в самия им край.
Ню Йорк Таймс
Книгите на Карин Герхардсен са динамични и водят до пристрастяване: изящно написани шедьоври, които просто трябва да бъдат прочетени на един дъх.
352 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2009
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About the author
Carin Gerhardsen
18 books224 followersFrom the same publishing team that brought you Stieg Larsson's Millennium Trilogy comes Carin Gehardsen, author of the Hammarby series, a series of crime novels that take place in the southern parts of Stockholm.
Originally a mathematician, which explains her clever plots and complex characters, Gerhardsen is the author of the Hammarby-series, crime novels that take place in the southern parts of
Stockholm, Sweden.
Many of the scenes depicted are self-experienced and based on episodes from Gerhardsen's own childhood.
Originally a mathematician, which explains her clever plots and complex characters, Gerhardsen is the author of the Hammarby-series, crime novels that take place in the southern parts of
Stockholm, Sweden.
Many of the scenes depicted are self-experienced and based on episodes from Gerhardsen's own childhood.
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May 9, 2014
A very interesting read a real page turner. There is much to keep the reader captivated, a nail biting search for a young child, a murder hunt and an unknown rapist. I just wish the publishers would hurry and translate the remainder in this series I believe there are 6 books and only two published in English so far. Can't wait
May 21, 2019
3.5*
I have rounded up my rating as believe the way the intricate plots intermingled and, in the end collided bought a horrifying torment to a 'pleasant' conclusion.
At times I did struggle with the storyline layout and had to go back and re-read sections but overall a difficult story and plot that grasped my attention from the start
I have rounded up my rating as believe the way the intricate plots intermingled and, in the end collided bought a horrifying torment to a 'pleasant' conclusion.
At times I did struggle with the storyline layout and had to go back and re-read sections but overall a difficult story and plot that grasped my attention from the start
April 4, 2015
Типичен скандинавски трилър.
Стори ми се малко объркан, но всъщност това беше, защото не бях осъзнала, че е част от поредица, чиято първа книга е "Джинджифиловата къща". Има някои подробности около главните герои, които не ми бяха ясни, останаха някои недомлъвки и едно чувство на недовършеност сякаш, но сега ми става ясно защо. Просто предстои следваща книга. Дано е скоро.
Сюжетът се развива в не повече от седмица. За няколко дни стават ясни толкова много неща около главните случаи, които разследва участъкът в Хамарби, толкова много човешки съдби се разплитат и оплитат наново, че човек започва да се чуди има ли изобщо надежда за по-добър живот. Всички ли сме обречени да бъдем чудовища, човешкият вид наистина ли е "по-висш" или това е евфемизъм за "по-жесток"?
А образът на малката Хана е толкова истински и жив пред очите ти, докато четеш, че в един наистина напрегнат момент в книгата, усещаш как започва да ти се гади от цялата ситуация, в която е попаднало малкото момиченце. Как е възможно да се случват такива неща, толкова ли сме озверели наистина?
Отрезвяваща книга, истински напрегнат трилър. Нямам търпение да се върна назад и да прочета първата от поредицата. А още повече нямам търпение за следващите :)
Стори ми се малко объркан, но всъщност това беше, защото не бях осъзнала, че е част от поредица, чиято първа книга е "Джинджифиловата къща". Има някои подробности около главните герои, които не ми бяха ясни, останаха някои недомлъвки и едно чувство на недовършеност сякаш, но сега ми става ясно защо. Просто предстои следваща книга. Дано е скоро.
Сюжетът се развива в не повече от седмица. За няколко дни стават ясни толкова много неща около главните случаи, които разследва участъкът в Хамарби, толкова много човешки съдби се разплитат и оплитат наново, че човек започва да се чуди има ли изобщо надежда за по-добър живот. Всички ли сме обречени да бъдем чудовища, човешкият вид наистина ли е "по-висш" или това е евфемизъм за "по-жесток"?
А образът на малката Хана е толкова истински и жив пред очите ти, докато четеш, че в един наистина напрегнат момент в книгата, усещаш как започва да ти се гади от цялата ситуация, в която е попаднало малкото момиченце. Как е възможно да се случват такива неща, толкова ли сме озверели наистина?
Отрезвяваща книга, истински напрегнат трилър. Нямам търпение да се върна назад и да прочета първата от поредицата. А още повече нямам търпение за следващите :)
March 23, 2014
My View:
Confronting on so many levels!
Gerhardsen has a way of introducing social issues into a crime novel in a manner that screams for attention yet does not reek of a lecture or a lesson on how things should be; the issues are cannily woven into the plot and add a somewhat sinister depth to the narrative. Again our eyes are opened to sexual abuse, domestic violence, cyber stalking, crimes against children in the community and sexual harassment in the work place to name just a few of the issues you will discover in this narrative - confrontational and alarming certainly but there is a hint of redemption that rescues this novel from the depressing.
