HarperCollins The Nightmare

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At page 546 of 585 I had to stop and look for the Capriccio N 24 on this amazing resource that is Youtube. And I listened to David Garret playing it with an orchestra. And I remembered my father, the love for classical music he taught me, the years I spent playing falling in and out of love with the violin before, the piano later, and the flute in the end. I love it when a book takes you unexpected ways, makes you want to lose yourself for some moments in something you never actually imagined of doing while reading.The Nightmare made me want to write something out of my own imagination. It is so good I could have read it forever.It is so full of themes, so full of strong personalities, so full of that peculiar Nordic something that I cannot properly grasp. There is a subtle humour in the way the authors write this book, a special elegance mixed with a sense of purpose and faith.Being mainly set in Stochkolm, it made me want to go there, to explore the streeets and squares and monuments, to reach for the culture and food, to learn the language and its sayings.The scene where Axel understands what piece was played in the picture taken from the concert is simply unbelievable.And the unexpected turn of Raphael Guidi's son at the end tells me that when you thought you had met the most ruthless, cruel and vicious man in the world, you might be forced to admit that there is always room for worse.I cannot help but quote one sentence from the final chapter:"Soon the rescue helicopters will arrive from Finland. Right now, though, it feels like the moment after a performance when the last note fades away, the audience is still enthralled, and the thunderous applause is about oto erupt."My favourite book from the Joona Linna series remains The Sandman so far, but The Nightmare has definetely reached second place.Amzing.Enjoy your reading!!!:)

Lars Kepler always amazes us

If you have read Lars Kepler's previous book 'The Hypnotist' and liked it, I strongly suggest you read this book - the next installment with detective Joona Linna - as it just gets better. I didn't have massive expectations for this book as I thought it would be very similar to The Hypnotist. I was very wrong, this is a fantastic story within in itself. I liked the fact that Lars Kepler is brilliant at engaging the reader, there was constant action. There was no time wasting or lots of pointless detail, something that I find many authors do (very boring!) There were twists and turns and cliffhangers at the end of each chapters, meaning you couldn't put the book down! I enjoyed the structure of the book, short chapters meant that it was easy to read, kept you guessing and ensured the story was dramatic and exciting. A truly amazing crime thriller. I have read many of Jo Nesbo's books and actually prefer Lars Keplers. I'm not really sure why the two books are compared because both are great, but in their own right. Only similarity I can think of is the Swedish origin. I think many people have brought this book expecting a Jo Nesbo story and therefore, may have been disappointed. Personally, I cannot see why anybody would not love this book to pieces.

Another series I am loving, this second book was just as good as the first. This started off strong and kept going as Detective Joan Linna is quick to realize two deaths are most likely linked when on the surface they don’t seem to be, and it is off to the races to find the killer before there are others. This was suspenseful, well done, and an overall excellent procedural thriller. I can’t wait to read the next one.