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Inspector Anita Sundström #9
Mission in Malmö
2006. Anita Sundström has only been with Chief Inspector Erik Moberg’s Criminal Investigation Squad for a year when they have to tackle the aftermath of an armed robbery at a cash handling facility in Malmö. The raid has left one security guard dead and there is no sign of the stolen millions. Though the team make early progress, they soon become frustrated as the investigation stalls. Then a murder with a possible connection to the audacious heist only raises more questions than answers.
In the present day, Anita is just finding her feet as chief inspector. Her first big case is an old couple’s apparent suicide pact, but if it is murder as she suspects, there seems to be no motive or suspects. Complicating her life further is the arrival of an FBI agent whose mission is to track down a Swede accused of a murder in Chicago. As Anita Sundström’s ninth mystery unfolds, the past comes back to haunt her.
In the present day, Anita is just finding her feet as chief inspector. Her first big case is an old couple’s apparent suicide pact, but if it is murder as she suspects, there seems to be no motive or suspects. Complicating her life further is the arrival of an FBI agent whose mission is to track down a Swede accused of a murder in Chicago. As Anita Sundström’s ninth mystery unfolds, the past comes back to haunt her.
403 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 1, 2022
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Torquil MacLeod
26 books152 followersTorquil MacLeod was born in Edinburgh and brought up in the north east of England. After a brief spell as a teacher in Worcestershire, he worked in advertising agencies in Birmingham, Glasgow and Newcastle; since 2000 he has been a freelance writer.
See also: Torquil R. MacLeod
See also: Torquil R. MacLeod
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December 13, 2022
Torquil MacLeod has written a story that has Anita Sundström as the main character as the Chief Inspector. We also have Willi Hirdwall also known as Klas Karlin or Robert Olsen as the instigator in the 2006 Q Guard Robbery. Salvatore Baresi was a hitman in the Chicago Gentile Mob who was sent to kill Willi. Willi was thought to have killed Mr. Gentile's son. The FBI sent Paige McBride to Sweden to find Willi but that's another story. The Krona that was about 10 million Krona was used to get Baresi out of trouble but currently the Krona were found to be no good since in the mid teens all the Krona were changed. I've only given hints away but you should read the book and really find out what happens.
February 5, 2023
3 stars
You can read all of my reviews at Nerd Girl Loves Books.
This is a pretty good mystery/thriller set in Sweden. It's book 9 of a series, but can be read as a stand alone. I'm sure I missed some nuances regarding the characters and their interactions, but there was enough information to provide me a good idea of what was what. The story is told in two different time periods. The first part of the story is told in 2006 while the main character, Anita, is a detective in the Criminal Investigation Squad. As one of only two women in the unit, the women are thought of as less capable and are treated unequally, especially by Chief Inspector Erik Moberg. The team is tasked with tackling the aftermath of an armed robbery at a cash handling facility in Malmö. The raid left one security guard dead and there was no sign of the stolen millions. The team eventually thinks they've solved the crime, but aren't able to convict who they believe is the mastermind of the operation.
In the present day, Anita is now the Chief Inspector of the unit. Her first big case is an old couple’s apparent suicide pact, but if it is murder as she suspects, there seems to be no motive or suspects. Complicating her life further is the arrival of an FBI agent whose mission is to track down a Swede accused of a murder in Chicago, who just happens to have ties to the old cash handling heist.
Overall this book was pretty good, although it moved far too slowly for my taste. The characters were well-developed and the plot was good, but I felt there was far too much detail provided, which added unnecessary bulk to the story. I was able to figure out the twist pretty early, but I still enjoyed reading how it all played out. But these are minor complaints unique to me. Readers that enjoy intricately detailed mystery thrillers will really enjoy this book.
I was provided a complimentary copy of this book by Love Book Tours and McNidder & Grace. All opinions are my own.
You can read all of my reviews at Nerd Girl Loves Books.
This is a pretty good mystery/thriller set in Sweden. It's book 9 of a series, but can be read as a stand alone. I'm sure I missed some nuances regarding the characters and their interactions, but there was enough information to provide me a good idea of what was what. The story is told in two different time periods. The first part of the story is told in 2006 while the main character, Anita, is a detective in the Criminal Investigation Squad. As one of only two women in the unit, the women are thought of as less capable and are treated unequally, especially by Chief Inspector Erik Moberg. The team is tasked with tackling the aftermath of an armed robbery at a cash handling facility in Malmö. The raid left one security guard dead and there was no sign of the stolen millions. The team eventually thinks they've solved the crime, but aren't able to convict who they believe is the mastermind of the operation.