As usual Gerhardsen provides a complex plot, many surprises and a continuation of a sub plot from earlier novels in particular the one relating to the assault of Petra Westman. I really want to know more about this story, I want Westman to resolve this crime and find The Other One and bring him to justice, I suppose I will just have to wait for the next book to be translated and released.
Confronting on so many levels!
Gerhardsen has a way of introducing social issues into a crime novel in a manner that screams for attention yet does not reek of a lecture or a lesson on how things should be; the issues are cannily woven into the plot and add a somewhat sinister depth to the narrative. Again our eyes are opened to sexual abuse, domestic violence, cyber stalking, crimes against children in the community and sexual harassment in the work place to name just a few of the issues you will discover in this narrative - confrontational and alarming certainly but there is a hint of redemption that rescues this novel from the depressing.
As usual Gerhardsen provides a complex plot, many surprises and a continuation of a sub plot from earlier novels in particular the one relating to the assault of Petra Westman. I really want to know more about this story, I want Westman to resolve this crime and find The Other One and bring him to justice, I suppose I will just have to wait for the next book to be translated and released.
August 1, 2015
Престъпниците дебнат от всеки ъгъл
Цялото ревю тук: http://knijenpetar.blogspot.com/2015/...
Много се изненадах от първата книга на Карин Герхардсен – „Джинджифиловата къща“, с основен персонаж Кони Хьоберг и колегите му от полицията. Все си мисля, че не я оцених достатъчно, защото сега – след прочита на на „Хана сама вкъщи“ („Бард“, 2015, с превод на Милко Стоименов) – съм сигурен каква е целта на авторката – да извади на показ всички обстоятелства, от които зависи извършването на едно престъпление: колко е лесно да станеш жертва, колко е лесно да се превърнеш в престъпник и кой и защо влияе на нездравото развитие на един индивид. Не, при Карин Герхардсен няма чак толкова сложна постановка, нито дълги словоизлияния, в рамките на които се правят потресаващи изводи. Тази книга си е трилър, но постига далеч по голямо внушение от традиционните такива. Ето защо трябва да имате предвид, че действието не тече на скорост и почти няма изненадващи обрати.
Когато тригодишната Хана се събужда сама вкъщи, кой би предположил какво може да роди малката и главица? Герхардсен слиза на нивото на разбирането на момиченцето и ни показва светът през нейните очи. Банални неща като храната, предметите и грижата за собственото тяло се превръщат в далеч по-сложни. Липсата на грижи и чувството, че е напълно изоставена я карат да напрегне мозъчето си, за да се справи сама. Тогава мама и малкото братче лесно могат да се превърнат във врагове. Умът създава илюзии. Всички сме жертва на обстоятелствата. Хана остава сама и без да го съзнава очаква своя палач.(Продължава в блога: http://knijenpetar.blogspot.com/2015/...)
Цялото ревю тук: http://knijenpetar.blogspot.com/2015/...
Много се изненадах от първата книга на Карин Герхардсен – „Джинджифиловата къща“, с основен персонаж Кони Хьоберг и колегите му от полицията. Все си мисля, че не я оцених достатъчно, защото сега – след прочита на на „Хана сама вкъщи“ („Бард“, 2015, с превод на Милко Стоименов) – съм сигурен каква е целта на авторката – да извади на показ всички обстоятелства, от които зависи извършването на едно престъпление: колко е лесно да станеш жертва, колко е лесно да се превърнеш в престъпник и кой и защо влияе на нездравото развитие на един индивид. Не, при Карин Герхардсен няма чак толкова сложна постановка, нито дълги словоизлияния, в рамките на които се правят потресаващи изводи. Тази книга си е трилър, но постига далеч по голямо внушение от традиционните такива. Ето защо трябва да имате предвид, че действието не тече на скорост и почти няма изненадващи обрати.
Когато тригодишната Хана се събужда сама вкъщи, кой би предположил какво може да роди малката и главица? Герхардсен слиза на нивото на разбирането на момиченцето и ни показва светът през нейните очи. Банални неща като храната, предметите и грижата за собственото тяло се превръщат в далеч по-сложни. Липсата на грижи и чувството, че е напълно изоставена я карат да напрегне мозъчето си, за да се справи сама. Тогава мама и малкото братче лесно могат да се превърнат във врагове. Умът създава илюзии. Всички сме жертва на обстоятелствата. Хана остава сама и без да го съзнава очаква своя палач.(Продължава в блога: http://knijenpetar.blogspot.com/2015/...)
February 26, 2015
There is no real way to describe how bad this book is. It defies logic. Nothing in this ... book makes any sense. The level of complete and utter incompetence on the part of the police with the quick and utterly brilliant mind of the perp is just unbelievable. Especially considering the fact that the perp was caught red-handed in the most stupid way possible. It's not even slightly likely. Not even an tiny bit.
