The International Sensation It begins in a Stockholm city park where the abused body of a young boy is discovered. Detective Superintendent Jeanette Kihlberg heads the investigation, battling an apathetic prosecutor and a bureaucratic police force unwilling to devote resources to solving the murder of an immigrant child. But with the discovery of the mutilated corpses of two more children, it … more children, it becomes clear that a serial killer is at large.
Superintendent Kihlberg turns to therapist Sofia Zetterlund for her expertise in the psychopathology of those who kill, and the lives of the two women become quickly intertwined—professionally and personally. As they draw closer to each other and to the truth about the killings, what surfaces is the undeniable fact that these murders are only the most obvious evidence of an insidious evil woven deep into Swedish society.
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So Crow Girl is a tricky one for me to rate as there was so much here that I actually liked but also this for me had some real issues that I struggled with slightly.
So first the length I wasn’t aware before embarking on this that this story was a trilogy that had been combined into one novel: If I had been I probably would have given The Crow Girl a miss as its quite an undertaking in resilience and endurance to stay steady for the whole nine yards.
I do think this would have been better-served releasing as individual novels: maybe then it wouldnt be such a daunting task to the casual strapped for time reader.
Failing that maybe some editorial work to lose some of the fluff and revamp this into a shorter novel: I feel that this would be an easy task as there was a lot here that in my opinion that didn’t need to be included in the finished rereleased novel.
It worked when this was three: but as a single entity, it just made this a trifle long-winded in nature.
I also wasn’t aware this was a translation: my bad as the author name listed was really such a clear indication in that regard.
This was for me was the first translation I have managed to stay fully committed throughout and despite the time it took me to get through this, for the most part, I thought that the translator had done a good job in making this lyrical and comprehensive: I did get confused slightly at times but I’m not sure if that was just the writing style or just my own personal comprehensive skills.
This was also written by two different authors working as a whole: I didn’t feel this showed at all the two obviously complimented each other’s styles very nicely.
I myself would have been oblivious of this fact if this hadn’t actually been pointed out to me.
I did also feel that there was so much going on here that it was sometimes hard to keep up with the many separate story threads and directions this seemed to be heading in.
Also, the many names and characters were difficult to keep up with and I found myself getting turned around and having to re-read certain passages to find my place.
This is the main reason I have rated this down slightly but despite the above, it’s the cleverly interwoven story itself which made this such a worthwhile endeavour.
I really had no idea at times where this was going: The Crow Girl most certainly in that respect kept me guessing throughout: I was certainly more than entertained with the fast-paced, thrilling suspensful dialogue used here.
This reflects on some harsh and chilling subjects: dipping its toe into extremely murky waters.
Encompassing mental health, child abuse and human trafficking.: also tackling bigoted attitude in a male-dominated profession and workplace: the crow girl really does contend with and explore some hard-hitting and far-reaching subject matter within its many pages.
So in conclusion, though I did enjoy this It wasn’t an easy read: partly dues to the subject matter and also because of the length.
I will say this the attention to detail and intricate story-weaving was highly impressive some of the best ive encountered: it just needs, in my opinion, a bit of tightening: there’s a danger in losing the readers attention when things go on way too long: just my ten cents though.
The Crow girl is dark psychological crime thriller with a powerful message to impart: it’s also deeply disturbing and at times was not easy reading.
I voluntary reviewed an Arc of The Crow Girl.
All opinions expressed here are entirely my own.
Reviewed By Beckie Bookworm
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Fantastically written. A real page turner and just when u think you’ve got it, U DONT. 800 pgs but worth it.
This book was much too long and detailed. Unfortunately I did take the time to finish it and follow each twist and turn along the way. Every loose end was tied but I was so exhausted by this book that apathy was all I could muster as I turned that final page.