In the present day, Anita is now the Chief Inspector of the unit. Her first big case is an old couple’s apparent suicide pact, but if it is murder as she suspects, there seems to be no motive or suspects. Complicating her life further is the arrival of an FBI agent whose mission is to track down a Swede accused of a murder in Chicago, who just happens to have ties to the old cash handling heist.
Overall this book was pretty good, although it moved far too slowly for my taste. The characters were well-developed and the plot was good, but I felt there was far too much detail provided, which added unnecessary bulk to the story. I was able to figure out the twist pretty early, but I still enjoyed reading how it all played out. But these are minor complaints unique to me. Readers that enjoy intricately detailed mystery thrillers will really enjoy this book.
I was provided a complimentary copy of this book by Love Book Tours and McNidder & Grace. All opinions are my own.
December 18, 2022
Loved the twists
This was a great mystery. I enjoyed the double story and the way the two stories tied together in the end. It might help the reader if you read some of the previous books in the series to meet the characters and learn the back story alluded to in the present book. Overall, another well done book.
This was a great mystery. I enjoyed the double story and the way the two stories tied together in the end. It might help the reader if you read some of the previous books in the series to meet the characters and learn the back story alluded to in the present book. Overall, another well done book.
December 19, 2022
finally, no complaints
This is by far the best in the series, possibly because the chief inspector’s private life doesn’t drag the plot down. Also, I didn’t guess the plot twist until almost the end.
This is by far the best in the series, possibly because the chief inspector’s private life doesn’t drag the plot down. Also, I didn’t guess the plot twist until almost the end.
February 27, 2023
Always enjoy this series
Always enjoy reading each new book as it is published. At first I was rather confused as to why the author had gone back to the original characters and left out some of the new characters and events. However continuing to read on ,the book became more interesting as the past entwined with the present . I noticed in this book the author has placed the focus on the case rather than the personal lives of the characters ,as in some of the prior books.it was a strong storyline and I think that was a great approach. Enjoyed it very much.
Always enjoy reading each new book as it is published. At first I was rather confused as to why the author had gone back to the original characters and left out some of the new characters and events. However continuing to read on ,the book became more interesting as the past entwined with the present . I noticed in this book the author has placed the focus on the case rather than the personal lives of the characters ,as in some of the prior books.it was a strong storyline and I think that was a great approach. Enjoyed it very much.
August 31, 2024
I love Torquil MacLeod's books about Anita Sunström and the gang. This one is a great read! Can't wait to read the next book in the series!!!
April 2, 2023
This book starts in 2006 when Anita was a new Inspector on the team and the robbery of cash from a handling facility. It then moves forward to Anita, now the Chief Inspector and leading the team as they investigate the death of an elderly couple in their own home. This leads to a connection with the old investigation.
I felt this was a rather benign story with Anita seeming less than her usual dynamic self. Nothing lights this up at all and I was disappointed as I have come to expect more.
3 stars
I felt this was a rather benign story with Anita seeming less than her usual dynamic self. Nothing lights this up at all and I was disappointed as I have come to expect more.
3 stars
August 4, 2023
This one wasn’t as good as some of the other books in the series but I’m committed to seeing this series through
December 5, 2022
In my opinion, this is the best of the author’s Malmo series. The story begins with a heist committed in 2006, and the characters present in the earlier books in the series make their encore appearances. The top perpetrators remain obscure, the ill-gotten gains disappear, and the resolution remains the unsatisfactory. The scene then shifts to the present, and a new crime seems to recall elements of the unresolved robbery. Is there a connection, and if so what is it? The story is cleverly developed, with twists and turns that take the reader by surprise.