My feels when I finished this ... book:
So basically a girl is strangled and there is a hit and run. The hit and run happen first. Nothing actually happens in this book but the police shaking their heads in confusion. It took until the very end for the police to figure out where the hit and run victim lived, despite her apartment literally being right there. That's the level of police incompetence. The victim lived right there and the police didn't think that PERHAPS THE VICTIM MIGHT'VE LIVED RIGHT AROUND THAT AREA, SEEING AS SHE WAS WALKING AROUND AT NIGHT.
Wait, what am I thinking? Why, that's logical to work where the victim was found! We can't have any of that! No wonder that poor country has such a high murder rate (in novels.)
This is a bit of a spoiler but it's so stupid I have to spill this, so I'll cut it.
But beyond being terrible and illogical, this suffers from a greater sin: that of having a completely terrible plot and then highlighting it by stating 'this is deus ex machina, isn't it?' and having someone reply with 'but that only happens in books.'
WHY DO WRITERS DO THIS? Is there some magical charm that someone negates a deus ex machina if you state it in the book somewhere? Is it like a magical special that makes people realize that the deus ex machina really isn't all that bad now that the author spot-lighted it?
I fucking hate that.
My feels when I finished this ... book:
So basically a girl is strangled and there is a hit and run. The hit and run happen first. Nothing actually happens in this book but the police shaking their heads in confusion. It took until the very end for the police to figure out where the hit and run victim lived, despite her apartment literally being right there. That's the level of police incompetence. The victim lived right there and the police didn't think that PERHAPS THE VICTIM MIGHT'VE LIVED RIGHT AROUND THAT AREA, SEEING AS SHE WAS WALKING AROUND AT NIGHT.
Wait, what am I thinking? Why, that's logical to work where the victim was found! We can't have any of that! No wonder that poor country has such a high murder rate (in novels.)
This is a bit of a spoiler but it's so stupid I have to spill this, so I'll cut it.
But beyond being terrible and illogical, this suffers from a greater sin: that of having a completely terrible plot and then highlighting it by stating 'this is deus ex machina, isn't it?' and having someone reply with 'but that only happens in books.'
WHY DO WRITERS DO THIS? Is there some magical charm that someone negates a deus ex machina if you state it in the book somewhere? Is it like a magical special that makes people realize that the deus ex machina really isn't all that bad now that the author spot-lighted it?
I fucking hate that.
March 10, 2016
Книгата много ми хареса! Много повече от "Джинджифиловата къща", която е първата книга от поредицата. Добре изградени характери, всеки със своя си бекграунд и индивидуален облик, добре замислена криминална интрига и развръзка.
Като минус отчитам и тук, както и в първата част, наличието на някои неизяснени до края на книгата моменти и сюжетни линии. Не стана ясна и развръзката и по друг случай, почнал от първата книга.
Затова давам оценка 4, а не 5 звезди.
Препоръчвам я на любителите на скандинавските трилъри, с уговорката, че е добра като цяло, но все пак не става въпрос за Несбьо :)
Като минус отчитам и тук, както и в първата част, наличието на някои неизяснени до края на книгата моменти и сюжетни линии. Не стана ясна и развръзката и по друг случай, почнал от първата книга.
Затова давам оценка 4, а не 5 звезди.
Препоръчвам я на любителите на скандинавските трилъри, с уговорката, че е добра като цяло, но все пак не става въпрос за Несбьо :)
June 5, 2016
This is the second novel in the Hammarby series to be translated after The Gingerbread House and features DCI Conny Sjöberg of the Violent Crimes Unit and his team. I was left unimpressed after reading the first, primarily because the prologue featured a playground bullying scene which thereby made the motivations of the killer patently clear from the start and hence destroyed any mounting suspense. I also found the investigative team lacked impetus and most of the discoveries were rather fortuitous. Although Cinderella Girl had a much more interesting premise and was an improvement on the first I was similarly disappointed. Again, everything simply falls into place by chance and relies on coincidence to pull together and the police team do very little deductive work in between shuffling lists, missing the blatant clues and being preoccupied with their personal lives.
