An intricately-constructed series of murders target rich Swedes, pulling an eclectic group of cops together to solve the case, in Arne Dahl's Misterioso.
This band of near-misfit cops, assembled by an aloof commander with a penchant for head-butting, ends up rampaging through every level of Swedish society--from powerful, affluent secret cults to the street thugs working for Eastern European mafia families--in seeking out a killer with a growing list of deaths to his name.
With its tough, complicated cops and sardonic humor I would most equate this novel to a Scandinavian Ed McBain. Passages about Swedish business, crime, politics, and philosophy are probably of more valuable to those with a knowledge of these things but don't drag the storytelling down too much for U.S. readers. Interesting characters and both funny and action-packed interludes help tremendously.
This is the first of Dahl's "Intercrime" series to be translated to English, and I hope more is not far behind. A solid read for fans of Scandinavian Crime.
This band of near-misfit cops, assembled by an aloof commander with a penchant for head-butting, ends up rampaging through every level of Swedish society--from powerful, affluent secret cults to the street thugs working for Eastern European mafia families--in seeking out a killer with a growing list of deaths to his name.
With its tough, complicated cops and sardonic humor I would most equate this novel to a Scandinavian Ed McBain. Passages about Swedish business, crime, politics, and philosophy are probably of more valuable to those with a knowledge of these things but don't drag the storytelling down too much for U.S. readers. Interesting characters and both funny and action-packed interludes help tremendously.
This is the first of Dahl's "Intercrime" series to be translated to English, and I hope more is not far behind. A solid read for fans of Scandinavian Crime.
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