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Woman with Birthmark (1996)

by HÃ¥kan Nesser

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Series: Inspector Van Veeteren (4)

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Detective Van Veeteren and his associates are left bewildered by the curious murder of a man shot twice in the heart and twice below the belt. Revenge seems to be the motive, in this chilling novel filled with deception, blackmail, and murder.
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Nesser is not a noir as some Nordic writers, good story but not terribly memorable. ( )
  MMc009 | Jan 30, 2022 |
I have to admire a writer who can hold your interest when so plainly outlining the drudgery & dreariness of so much police work and when the motives & methods of the killer are laid bare. I'm not sure what it is with Nesser's writing when his characters are so depressed by much of their work much of the time. ( )
  Stephen.Lawton | Aug 7, 2021 |
Zwei Männer sind tot. Auf ganz ähnliche, brutale Weise ums Leben gekommen. Mit vier Schüssen niedergestreckt, zwei in die Brust und zwei in den Unterleib. Zweifellos handelt es sich um denselben Täter, aber erstmal tappen Inspektor Van Veeteren und seine Leute im Dunkeln. Dann stellt sich heraus, dass die beiden Toten vor dreißig Jahren gemeinsam ihre Offiziersprüfung beim Militär ablegten. Schon bald erkennt Van Veeteren, dass auch die ehemaligen Kameraden in Gefahr sind. Kann er die nächsten Morde verhindern?
  Fredo68 | May 14, 2020 |
3.5 stars. I almost always enjoy a northern detective novel that includes nasty winter weather, so Woman with Birthmark got off to a good start for me with descriptions of cold, dark January days. Nesser's story of the criminal investigation of a serial killer is neatly told, both in terms of clean plotting and Laurie Thompson's clear translation.

(There's more on my blog here.) ( )
  LizoksBooks | Dec 15, 2018 |
al centro la caccia, paziente, inevitabile, frustrante, necessaria, cupa e, alla fine, vana, come la vita.
Ottimo svago. Nella galassia del giallo che si espande spesso insensatamente, come l'universo, Nesser è una sicurezza [audiolibro] ( )
  icaro. | Aug 31, 2017 |
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Hildebrandt, ChristelTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Luijten, ClementineTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
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Sedan finns det förstås en viss sorts handlingar, som vi aldrig kan lämna bakom oss, eller köpa oss fria ifrån. Kanske inte ens be om förlåtelse för. W. Klimke, terapeut
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Detective Van Veeteren and his associates are left bewildered by the curious murder of a man shot twice in the heart and twice below the belt. Revenge seems to be the motive, in this chilling novel filled with deception, blackmail, and murder.

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