February 17, 2023
‘Mission in Malmo’ is a great return for a character which I absolutely adore! This is the 9th book in the series but it can certainly be read as a stand-alone very easily. You don't really need to know any background information for this story and any you do is given to the reader during this one. ‘Mission in Malmo’ was a twisty story that runs over the the course of a couple of decades. I loved seeing Anita at two different points in her life, the first being when she was still new to the role and dealing with a complex raid on a cash deposit site and then when she returned as Chief Inspector twenty years later. It was very interesting to see how her life and also how she as a detective had changed over the two decades. I don't know whether I am making this up but I seemed to notice that the writing and vocabulary seemed slicker and more prolific in the second half as well, maybe a reflection on Anita getting older and wiser…
Anita has only been with the team for less than a year when the raid on the cash handling facility takes place. One security guard has been killed, one shot and another is pointing towards being an inside man for the gang which raided the place. But when a young Serb is found killed a few days later the case takes a weird and unexpected turn. In the present day Anita is tasked with looking into a couple's apparent suicide pact. Could it be murder and if so why? Also, a member of the FBI has turned up looking for a Swede who has committed a murder of a local mob man in Chicago.
I thoroughly enjoyed the dual timeline for this book as it is a reflection that crime can indeed have consequences and results that echo through the decades. What happens when a criminal is released at the end of their sentence for example? The dive into Anita’s development as an investigator was a great psychological look at how a person changes over the years and a great twist on the normal police procedural that is out there at the moment. Somehow, I have managed to miss two books out of this series but I will be going back and reading books 7 & 8 as I love this series. It is nordic noir combined with the sensibilities of a Scottish writer and I love this! But it also has the true ‘air’ of being set in Skane and I think this is a reflection of the author spending a lot of time there personally.
Let me know if you read this one!
Anita has only been with the team for less than a year when the raid on the cash handling facility takes place. One security guard has been killed, one shot and another is pointing towards being an inside man for the gang which raided the place. But when a young Serb is found killed a few days later the case takes a weird and unexpected turn. In the present day Anita is tasked with looking into a couple's apparent suicide pact. Could it be murder and if so why? Also, a member of the FBI has turned up looking for a Swede who has committed a murder of a local mob man in Chicago.
I thoroughly enjoyed the dual timeline for this book as it is a reflection that crime can indeed have consequences and results that echo through the decades. What happens when a criminal is released at the end of their sentence for example? The dive into Anita’s development as an investigator was a great psychological look at how a person changes over the years and a great twist on the normal police procedural that is out there at the moment. Somehow, I have managed to miss two books out of this series but I will be going back and reading books 7 & 8 as I love this series. It is nordic noir combined with the sensibilities of a Scottish writer and I love this! But it also has the true ‘air’ of being set in Skane and I think this is a reflection of the author spending a lot of time there personally.
Let me know if you read this one!
February 9, 2023
Mission in Malmo is book 9 in the Anita Sundstrom/ Malmo series, but it worked fine as a stand alone. I haven't read any of the previous books and although there are potentially parts of the story that could have been enhanced by my knowledge of the previous ground covered, I didn't feel like I was left with any major gaps in understanding.
The book is set in two parts - the initial 50% of the book is set in 2006, where a huge premeditated armed robbery at a cash handling depot leaves death and destruction as well as missing cash that runs into the millions. At the time of this event Anita is a detective in the Criminal Investigation Squad and sets to work investigating the robbery - this results in a prosecution of part of the criminal gang which is weighted on testimony from a key witness, there is a brief round up at the end of this part indicating the trial outcome as well as how the key witness is protected as a result of their testimony. The gang leader who masterminded the heist however has managed to slip away and the team are unable to pin him down.
The second half of the book is set in the present day - Anita is now the Chief Inspector of the unit where her first major case appears to be an elderly couple’s apparent suicide pact. However, not all is at it seems and there is the distinct possibility that this could actually be a murder set up to look like suicide. Adding to Anita's load, an FBI agent arrives in Malmo to take support from the unit as she is trying to track down a Swedish national who has been accused of murder in Chicago...it starts to transpire that this suspect may also have connections with the 2006 cash handling heist that Anita is all too familiar with...but is this suspect really who they are after?
Overall I enjoyed this book - the characters are really well developed, the plot is thoroughly fleshed out, and although it took a little bit of dedication in the beginning to get 'into it' it soon became compelling. I started to work out the twist at about 60% of the way through but honestly that didn't take away any enjoyment of the summarising of the book at all... I was definitely hooked enough at this point to want to get the 'hows/ whys and wheres'.
