Never End

A good book with really interesting characters. Inspector Winter faces personal problems...don't they all? It must be one very troubled place to work as it seems that most of his colleagues also bring their home problems to work. The book could have used less of that and more of the team working together. I have read the Wallander books for years and watched all the series on DVD and found him a bit too moody at times where as Winter is more the hero type than what we usually encounter with most other Scandie detectives. He's much more focused on his career. Ake Edwardson is a new author for me and I found that he is really good at creating atmosphere and suspense. Like most translated books it probably lost something along the show more line...but not enough to not make this an enjoyable read. show less

DCI Erik Winter is forced to resolve an unsolved case of rape and murder when a similar crime occurs in the present day. The previous crime, committed some five years earlier, has haunted the detective ever since and he is determined that this time they will not fail.

This is another stellar police procedural from Edwardson. He writes a detailed procedural around a case that gets more and more complex as the story progresses and very slowly ratchets up the suspense without slipping over into "thriller" mode. I have a lot of respect for crime writers who can do that well. It makes for a well-crafted, intelligent novel in the tradition of the best crime novelists.

Scandinavian mysteries seem to rely more on psychopaths than other mystery traditions, which can be a little unsatisfying, but it works. Well developed characters, a good story, and the usual mix of detective work and the impact of the policeman's life on his or her efforts to have a normal personal world.

Always difficult to get through a book that features sexual assault and in this case repeated assaults. Nonetheless I think Edwardson's writing improves and becomes smoother with each instalment

Finished after some doubt that I would. The translation has some blah spots. I did like some of the language "steam came up shyly from the thermos of coffee" but it was not my fave.

An exciting police procedural from Ake Edwardson, featuring Chief Inspector Erik Winter. In this one, a heat wave has Gothenburg in its grip, heightening the tension as the cops pursue a serial rapist. As usual, Winter faces personal problems, as do most of his colleagues, adding a layer of interest as the various members of the investigating team come into focus.

Not bad, but I am not tempted to collect the rest of the series. Inspector Winter stays rather one-dimensional, the plot and solution were too convoluted to my liking, and the book reminded me too much of the Wallander books - I prefer those but I've stopped buying them as well... Simply too formulaic for me.
Anybody interested in Swedish crime novels: the Sjöwall and Walhöö series is still the best!”