Cinderella Girl opened with a bizarre prologue from 1964, depicting a scene of child abuse and its purpose in the story which unfolds and its full relevance is never explained. The novel then fast-forwards to 2007 and two sisters whose mother is an alcoholic and opens her house to her friends, meaning the girls (ages 14 and 16) are largely neglected and without an authority figure. Elise and Jennifer smoke, drink and stay out until all hours and when Jennifer goes on the equivalent of an alcohol fuelled boat party to Åbo in Finland after a night drinking she is discovered the next morning strangled in the toilets. Her older boyfriend is the obvious suspect but with a list of over two thousand passengers, from both Sweden and Finland, identifying the other men she was seen with throughout the night is critical. At approximately the same time detective Petra Westman discovers an abandoned infant and the body of a dead woman whilst out running in a park and identifying the woman and the child is her first priority. Sjöberg shows faith in Petra as he places her in charge of running the investigation into these events whilst he and Jamal Hamad focus on the murder on the boat trip. Alongside all this, a three year old child randomly telephones seventy-two year old Barbro Dahlström saying she has been abandoned by her mother and is home alone but when the police display a lack of enthusiasm to investigate, Barbro sets out on a one woman mission and displays an unlikely level of citizenship. From murders and paedophiles to an overly benevolent elderly lady, Carin Gerhardsen favours the extremes in society for her characters.
Although I thought the Petra Westman sub-plot revealed in The Gingerbread House had little place in the story and made for an unlikely diversion, I was pleased that this was addressed again in Cinderella Girl. I was somewhat sceptical that after being the victim of date rape by two men, one of whom remained unidentified she wasn't a little more affected by the event. Given that the incident was filmed and the identity of The Other Man who never appeared on film remains a mystery, Petra is apparently living in fear of discovery, especially after the strange phone calls she has been receiving in the middle of the night. In contrast to the first novel which focused on Sjöberg he took a much more backseat in this novel and Petra took the spotlight but I was rather sceptical she would have been so robust after a hideous violation such as date rape. Sjöberg a forty-nine year old family man and father to five children between ages two and nine has his own diversions, preoccupied with a mid-life crisis and fantasising about a witness from an earlier investigation who made a big impression. Jens Sandén, second in command is similarly preoccupied with his own issues as his twenty-four year old daughter with learning difficulties is living alone and in a relationship with an unsavoury boyfriend.
Although the first novel often felt a little stilted to read (I suspect by virtue of a poor translation), this second outing is a much more readable novel. The investigation takes place over the days that follow and thereby served to highlight how little to team managed to actually discover by means of their own nous. Much is made of Sjöberg and his famous intuition and Jamal Hamad with his more methodical and systematic approach to his work but sadly there is little evidence of either bringing results in Cinderella Girl.
The cast of secondary characters are extremes in society, from those that prey on the vulnerable children that so often fall between the cracks of the welfare state and commit abuse, to the self-sacrificing elderly lady. in Cinderella Girl, Carin Gerdhasen manages to draw in everything from paedophilia, child neglect, domestic violence, sexual harassment in the workplace to taking advantage of the vulnerable, specifically in the case of Jenny, Sandén's daughter. This second novel again left me with the feeling that Gerdhasen's characters all perform a function and illustrate some diverse element of society.
In conclusion, I have been left with the distinct impression that this is less crime fiction and more a platform for Carin Gerhardsen to hold court on social issues. On too many occasions DCI Conny Sjöberg and his team display blatant incompetence and if all Nordic Noir detectives displayed talent of this ability, I suspect it would be a rather less popular genre than it is! As in The Gingerbread House these two cases are solved by some unlikely coincidences and random chance occurrences and timely discoveries. The end result leaves a feeling of dissatisfaction and reads more like a lesson on the ills of western society and a warning to those that find themselves marginalised and at risk.
Cinderella Girl opened with a bizarre prologue from 1964, depicting a scene of child abuse and its purpose in the story which unfolds and its full relevance is never explained. The novel then fast-forwards to 2007 and two sisters whose mother is an alcoholic and opens her house to her friends, meaning the girls (ages 14 and 16) are largely neglected and without an authority figure. Elise and Jennifer smoke, drink and stay out until all hours and when Jennifer goes on the equivalent of an alcohol fuelled boat party to Åbo in Finland after a night drinking she is discovered the next morning strangled in the toilets. Her older boyfriend is the obvious suspect but with a list of over two thousand passengers, from both Sweden and Finland, identifying the other men she was seen with throughout the night is critical. At approximately the same time detective Petra Westman discovers an abandoned infant and the body of a dead woman whilst out running in a park and identifying the woman and the child is her first priority. Sjöberg shows faith in Petra as he places her in charge of running the investigation into these events whilst he and Jamal Hamad focus on the murder on the boat trip. Alongside all this, a three year old child randomly telephones seventy-two year old Barbro Dahlström saying she has been abandoned by her mother and is home alone but when the police display a lack of enthusiasm to investigate, Barbro sets out on a one woman mission and displays an unlikely level of citizenship. From murders and paedophiles to an overly benevolent elderly lady, Carin Gerhardsen favours the extremes in society for her characters.