The book is set in two parts - the initial 50% of the book is set in 2006, where a huge premeditated armed robbery at a cash handling depot leaves death and destruction as well as missing cash that runs into the millions. At the time of this event Anita is a detective in the Criminal Investigation Squad and sets to work investigating the robbery - this results in a prosecution of part of the criminal gang which is weighted on testimony from a key witness, there is a brief round up at the end of this part indicating the trial outcome as well as how the key witness is protected as a result of their testimony. The gang leader who masterminded the heist however has managed to slip away and the team are unable to pin him down.
The second half of the book is set in the present day - Anita is now the Chief Inspector of the unit where her first major case appears to be an elderly couple’s apparent suicide pact. However, not all is at it seems and there is the distinct possibility that this could actually be a murder set up to look like suicide. Adding to Anita's load, an FBI agent arrives in Malmo to take support from the unit as she is trying to track down a Swedish national who has been accused of murder in Chicago...it starts to transpire that this suspect may also have connections with the 2006 cash handling heist that Anita is all too familiar with...but is this suspect really who they are after?
Overall I enjoyed this book - the characters are really well developed, the plot is thoroughly fleshed out, and although it took a little bit of dedication in the beginning to get 'into it' it soon became compelling. I started to work out the twist at about 60% of the way through but honestly that didn't take away any enjoyment of the summarising of the book at all... I was definitely hooked enough at this point to want to get the 'hows/ whys and wheres'.
December 20, 2022
Mission in Malmo is the 9th Inspector Anita Sundstrom mystery. It is written by Torquil Macleod.
I have read every Anita Sundstrom mystery. Each one is very well-paced, well-plotted with a terrific location (Malmo, Sweden), and contains very realistic and personable characters. The series is mystery, crime drama, police procedural, detective story all rolled into one. Throw in a little Scandanavian Noir and you’re all set for an enjoyable read.
There is a map and an interesting ���About the Author’ section.
We begin with a Prologue. A Chicago ‘Boss’, Salvatore Baresi, is at the funeral of his daughter’s husband, Matteo. He is shaking with fury and his words are “I want the Swede found.”
We move to Part 1. The year is 2006. The place is Malmo, Sweden. The Criminal Investigation Squad (of which Anita Sundstrom is an Inspector) is faced with investigating a dramatic robbery
(the infamous Q Guard Robbery Case), that in the end is only partially solved.
Part 2. The time is The Present. The place is Sweden and we begin with Salvatore Baresi yet again. His plane is about to land in Sweden and he mulls over his orders from Guiseppe Gentile (his Boss!) - “Find Micky Mosten, retrieve the money he’d stolen, and then, slowly and painfully, kill the bastard.”
Who is this Micky Mosten and how does he fit in (or does he fit in?) with the Q Guard Robbery Case of 2006?
A fantastic series that I can highly recommend. *****
I have read every Anita Sundstrom mystery. Each one is very well-paced, well-plotted with a terrific location (Malmo, Sweden), and contains very realistic and personable characters. The series is mystery, crime drama, police procedural, detective story all rolled into one. Throw in a little Scandanavian Noir and you’re all set for an enjoyable read.
There is a map and an interesting ���About the Author’ section.
We begin with a Prologue. A Chicago ‘Boss’, Salvatore Baresi, is at the funeral of his daughter’s husband, Matteo. He is shaking with fury and his words are “I want the Swede found.”
We move to Part 1. The year is 2006. The place is Malmo, Sweden. The Criminal Investigation Squad (of which Anita Sundstrom is an Inspector) is faced with investigating a dramatic robbery
(the infamous Q Guard Robbery Case), that in the end is only partially solved.
Part 2. The time is The Present. The place is Sweden and we begin with Salvatore Baresi yet again. His plane is about to land in Sweden and he mulls over his orders from Guiseppe Gentile (his Boss!) - “Find Micky Mosten, retrieve the money he’d stolen, and then, slowly and painfully, kill the bastard.”
Who is this Micky Mosten and how does he fit in (or does he fit in?) with the Q Guard Robbery Case of 2006?
A fantastic series that I can highly recommend. *****
February 6, 2023
Mission in Malmo is the ninth book in the Inspector Anita Sundstrom mystery series but I didn’t feel like not reading the other books impacted on my ability to enjoy this novel. Mission in Malmo is set over two time periods - a robbery conducted back in 2006 when Anita was an Inspector and then a murder mystery set in the present day where Anita is Chief Inspector. Could these two crimes be connected in some way?
