The Stonecutter: A Novel | 
I am posting a book every day from my TBR collection.
Day 17
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I am posting a book every day from my TBR collection.
Day 17
#tbrpile #bookstoread
pick6th book finished during #NutsinMay Readathon.
This was a very big book, but I really enjoyed the story. Loved the way past events were linked to the modern day murder of a child. Worked out who the culprit was before the end but this didn‘t spoil the enjoyment of the book at all. Like the central characters and plotting in this series, and look forward to continuing the series. I still would like more of Erika in this series, like the first book.
Started reading The Stonecutter during the #NutsInMayReadathon.
#Nordicnoir
pick#TheStoneCutter #CamillaLackberg
Fjallbacka Sweden A little girl is found in a fisherman‘s net. The drowning is found to be murder. The mother is a personal friend of Erica who lives with Patrik Hedstrom, a local police officer. Another interesting book by Lackberg. Only complaint is that book is too long. Characters and plot are unique. Suspects are many and hard to flesh out. A surprise ending has me looking forward to next book. Recommended!
pickMany unlikeable characters: narcissistic, petulant, selfish, and abusive people. It makes me wonder if this town is truly inhabited by these cretins. Where are the therapists?
I'm very glad that ADHD and the autism spectrum had some of the limelight. Kudos to Lachberg in shining a light on the socially-clumsy ones.
pickA young girl is found dead in the sea by a fisherman. Hedström is put one case and together with his colleagues, they need to find out who did. Is it anyone in the family? What about the neighbors, and espresso their son? Is it a complete stranger. The action is on from the in this third book isn‘t in Fjällbacka.
There should be a law against ending a book on a cliffhanger like this. I‘m glad I‘ll be reading the next book next month.
#WeeklyForcast
📚 Read The Stonecutter for #NordicNoir. Discussion on the 8th
📚 Read Purge by Oksanen. I‘m going to a talk with Oksanen later in the month and I haven‘t read anything by her before
🎧 Finish the third Department Q book
🎧 Start the fourth Department Q book
#BookReport
📚 Finished The Secret of Chimneys
📚 Read Sweet Sorrow
📚 Might start The Stonecutter later today
🎧 Still listening to the third book in the Department Q series, but I have less than 4 hrs left
pickNow we‘re talking! Action all the way, no slow parts. Great story, lots going on. I figured out who did it and there were a couple of side plots that didn‘t add anything to the story, unless it‘ll be used in later books. I‘m really enjoying getting to know the people in Fjällbacka! After the intriguing ending I immediately want to continue with the next book in the series! 4,5 stars #NordicNoir
About 100 pages in and enjoying it so far! Läckberg never lets the reader off easy. There‘s always something that has radically moved forward since the last book and things that have happened and you as a reader just have to deal with these things. I find this to be quite rare. #NordicNoir
Tonight was the long-awaited first meeting of the library's #mysterybookclub after the summer hiatus. We discussed the tagged book, and the general consensus was that the core mystery part was good but there was entirely too much happening on the periphery for no good reason. While at the library, I checked out something for #litsyatoz in addition to the #bookclub selection for October.
Powering through a new mystery series is so easy when you live within walking distance of the library! #weekendreading
pickI liked this book but didn't love it (lukewarm pick). The mystery is compelling, but many of the characters are OTT mean and nasty. There's also the dreaded "she heard screaming--it was her own" trope. Timeline jumps added to the story, but some of the subplot threads seemed to be there just so they could be picked up later in the series. While I did like the main characters, I'm content to leave the rest unread. #mysterybookclub #litsyatoz (L)
so-soI really did like this book, but there were several things that annoyed me. Like, it's apparently normal in Sweden to leave an infant outside by itself in a stroller in cold and rainy weather. The two main characters in the series are great, so I'll probably read #4.
I don't want this extended #biblioweekend to be over!
It's been a while since I've read a good mystery. I ran a 7K here in Denver this morning, and my plan for the rest of the day is to nap and read. #biblioweekend