Although I thought the Petra Westman sub-plot revealed in The Gingerbread House had little place in the story and made for an unlikely diversion, I was pleased that this was addressed again in Cinderella Girl. I was somewhat sceptical that after being the victim of date rape by two men, one of whom remained unidentified she wasn't a little more affected by the event. Given that the incident was filmed and the identity of The Other Man who never appeared on film remains a mystery, Petra is apparently living in fear of discovery, especially after the strange phone calls she has been receiving in the middle of the night. In contrast to the first novel which focused on Sjöberg he took a much more backseat in this novel and Petra took the spotlight but I was rather sceptical she would have been so robust after a hideous violation such as date rape. Sjöberg a forty-nine year old family man and father to five children between ages two and nine has his own diversions, preoccupied with a mid-life crisis and fantasising about a witness from an earlier investigation who made a big impression. Jens Sandén, second in command is similarly preoccupied with his own issues as his twenty-four year old daughter with learning difficulties is living alone and in a relationship with an unsavoury boyfriend.
Although the first novel often felt a little stilted to read (I suspect by virtue of a poor translation), this second outing is a much more readable novel. The investigation takes place over the days that follow and thereby served to highlight how little to team managed to actually discover by means of their own nous. Much is made of Sjöberg and his famous intuition and Jamal Hamad with his more methodical and systematic approach to his work but sadly there is little evidence of either bringing results in Cinderella Girl.
The cast of secondary characters are extremes in society, from those that prey on the vulnerable children that so often fall between the cracks of the welfare state and commit abuse, to the self-sacrificing elderly lady. in Cinderella Girl, Carin Gerdhasen manages to draw in everything from paedophilia, child neglect, domestic violence, sexual harassment in the workplace to taking advantage of the vulnerable, specifically in the case of Jenny, Sandén's daughter. This second novel again left me with the feeling that Gerdhasen's characters all perform a function and illustrate some diverse element of society.
In conclusion, I have been left with the distinct impression that this is less crime fiction and more a platform for Carin Gerhardsen to hold court on social issues. On too many occasions DCI Conny Sjöberg and his team display blatant incompetence and if all Nordic Noir detectives displayed talent of this ability, I suspect it would be a rather less popular genre than it is! As in The Gingerbread House these two cases are solved by some unlikely coincidences and random chance occurrences and timely discoveries. The end result leaves a feeling of dissatisfaction and reads more like a lesson on the ills of western society and a warning to those that find themselves marginalised and at risk.
February 16, 2017
Не е лоша, но първата бе по-добра.
July 3, 2015
Peter James says it on the cover of Cinderella Girl, "Gerhardsen's writing grips your heart and soul in an ever-tightening tourniquet." And what a ride it is you never want to stop reading because it's a story without an ending.
January 23, 2024
Vaikka tämäkin sarjan osa on oikein kelvollinen dekkari, niin jostain syystä ei oikein lähde edelleenkään niin sanotusti täysillä. Alku on aika jäykähköä kirjoittamista, riippuuko sitten kääntäjästä vai onko alkuperäinen teksti yhtä jäykkää, mutta joka tapauksessa ei ole niin sujuvaa kuin uskoisi. Aika paljon menee aikaa siihen, että päästään niin sanotusti asiaan tai tutkimuksiin ja kun päästään niin yhtäkkiä ja liian kevyesti saadaan mielestäni ratkaisu asiaan. Silti näissä selkeästi on jotain koska kuitenkin kolmen tähden arvoinen. Murhattujen ihmisten tarinat tai mitkä ovat murhiin liitoksissa, ovat olleet mielenkiintoisia.
Kirja menee Helmet- lukuhaasteessa 2024 kohtaan numero 11. Kirjan kannessa tai nimessä on yksi neljästä elementistä (ilma, vesi, maa tai tuli). Tässä se on vesi.
Kirja menee Helmet- lukuhaasteessa 2024 kohtaan numero 11. Kirjan kannessa tai nimessä on yksi neljästä elementistä (ilma, vesi, maa tai tuli). Tässä se on vesi.
April 16, 2023
Perushyvä dekkari, jossa muistakin dekkareista tuttuja yhteiskunnallisia aineksia esim. lasten hyväksikäyttöön liittyen. Kiinnostavinta - ja toisaalta ahdistavinta - minusta oli seurata kolmivuotiaan Hannan toimintaa yksin lukitussa asunnossa äidin kuoltua vaunulenkillä. Piinallisen pitkältä tuntui aika ennen kuin lapsi pelastui! Laivaan liittyvä murhamysteeri oli turhankin tavanomaista luettavaa, mutta erillisten tarinoiden juonenpäät kuroutuivat hyvin yhteen lopussa.
October 29, 2018
I MUST find others in this series. It was convoluted yet still easy to follow. So much going on but brilliant in its delivery. Sad yet intriguing. Even when they weren’t talking about the poor three year old I wanted them to rush back to that part of the story. I HAD to know what was happening with her. Everything was tied up in a nice package by the end of it. And there were more than one member of the male persuasion that I would have liked to have seen strung up by his gonads.
