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The Fire Witness | Lars Kepler

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EadieB I liked the plot. I started to suspect the murderer about halfway through. I thought the girls at the home were a real handful and bound to get into trouble. 5y

Butterfinger @EadieB I thought it was an outside boyfriend till the murderer was revealed. What those girls went through was just so horrific. The girls are definitely survivors who have certain ways to cope so they can feel in control. I liked how Joona and Saga spoke to them. 5y

EadieB @Butterfinger I liked the way Joona and Saga spoke to them too! 5y

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The Fire Witness | Lars Kepler

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EadieB I thought it was a very good relationship but seemed to break down when she took the child. 5y

Butterfinger I'm so glad she went back after finding out who the murderer was. She didn't have to, but she swore never to abandon the girl. @EadieB 5y

EadieB @Butterfinger I agree that was very nice of her. 5y

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The Fire Witness | Lars Kepler

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EadieB Sometimes the side plots work but I didn't find the selling of kids to add much to the original plot. 5y

Butterfinger I agree with @EadieB - 5y

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The Fire Witness | Lars Kepler

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EadieB I find him to be a very sincere and caring investigator, caring about his past and his relations. 5y

Butterfinger He is going to be thorough and that is what you want in an investigator. It troubles me when officers don't want to go that extra mile and Joona does. @EadieB 5y

EadieB @Butterfinger Why work with the public if you're now going to go the extra mile? 5y

Butterfinger @EadieB I am referring to the leaders in charge. Investigation is closed. They drowned. End of discussion. It just seems awfully easy to dismiss it. 5y

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EadieB I suppose that his past could impact his new relationship. 5y

Butterfinger Poor Disa. @EadieB Poor Joona. Surely the next book will be about 'the Devil'. 5y

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EadieB I think it's good to use whoever and whatever can help. 5y

Butterfinger I enjoyed that part of the story except it didn't explain how the ghost told her she was pregnant. I thought it was a great connection and what a scene when the father finds out and Joona could do nothing but watch. Thanks again for the great questions. @Eadie See you both Sunday. 5y

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#TheFireWitness #LarsKepler #NordicNoir

Mysterious murder at wayward girls‘ home. One girl is dead, another is missing. Joona Linna must now discover who did this. The chapters are short so reading isn‘t a chore and the plot pace is steady. Needs some editing as book is too long. We learn more about Linna‘s past life with his wife and daughter. Recommend for those who like psychological thrillers Looking forward to book 4.

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Tove_Reads Steadily getting better and better, which is really promising! 5y

EadieB @Tove_Reads Yes, That is a good thing! 5y

Butterfinger I hate that I will miss the discussion this week. I went to pull it out last night, but must not have ordered it with the others. 5y

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Tove_Reads @Butterfinger No worries, whenever you‘re ready. Andrew is behind, so he‘ll take part later, I believe. 5y

EadieB @Butterfinger Try the library. Maybe they have a copy. 5y

Andrew65 @Tove_Reads I will, I was part way through book 2 when ebook loan ended and someone had reserved it. Grrrrr. Still got two weeks to wait. @Butterfinger @EadieB @Tove_Reads 5y

Butterfinger I have to order most of my books through the interlibrary system and I must have overlooked the title when I was ordering @EadieB . It should be here by Wednesday. 5y

EadieB @Butterfinger That's pretty quick! Can't wait to hear what you think about this book! 5y

Crazeedi Great review, looking forward to getting to this 5y

EadieB @Crazeedi Thanks! 5y

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The Fire Witness | Lars Kepler

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Now I understand why people rave about Kepler! A super dark book. So much better than before! A girl and a woman are found murdered at a place for troubled girls. The teenage murderer has escaped and she has kidnapped a boy. Joona is trying to figure out what happened. A lot has happened, several twists and turns! Joona‘s darkest secret is revealed. Wow, I tell you! Due to the ending I can‘t wait to read the fourth book in the series. 4,5 stars.

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Tove_Reads I still found a few problems, but they are minor. The writing style in Swedish in the beginning of some chapters is still like from a play, setting a scene, and it annoys me. Also at first something seemed to be part of the plot, but turned out to be a side plot, and it was a bit weird because it didn‘t lead anywhere. Otherwise 👍🏽👍🏽 (edited) 5y

Tove_Reads #NordicNoir 5y

Tove_Reads The next one is supposed to be superb!! 5y

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Andrew65 Fantastic! 5y

EadieB @Tove_Reads Hope you are right! 5y

Marina_h Good to hear the series is getting better. I'll have to start this one soon! 5y

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The Fire Witness | Lars Kepler

It‘s great to see authors getting better and better! The third book in the Joona Linna series is moving forward, no annoying side plots, the story is gripping... I haven‘t finished it yet, but, yes, right now I‘m happy I continued reading this series! #NordicNoir

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AnneCecilie That sounds good since I DNF‘ed the first book. Maybe I‘ll start reading this series again. 5y

Andrew65 Great to hear! 5y

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The Fire Witness | Lars Kepler

I‘m heading out of town tomorrow and I can only get this as audio from my library. I guess I‘m gonna take the long way. #TheAudiobookIsLongerThanTheDrive
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The plot is psychologically tense & spine-chilling & revolves around the detective as the main character rather than a mere point-of-view perspective,which is quite clever.The questions WHO & WHY keep circling back & forth in your head as each episode in the novel slowly gives way for a more convoluted event.Fortunately,the WHO is unravelled only towards the end of the novel accompanied by sub-plots building up to it.
Must read for mystery lovers!

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FromMyLectory @CoffeeNBooks thanks a ton 🥰🥰 also love your username, the perfect formula for happiness - Coffee and Books 😇😇 6y

CoffeeNBooks @BooNinjaBoo Exactly! 😁 6y

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I enjoyed my time in #Sweden with 'The Fire Witness'. A classic suspense novel in the 'Nordic Noir' genre. I liked this book more than the first two in the series, as there weren't as many logical breaches in this one. Guessed the murderer quite early though 🙈 Also liked that we got to know Joona L more, and that he wasn't just in the background. A tiny bit to long though.

#BackpackEurope

hilded Still problems with the tagging it seems @jenp & @bookwormm 6y

KellyHunsakerReads I can‘t even tag them in a comment. 6y

hilded Try writing their whole handle @hunsakermountain. That's the only way I'm able to, as none of them pops up on autosearch. Definitely tricky though 😥 6y

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The Fire Witness | Lars Kepler

So this morning I was really caught by surprise when out biking - all of a sudden the sky opened up and the rain was massive! 💦 On the plus side I was prepared later on when joining a sightseeing group, and we all had these lovely, yellow rain ponchos.
Now I am planning on spending my evening in the bath at my friends place, and enjoy my book and the company:) For now, I'll just have to wait out the storm before traveling to my next destination.

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hilded #BackpackEurope #Sweden 6y

BookwormM Love it 6y

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The Fire Witness | Lars Kepler

Looks like I will be hanging in #Sweden for quite a bit, this terrible weather just came upon us out of nowhere 🌪💨⛈🇸🇪

Luckily I am still enjoying my time here, fingers crossed for better weather next week🤞🏻😂

#BackpackEurope

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JenP Oh no, bad luck 😬 6y

BookwormM Great place to be delayed make the most of your time 🤣🤣 6y

hilded True @BookwormM 😂 Still enjoying my stay very much, but hoping for a bit more sun next week 🤞🏻☀️ 6y

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