The Deathwatch Beetle
A Mystery
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4.4 • 10 Ratings
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- $12.99
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- $12.99
Publisher Description
Kjell Eriksson's next Ann Lindell book, The Deathwatch Beetle is an atmospheric thriller and a tender depiction of the countryside and the people of Roslagen.
Four years have passed since Cecilia Karlsson disappeared from the island of Gräsö in Roslagen. When Ann Lindell receives a tip that she has been seen alive she cannot help getting involved, even though she is no longer with the police.
The black sheep of the island, Nils Lindberg, has never forgotten Cecilia Karlsson, with whom he was in love as a teenager. And he carries a secret. He may not be completely sober all the time, but he has no doubt of what he saw out on the bay just before Cecilia disappeared. Cecilia's parents are desperate, not knowing what happened to their daughter. Yet their silent house contains many things that have been left unsaid.
While Ann struggles to put the jigsaw puzzle together, she is trying to establish herself in her new life together with her lover Edvard who, like herself, is marked by life. At the same time, someone is hiding in a cottage in a remote part of the island. Someone who is looking for revenge...
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Eriksson's excellent ninth series mystery to be published in the U.S. takes Ann Lindell, who retired from the police force in 2020's Night of the Fire, to the Swedish island of Gräsö, along with her "great love," Edvard Risberg, for a vacation. Lindell's investigative instincts click in when Gräsö native Cecilia Karlsson resurfaces after disappearing four years earlier—just after Cecilia's boss, Casper Stefansson, went missing and is presumed dead. Cecilia, attractive, intelligent, and successful, provoked strong reactions from Casper and others, including her controlling father. She "saw herself as a victim... of the men who explained the world to her." An indelible picture emerges of Cecilia's world, her understandable anger, and her desire for change. Eriksson effectively portrays Sweden in the throes of change, being eroded from the inside out like the destructive insect of the title, while exploring social class, family, and, above all else, how men treat women. The plot slowly and steadily builds to a genuinely shocking denouement. Fans of literary fiction will be equally rewarded.
Customer Reviews
The Deathwatch Beetle
Wow - outstanding book! So glad Casper’s murder was solved. I wanted to know so much more at the end though, it just ended too abruptly with questions hanging! Hope the next book will pick up where this story left off. Can’t wait!