February 22, 2021
Spännande! Dock förhastat slut med märklig upplösning som jag hade förväntat mig mer av!
May 27, 2016
Nordic Not
Don't you live for a page turner?
Seriously I do. I don't want every book to slap me when I think about putting it down. I want the world to go take a dump somewhere else because I'm busy. That's what I want from a book, a film or a song even.
And I'd read good things about Cinderella Girl. One reviewer, the reason I bought the damn book, told me he read it in a day. Impossible to put down, he said and that is high praise, eh?
So we have three threads here. A child called Hanna is abandoned, her mother run off with her baby brother and her father away on business. A young girl is murdered on a ferry trip between Sweden and Finland called the Cinderella. And a mother pushing a child in a pram is mown down and left for dead. That's the story. And I like it. A lot going on, and I know that's going to tax my brain cells, and maybe push them to the limit, but I'm up for the challenge.
And there are a load of coppers having issues of their own. I don't want to belittle the rape, or the harrassment, but rather than add to the story it seems to clatter about in the background like a load of noise. And somehow they stumble on a sole killer to take the wrap for all three threads of intrigue.
Listen, I love the Nordic Noir, but I felt no warmth to this tale. I did worry about Hanna, the three year old child abandoned in a third floor apartment, but I cared nowt for anyone else. This was hard work and the revelation moment, you know that point where you think ‘No’ or ‘Wow’ never came for me.
One reviewer suggested you should read these books in order but that sucks. It’s a stand alone book. There is no number on the cover, there is no series link. I shouldn’t have to sleep with one of the coppers to understand what is going on. It wasn’t obvious for me and I felt no compassion for the backstory that was going on with the coppers. They came across as Keystone cops without the slap stick humor.
I know I’m being tough, but this plot is turgid. And, apart from Hannah, the wee child abandoned in the apartment and the old bird trying to save her, the rest of the ensemble meant nothing to me. Frankly, my dear I just didn't give a damn.
And I had no problem putting the book down. It took me a month to read.
Don't you live for a page turner?
Seriously I do. I don't want every book to slap me when I think about putting it down. I want the world to go take a dump somewhere else because I'm busy. That's what I want from a book, a film or a song even.
And I'd read good things about Cinderella Girl. One reviewer, the reason I bought the damn book, told me he read it in a day. Impossible to put down, he said and that is high praise, eh?
So we have three threads here. A child called Hanna is abandoned, her mother run off with her baby brother and her father away on business. A young girl is murdered on a ferry trip between Sweden and Finland called the Cinderella. And a mother pushing a child in a pram is mown down and left for dead. That's the story. And I like it. A lot going on, and I know that's going to tax my brain cells, and maybe push them to the limit, but I'm up for the challenge.
And there are a load of coppers having issues of their own. I don't want to belittle the rape, or the harrassment, but rather than add to the story it seems to clatter about in the background like a load of noise. And somehow they stumble on a sole killer to take the wrap for all three threads of intrigue.
Listen, I love the Nordic Noir, but I felt no warmth to this tale. I did worry about Hanna, the three year old child abandoned in a third floor apartment, but I cared nowt for anyone else. This was hard work and the revelation moment, you know that point where you think ‘No’ or ‘Wow’ never came for me.
One reviewer suggested you should read these books in order but that sucks. It’s a stand alone book. There is no number on the cover, there is no series link. I shouldn’t have to sleep with one of the coppers to understand what is going on. It wasn’t obvious for me and I felt no compassion for the backstory that was going on with the coppers. They came across as Keystone cops without the slap stick humor.
I know I’m being tough, but this plot is turgid. And, apart from Hannah, the wee child abandoned in the apartment and the old bird trying to save her, the rest of the ensemble meant nothing to me. Frankly, my dear I just didn't give a damn.
And I had no problem putting the book down. It took me a month to read.
September 7, 2015
I thought this book was strange and not complete.
There are three books involving a team of police investigators and this is the second one. I have already read the first one. I thought that book was good enough that I bought the other two.
This book started with several chapters devoted to setting up the victims so that we would know who they are. After this began the continuing of the police detectives' stories, which (I think) you need to know before reading this book. Although I must admit that by the end of the book, I was still quite confused.
The storyline (sort of) get tied up with a little bow except for nagging questions like how did one particular person know that there was another particular person in a particular apartment? I don't want to say more so as not to spoil, but if you read the book you'll know what I'm talking about. And that's just one little thing.
The last few chapters of the book have left me puzzled. I have no idea what happened, with who or why. Honestly, if I hadn't already bought the third book, I don't think I would have bothered. But at this point, I'm just going to read it to finish it up and see if MAYBE the questions I have are answered. But I'm not going to hold my breath.
