The plot, characters, writing, intrigue, history and humour all work together well to keep the reader turning the pages of this Arne Dahl A-team series novel.

Exceptional, well-plotted, intelligent quality thriller/police procedural.Couldn't recommended it more highly.Review to follow.

There’s good Nordic noir. And there’s excellent Eurocrime. And there’s outstandingly accomplished crime writing which uses the genre to illustrate greater human truths, to bend perceptions, to shine light on subjects most folk would rather leave unseen in silent shadows. The Intercrime / A-unit series of police procedurals does all of the above. Europa Blues is eloquent, entertaining and insightful. It’s also witty and gripping, not scared to blindside the reader with ugly truth and gruesome det...

A gripping storyline weaving together mafia-like international crime and nazi war crimes in an enthralling read. Quite gory in places, I now see wolverines in a new light.

Interesting plot, unrealistic at points, well described though. Dahl is a well read writer who always manages to get messages across. Poignant on his Sweden, European politics critique.

I always find it interesting when I really love a book, that others don;t like it at all :)So, "to me" - the characters grow with each book in the series - their characters become even stronger. I love the history elements in the books - I learn a lot about things that happened from a different point of view. Here in the US we have been taught one version of history while there are much different versions elsewhereAlso, the crimes and the investigation into how they occurred, I found fascinating...

Europa Blues, by Arne Dahl, was a really different kind of crime book, even in the genre I am so enjoying, the broadly termed “Nordic Noir.” Not realising this was book four in a ten book series, I picked it up, seduced by the synopsis on the back of the book which explains that his novel is about a series of crimes involving the grisly death of a Greek gangster, disappearing Eastern European prostitutes and the macabre murder of a famous Jewish professor. From the start, it was pretty clear to

Exceptionally fine nordic noir. Starts with many seemingly unrelated crimes, but the story builds momentum as these come together in startling revelations. The writing is full of irony, pathos, dark humor and crystally insightful takes on human nature. The interaction of members of the A-Team is delightfully clever; the characters come alive and endearing. Enjoyable as a stand-alone, but enhanced by the previous volumes in this series.

Intelligent, well-written.

I'm so happy to have discovered Arne Dahl. As a Swedish mystery writer he wins hands down over Stieg Larsson. This guy can write, he's witty, he's observant, there is so much more than just the case to be solved. I really like how he weaves the story together, how all the bits and pieces fall into place, how we get to know the people ... and most of all I love his insights on where in the world we are heading. He paints the bigger picture while not sparing us the details.Swedish crime writing at...

Dragged a bit but eventually it was a really gripping plot and a great cast of characters

Booktrail the locations in the book Europa BluesA trip to the zoo proves deadly…Skansen zoo is a popular sight in Stockholm popular with tourists and locals alike but there is shock when a gangster recently arrive in the city is found murdered in the most macabre of situations, his body consumed by animals.Elsewhere in the city, a group of eight Eastern European women vanish from a refugee centre. Then an elderly professor is found executed at a Jewish cemetery, the tattooed number on his arm a

EUROPA BLUES is the first of Arne Dahl's books I've been fortunate enough to read and it definitely won't be the last. A combination of a slightly eccentric, dedicated and very determined investigation group full of strong individuals, who work as a team; and a confrontational and some very pointed crimes and their backgrounds, perpetrated for very believable reasons made this novel a stand-out read.When an unknown Greek gangster is murdered and then disposed of in the wolverine enclosure of a l...

Intriguing story. Even if I knew halfway some of the truth. And even though I have read a lot of books where WW II plays a role. I would like to highlight the piece where he writes about the general Swedish attitude towards the holocaust. That is really spot on!!!

Loved it! Very satisfying. Pretty much got the conclusion before the end but still a great read to see it unfold. More talky and philosophical than usual but that was great and interesting, and I love the main characters' developement and their interactions. Often quirky and amusing. Love this writer.

Europa Blues – An Examination of the Forgotten PastArne Dahl is one of the best Scandi crime novelists with a huge amount of fans across Europe, as he is not afraid to tackle taboo subjects in his thrillers. Once again he does this in Europa Blues which was written in 2001 but only recently translated in to English that looks in to the dark heart of Sweden, its war neutrality and hiding in plain view. Europa Blues takes us from Stockholm, to Italy and various points across Eastern Europe.An unkn...

I received this copy from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest reviewArne Dahl is one of my husband’s favourite authors, but until now, I hadn’t read any of his books. Now I am hooked too. Arne Dahl throws everything at this book: holocaust survivors; Eastern European prostitutes; a Greek pimp; Finnish winter war hero; Italian mob royalty; Sweden’s hidden history; Greek myths; a ninja feminist; and if that were not enough, some coked-up wolverines. It is a truly European affair,...

I was sent a copy of this for an unbiased review and i so wanted to like it. The premise was good, several murders, disappearing people and a crack team to investigate the crimes. However soon after starting to read the book it became apparent to me that the author had taken on way too much. It got to the point where i lost track of who was dealing with which crime and which detective had a history with which detective. It started off with so much promise and occasionally there was a glimmer of

Dear Arne Dahl.Great book.Its my second of A Team and i must say i love them from the first book(Τυχαιο θυμα in greek).Great characters,i wish the feminists ninjas were true and all Nazi criminals exposed out the open.It leaves me speacheless seing whats happening in Europe after the WW2 and Nazi Germany.