I really like the main character of Anita and it always surprises me to remember just how much sexism there was in the workplace not that long ago in 2006 but Anita is strong willed, capable and able to make her own decisions based on her gut instinct. My only criticism of the first part of this novel is that the story is told a little slowly and we don’t always get to see big events happen, only find out about them afterwards like the court case.
The second part of the novel set in the present day was much faster paced and therefore more enjoyable in my view. Anita is now chief inspector and she is finding her past catching up with her a little. I would definitely recommend this novel to fans of international crime fiction.
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I really like the main character of Anita and it always surprises me to remember just how much sexism there was in the workplace not that long ago in 2006 but Anita is strong willed, capable and able to make her own decisions based on her gut instinct. My only criticism of the first part of this novel is that the story is told a little slowly and we don’t always get to see big events happen, only find out about them afterwards like the court case.
The second part of the novel set in the present day was much faster paced and therefore more enjoyable in my view. Anita is now chief inspector and she is finding her past catching up with her a little. I would definitely recommend this novel to fans of international crime fiction.
Check your triggers before reading
March 3, 2023
Book 9 in the series, but can be read as a standalone.
An intriguing and clever crime.
Plot - I did wonder when the present day would kick in, but it's a half and half rather than back and forth. The plot sticks to the blurb nicely.
Writing Style - Apart from having to get used to the Swedish names, the writing flowed smoothly.
Characters - I thought they were well developed even though this isn't the first book and most weren't new characters. I realised with the time jump that other books must have been set in that "gap", so I need to go back to see what happens to certain characters.
Believability - I didn't think anything was far-fetched and I thought the investigation followed a sensible route. Whilst some of the male characters were enraging, it's nothing that doesn't happen regularly in real life.
Pace - Quick when it needed to be and slower elsewhere, though I did struggle with the time jump half way through.
Ending - I was surprised by the ending, but I guess it explains a few things that happened.
*I received a complimentary copy of the book from LoveBooksTours and am voluntarily leaving an honest review.
An intriguing and clever crime.
Plot - I did wonder when the present day would kick in, but it's a half and half rather than back and forth. The plot sticks to the blurb nicely.
Writing Style - Apart from having to get used to the Swedish names, the writing flowed smoothly.
Characters - I thought they were well developed even though this isn't the first book and most weren't new characters. I realised with the time jump that other books must have been set in that "gap", so I need to go back to see what happens to certain characters.
Believability - I didn't think anything was far-fetched and I thought the investigation followed a sensible route. Whilst some of the male characters were enraging, it's nothing that doesn't happen regularly in real life.
Pace - Quick when it needed to be and slower elsewhere, though I did struggle with the time jump half way through.
Ending - I was surprised by the ending, but I guess it explains a few things that happened.
*I received a complimentary copy of the book from LoveBooksTours and am voluntarily leaving an honest review.
July 28, 2024
Mission in Malmo by Torquil MacLeod 7/24/2024 Kindle
While the Swedish names and geography take a little getting used to, this police detective mystery series is well written and entertaining. The main character is Anita Sundstrom. We begin in the past as she investigates the robbery of a money distribution facility where millions were taken and a guard is inadvertently killed, and another wounded. She soon determines it was an inside job. Two were arrested, but one was murdered in jail. A guard who gives evidence is placed in witness protection in America. There is no sign of the mastermind, or the money.
We skip ahead several years. A stern FBI agent arrives searching for the protected witness, now a fugitive from a mob murder accusation. Anita is baffled that this man she befriended should have so changed. Never the less, she joins in the search.
While I was disappointed in the ending of this rather lengthy book, over all, I once again enjoyed the series and would willingly recommend it to others.
While the Swedish names and geography take a little getting used to, this police detective mystery series is well written and entertaining. The main character is Anita Sundstrom. We begin in the past as she investigates the robbery of a money distribution facility where millions were taken and a guard is inadvertently killed, and another wounded. She soon determines it was an inside job. Two were arrested, but one was murdered in jail. A guard who gives evidence is placed in witness protection in America. There is no sign of the mastermind, or the money.
We skip ahead several years. A stern FBI agent arrives searching for the protected witness, now a fugitive from a mob murder accusation. Anita is baffled that this man she befriended should have so changed. Never the less, she joins in the search.
While I was disappointed in the ending of this rather lengthy book, over all, I once again enjoyed the series and would willingly recommend it to others.