There are three books involving a team of police investigators and this is the second one. I have already read the first one. I thought that book was good enough that I bought the other two.
This book started with several chapters devoted to setting up the victims so that we would know who they are. After this began the continuing of the police detectives' stories, which (I think) you need to know before reading this book. Although I must admit that by the end of the book, I was still quite confused.
The storyline (sort of) get tied up with a little bow except for nagging questions like how did one particular person know that there was another particular person in a particular apartment? I don't want to say more so as not to spoil, but if you read the book you'll know what I'm talking about. And that's just one little thing.
The last few chapters of the book have left me puzzled. I have no idea what happened, with who or why. Honestly, if I hadn't already bought the third book, I don't think I would have bothered. But at this point, I'm just going to read it to finish it up and see if MAYBE the questions I have are answered. But I'm not going to hold my breath.
March 20, 2024
Pretty good! Some of the dialogue was a bit odd but I suppose that's due to translation. Story was engaging, and generally followed the same guidelines that all mystery books follow.
April 21, 2017
Първата книга ми хареса повече. Сякаш имаше повече интрига. Не ми хареса, че почти нищо от историята на главните действащи лица не стана ясно. Напрегната беше историята с Хана. Накрая с две изречения стана ясно кой-какво-кога-защо и свързаха 1+1 да стане 2..
December 9, 2015
Recension: ZellysBokhylla
May 23, 2018
I am greatly enjoying this series so far. The first one would've merited 5*, too, if not for an awful error that cost it for me. I'll definitely be sticking with these stories, though.
I like Joakim in this story, he was a really nice lad who has been dealt a godawful hand for sure, poor kid. I have to say that little Hanna turns out to be one resourceful kid for her age !! My most favourite character was Barbro, however, she truly went above and beyond to try and rescue a little girl she'd never met and didn't know ! I was highly impressed by how Conny dealt with a particular issue at the office affecting Petra as well. Good for him.
There are some baffling moments as I read because the author tends to sometimes go with Christian names and then will suddenly alter to surnames among the police personnel. I was forever needing to do a search on the character in question to check who they were. Also when we're told about summer or allotment cabins. I assume they're garden sheds, although I'm unsure if allotment means the same thing in Sweden as it does to us here. I was a little lost when Jennifer encountered a Swedish bloke at a bar on the boat as well, since he didn't ask her about something he really would've done, in my opinion. I can't elaborate on this as it would be spoiling things....
Conny ruminates at one point about needing to broaden the search for the person who murdered Jennifer on the boat but I didn't really get that. Surely the only place to search was among the other passengers and them alone ?? You don't need to be a detective to know this.....
There were some funny moments in this,usually something Conny has done !
I happened across one mistake the whole way through and that was an apostrophe error and that was it !! I'm really very impressed.
I like Joakim in this story, he was a really nice lad who has been dealt a godawful hand for sure, poor kid. I have to say that little Hanna turns out to be one resourceful kid for her age !! My most favourite character was Barbro, however, she truly went above and beyond to try and rescue a little girl she'd never met and didn't know ! I was highly impressed by how Conny dealt with a particular issue at the office affecting Petra as well. Good for him.
There are some baffling moments as I read because the author tends to sometimes go with Christian names and then will suddenly alter to surnames among the police personnel. I was forever needing to do a search on the character in question to check who they were. Also when we're told about summer or allotment cabins. I assume they're garden sheds, although I'm unsure if allotment means the same thing in Sweden as it does to us here. I was a little lost when Jennifer encountered a Swedish bloke at a bar on the boat as well, since he didn't ask her about something he really would've done, in my opinion. I can't elaborate on this as it would be spoiling things....
Conny ruminates at one point about needing to broaden the search for the person who murdered Jennifer on the boat but I didn't really get that. Surely the only place to search was among the other passengers and them alone ?? You don't need to be a detective to know this.....
There were some funny moments in this,usually something Conny has done !
I happened across one mistake the whole way through and that was an apostrophe error and that was it !! I'm really very impressed.
November 25, 2019
I read Book 1 in this series years ago and remember liking it. However, I found Book 2 to be really disappointing. The mystery happens through a string of coincidences, and I just didn't buy the connections between the characters. I also felt none of the characters were particularly believable in their actions. While I commend the author's attempt to highlight social problems in society, it feels shoehorn in this story.
Amongst the detectives, I only liked Petra Westman. She has an ongoing case from Book 1 and I thought her desperation and paranoia is handled well. But the rest of her team seems really incompetent. And I didn't care for Conny Sjøberg, a married man with five children who out of nowhere is dreaming of a random woman. If this is the way the series wants to go, at least give us a reason to believe why a family man would suddenly cheat on his wife. Alas, there are plenty of questions and no answers.
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Amongst the detectives, I only liked Petra Westman. She has an ongoing case from Book 1 and I thought her desperation and paranoia is handled well. But the rest of her team seems really incompetent. And I didn't care for Conny Sjøberg, a married man with five children who out of nowhere is dreaming of a random woman. If this is the way the series wants to go, at least give us a reason to believe why a family man would suddenly cheat on his wife. Alas, there are plenty of questions and no answers.
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August 3, 2019
I wasn't sure i was going to stick with it when i started it, there were several different characters and their own stories, i found it all confusing at first. But then some of the individual stories intertwined and started to make sense.
What is confusing though are the amount of different characters and their names, a few of which are very similar. It's also a shame that some of the characters story lines didn't get an ending... as in, what happened to Joakim, his father and his mother? What happened to the two men on the boat, were they found and questioned at all? What happened to Sanden? I can't see the point of introducing individual story lines if they're not going to be concluded.
I did enjoy it though, it's worth a read.
What is confusing though are the amount of different characters and their names, a few of which are very similar. It's also a shame that some of the characters story lines didn't get an ending... as in, what happened to Joakim, his father and his mother? What happened to the two men on the boat, were they found and questioned at all? What happened to Sanden? I can't see the point of introducing individual story lines if they're not going to be concluded.
I did enjoy it though, it's worth a read.
February 20, 2022
Jälleen hyvä dekkari Gerhardsenilta! Tarinaa ei olisi halunnut jättää kesken sillä tarina oli todella kutkuttava ja jännittävä. Tekijä ei yllättänyt itseäni, mutta se ei edes haitannut, sillä pidin kaikesta muusta. Päähahmot saivat lisää syvyyttä, ja ihmisen julmuus ja häikäilemättömyys tulee iholle. Kirjassa tulee myös hyvin esiin sen miten huonosti vanhemmat ovat perillä lastensa tekemisistä tai kuinka vähän tästä välitetään. Seuraavaan osaan täytyy tarttua pian!
August 23, 2025
Så sjukt bra bok! Jag är så glad att jag hittade denna serie. Älskar att följa poliserna i serien och deras dilemman i livet. Det gör att man bara vill läsa mer. Denna handling var sjukt spännande och jag kunde inte lägga ifrån mig boken de sista 100 sidorna. Jag ville bara veta hur allt skulle sluta. Den var klurig och oförutsägbar. Gillar man deckare är denna ett måste!
March 21, 2017
Spændende og nervepirrende
July 13, 2021
Hyvinkin neljän tähden kerrontaa, mutta monimutkaisista kiemuroista ja lukuisista ihmisistä koostuva loppuratkaisu tuntui niin väkinäiseltä, että se pudotti vähän arviota.
November 14, 2021
Good story but the character of Hannah being 3 years old is not realistic whatsoever. 3.5 stars rounded up.
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May 4, 2025Þessi bók er fyrir ogan meðallag í sínum flokki. Lipur texti og fràsögn heldur manni föngnum. Nànast enginn óþarfi eða væmni. En svo allt í einu var bókinni lokið. Treysti mér ekki í neina stjörnugjöf.
November 5, 2019
Tai romanas su detektyvo prieskoniu, kuris labai įtraukia ir norisi skaityti bandant sužinoti kas dėl visko kaltas. Pati pradžia buvo šokiruojanti ir tikriausiai nuteikė visos knygos nuotaikai, tai visą laiką skaičiau su įtampa ir netgi pasišlykštėjimu kai kuriais įvykiais. Taip pat pradžioje šiek tiek buvo sunku susivokti kieno ir kur ta istorija yra, nes buvo pasakojama iš įvairių žmonių perspektyvos, bet istorijai įsibėgėjus viskas susistatė į vietas. Iš tikrųjų sunkiausia man buvo skaityti apie tą mažą mergaitę, kuri buvo ir tuo pačiu labai drąsi, bet tuo pačiu tokia trapi. Vis įsivaizduodavau savo vaikus toje situacijoje ir budavo be galo sunku.
Yra keli minusai mano atžvilgiu šiai knygai. Tai man pasirodė ganėtinai keista, kai mirusios moters tapatybę bando išsiaiškinti kelias paras ir buvo dar keletas tokių smulkmenų, kur atrodo jau ir taip viskas aišku. Bet visumoje tikrai labai gera knyga, kuri savo turiniu manau prikaustys ne vieną.
Yra keli minusai mano atžvilgiu šiai knygai. Tai man pasirodė ganėtinai keista, kai mirusios moters tapatybę bando išsiaiškinti kelias paras ir buvo dar keletas tokių smulkmenų, kur atrodo jau ir taip viskas aišku. Bet visumoje tikrai labai gera knyga, kuri savo turiniu manau prikaustys ne vieną.
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