February 8, 2023
This is my first book by this author and I was surprised to find out it is part of a large series. I felt comfortable reading it as a standalone. I enjoyed the characters and would read more stories about them. This police procedural follows a crime set in a unique location. It is also a split timeline as the blurb states and it switches time almost exactly halfway through. This was interesting to me as I’m used to books changing times earlier in the book or switching back and forth. I thought the time change was perfect because there is equal action in both timelines. I was surprised by many things in the book and did not see the twists coming. I loved how the author had notes at the end of the book giving some context to actual events that were used in the story. Again, I’m used to seeing this in other genres (historical fiction) but not this genre. The authors unique writing style and format made the book that much more enjoyable.
January 7, 2023
Complicating her life further is the arrival of an FBI agent whose mission is to track down a Swede accused of a murder in Chicago.
A Mission In Malmo - Book Review👀
4 Stars✨
Thank you so much to @lovebookstours and Torquil for having me on this tour!
This is the first book I have read in the Malmo Mystery Book Series and I cannot wait to dive into the rest.
I loved the storyline from start to finish and did NOT expect the twists and turns, especially the ending.
I felt that Anita’s character was really well thought out. I enjoyed the fact that she held her ground throughout her job role despite the prejudice from her male colleagues.
If you enjoy a book that has your mind constantly working and your brain boggled, this book is for you!
A Mission In Malmo - Book Review👀
4 Stars✨
Thank you so much to @lovebookstours and Torquil for having me on this tour!
This is the first book I have read in the Malmo Mystery Book Series and I cannot wait to dive into the rest.
I loved the storyline from start to finish and did NOT expect the twists and turns, especially the ending.
I felt that Anita’s character was really well thought out. I enjoyed the fact that she held her ground throughout her job role despite the prejudice from her male colleagues.
If you enjoy a book that has your mind constantly working and your brain boggled, this book is for you!
February 23, 2023
This book is 9th in the series, but can be read as a stand alone. The story splits half way through, so we have two different timelines, 2006, when Anita is a detective in CIS (Criminal Investigation Squad) there is a robbery at a cash handling depot, which millions going missing a death, and we have the present when Anita is now the Chief Inspector of the Unit and looking at a suicide or a murder of an elderly couple . A FBI agent arrives and wants help from Anita's unit to track down a Swedish man accused of murder in Chicago, but also has a connection about the 2006 robbery, There are many twists in the story which I like. Watch out for a mysterious character with pockmarked features.
I will be grabbing the other in the series
I will be grabbing the other in the series
July 26, 2024
I don't know.
This appears to be the last in the series - although who knows.
I had really enjoyed all the prior books in the series, getting to know the characters and their lives.
And, like this one, the whodunit and the investigation were always 'well done.'
But this one started with a whodunit about 20 years ago, got that tied off and then jumped into the present, on another issue. And as I guessed, tied to the past event.
I understood the connection but it just didn't all work for me, and, along with the usual problems with keeping track of everyone, doubled this time, it just kinda pulled me down.
But, a good series - start with #1 to increase your reading pleasure.
This appears to be the last in the series - although who knows.
I had really enjoyed all the prior books in the series, getting to know the characters and their lives.
And, like this one, the whodunit and the investigation were always 'well done.'
But this one started with a whodunit about 20 years ago, got that tied off and then jumped into the present, on another issue. And as I guessed, tied to the past event.
I understood the connection but it just didn't all work for me, and, along with the usual problems with keeping track of everyone, doubled this time, it just kinda pulled me down.
But, a good series - start with #1 to increase your reading pleasure.
December 30, 2022
Everybody Loses In The End
Considering that the start of the book was all about the robbery, I found it very perplexing that most of the characters were dead and it seemed to go on and on. Sundstrom was very naive and even though she is a Chief Inspector it follows her around, in some ways she has been very lucky not to have been killed. Hopefully the next book will show her making better use of her experience and not to be so trusting.
I did enjoy the book and hope that the storyline gets better in the future.
Considering that the start of the book was all about the robbery, I found it very perplexing that most of the characters were dead and it seemed to go on and on. Sundstrom was very naive and even though she is a Chief Inspector it follows her around, in some ways she has been very lucky not to have been killed. Hopefully the next book will show her making better use of her experience and not to be so trusting.
I did enjoy the book and hope that the storyline gets better in the future.
February 10, 2023
I really enjoyed this read, I liked the writing, I found the story to be utterly compelling and I thought the characters were well developed and believeable.
At first I was confused and wasn't really sure what was going on but over time as I read more of the book,more began to make sense and at the end of the book everything was completely cleared up.
The book is full of twists, turns and unpredictability that kept me guessing and confused all the way through. I will definitely be reading more in this series.
At first I was confused and wasn't really sure what was going on but over time as I read more of the book,more began to make sense and at the end of the book everything was completely cleared up.
The book is full of twists, turns and unpredictability that kept me guessing and confused all the way through. I will definitely be reading more in this series.
February 11, 2023
I was new to this author, when I saw the book and took interest. The blurb really makes the book sound interesting and the story that follows is really good. I liked the flow of the story and how it followed the Chief Inspector on her work journey, connecting at points that you wouldn’t expect.
There were a good amount of twists, that did keep you guessing throughout. It also gave you a great interest in both past and present.
Overall a really well-written story and one that had made me want to read more from the author.
There were a good amount of twists, that did keep you guessing throughout. It also gave you a great interest in both past and present.
Overall a really well-written story and one that had made me want to read more from the author.
February 11, 2023
I enjoyed this book. It was my first by this author. The split timeline was a little tricky to keep up with, but I loved the characters. I love Malmo, so reading about the area was interesting. I couldn't see how the first robbery was connected to the present day trouble for Chief Inspector Anita, but it all made sense... I would love to know what happened to her between 2006 and the present day, so I will need to read the rest of the series! I loved the complex characters, and only had to go back once or twice to remember who was who.
January 22, 2023
I have just completed a thoroughly absorbing and interesting latest Malmö mystery. It never ceases to amaze me at how the plot twists and turns and keeps you guessing throughout. I liked the vulnerability of the Klas character even though he was on the wrong side of the law and I guess Anita being the compassionate sort at heart wanted to believe in redemption. I'm looking forward to reading another Anita Sundstrum adventure!
February 9, 2023
Action packed, gripping crime fiction! This may be the ninth book in the series but it reads as a stand-alone just fine…trouble is I enjoyed it so much the other eight may now be on my Amazon Wishlist…
I got really into this book and when I thought I’d worked something out I was shouting (in my head of course!) at the characters to work it out too! Needless to say I actually did have it quite right and there were certainly a few curveballs.
Have to say I LOVED the ending… made me chuckle!
I got really into this book and when I thought I’d worked something out I was shouting (in my head of course!) at the characters to work it out too! Needless to say I actually did have it quite right and there were certainly a few curveballs.
Have to say I LOVED the ending… made me chuckle!
January 24, 2023
Another great story
I love the Malmo series. I've read every single one and enjoyed all of them.
I like Anita Sundstrom . She is smart and yet simple, humble.
I also learned a lot about Sweden and Malmo from the books
The story is vey captivating and the characters are very interesting. A good read.
I love the Malmo series. I've read every single one and enjoyed all of them.
I like Anita Sundstrom . She is smart and yet simple, humble.
I also learned a lot about Sweden and Malmo from the books
The story is vey captivating and the characters are very interesting. A good read.
December 15, 2022
Another great Anita novel
Anita has become one of my favourite characters in literature because she is so real-flawed but super smart and successful. I was glad Moberg made an appearance in the novel as I was gutted when he was killed off
Anita has become one of my favourite characters in literature because she is so real-flawed but super smart and successful. I was glad Moberg made an appearance in the novel as I was gutted when he was killed off
December 23, 2022
By far the best in the series
I love the Malmo Mysteries Book Series. This is the best one so far. I loved how it started in the past and tied an old case to the present. Can't wait for book 10.
I love the Malmo Mysteries Book Series. This is the best one so far. I loved how it started in the past and tied an old case to the present. Can't wait for book 10.
February 12, 2023
Another good read from Torquil
Felt a little lost initially wondering if this was first in the series but eventually it all came together in what I would say is best book in the series so far
Felt a little lost initially wondering if this was first in the series but eventually it all came together in what I would say is best book in the series so far
March 1, 2023
I'm a little obsessed with Anita and enjoyed this look back into the past with some of the old characters no longer with us. I got a little confused by all the various 'baddie' characters but maybe shouldn't read when very tired.
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