This is the second in the Sandhamm murders, and takes place roughly a year after the first outing. I've read the book after seeing the series, and the book is far better - in part the story of Nora's marriage is far better done. For instance (view spoiler)[ in the series, Nora's husband smacks her after she denys having an interest in Thomas. While spousal abuses is a no, Nora's denials to her husband ring false, espeically since she had kissed Thomas. The television series inclusion of a romant...

This series was recommended by my mother-in-law and sister-in-law. They both had the books and I borrowed them. After the first book, I really was curious about the rest of the series and I enjoyed this second book a lot! I definitely plan on reading the other books in this series.Full review can be found at BiteIntoBooksFor people who love mystery/crime books, this is definitely a lovely series to read. The characters are enjoyable, the cases are fun to read. The book is easy to get through and...

In Closed Circles, a famous regatta organized by the Royal Swedish Yacht Club (RSYC) is about to start when a participant is shot. The victim, Oscar Juliander is the deputy president of the RSYC and a well-known bankruptcy lawyer in Stockholm. Oscar has had a series of flings which could be a reason for his murder. Thomas, the Stockholm detective, was already on the scene since he was among the public who wanted to watch the race. He will lead the investigation along with his sidekick. Nora is a...

An interesting setup for a murder mystery. Oscar Juliander is shot on his yacht at the starting line of the annual regatta and the killer must be one of the people aboard the competing and spectator boats in the vicinity. Somewhat unusually for a Swedish mystery, the story is set in summer and takes a look at the upper echelons of the class structure. The problem with the book is the translator, who seems to have a very sparse English vocabulary.

After reading Still Waters last year, I was really looking forward to picking up Closed Circles, the second in the series set on Sandhamn island, the summer retreat of Sweden’s wealthier residents. The setting sounds idyllic with beautiful views and blue waters – just the type of place I would like a holiday home…that is if I could afford it – and people didn’t keep getting murdered.The murders destroy the island’s calm and make the resident’s anxious. Last’s summers murder were, they were sure,...

This is the second book in the Sandhamn series, and once again set on the Swedish archipelago that Swedes escape to in their summer houses. It starts with a big yacht race about to begin, but it soon becomes apparent that something has gone terribly wrong.Some great characters in this series, Thomas the police officer and Nora his friend who is dealing with a marriage that is far from made in heaven.

Okay then! I enjoyed book 2 so much more than the first, so I'm glad I kept moving forward with this series. The plot of this murder mystery is your typical "who done it" crime. There's despection, lies, scandal, affairs, murder obviously, and greed. There's enough hype to keep your interest from a crime perspective, but it's really the development of Thomas and Nora that drew me in further. I felt like with the close of book 1 I was just getting to know them. And in this "episode" I now feel em...

Rating: 3.5* of fiveYa know what's frustrating? Like lips moving from Heaven to flapping at you frustrating? NOT BEING ABLE TO TELL YOU WHY THIS ISN'T A 4-STAR REVIEW. Because major, major spoilers would be required for me to do that.Minor irks: Carina and Thomas are brought up and dropped in the space of a few sentences. I'd like more of that please. The partial resolution of Nora's marital woes is a good start, but this entry has next to no Nora-and-Thomas time and I missed it. The Eva subplot...

The second of the Sandhamn murder series was a fast read, engrossing, engaging, believable. The two main characters are Thomas, a homicide detective, and his best friend, Nora, who helps him solve cases. Set in Sweden, one can almost smell the sea air of the archipelago.

It's a year later, the summer after the events in Still Waters, and an important yacht race is happening at Sandhamn. Thomas is a spectator, a guest on the marine police boat he once captained, when the starting gun fires--and the prominent lawyer, commanding a yacht favored to win, collapses to the deck of his yacht.It wasn't the starting gun that killed him, of course, but someone used the starting gun as cover for the sound of t was the rifle they used to shoot Oscar Juliander.Juliander was s...

I realized that I only read this book, number 2 of 7 in the series, to see what would happen with the marriage of one of the two protagonists. Then I realized that instead of reading five more books, I could just read the synopsis on the back of each one, and it would save me a lot of time and irritation that I was reading a series that didn’t particularly interest me. Though I didn’t hate all the lovely descriptions of Sweden.

The assassination of a prominent yacht club member at a prominent event finds Thomas and Margit leading the investigation. Thomas asks his friend and banking attorney Nora, of Sandhamn, to help interpret some financial matters. Nora, who recently inherited an estate, finds herself at odds with her husband regarding its disposal. Her husband's depiction reminds me of a former boyfriend who can't cut the umbilical cord attaching himself to his mother. I didn't have this one figured out, possibly b...

This second offering from Viveca Sten starring Thomas Andreason and Nora Linde did not disappoint. The plotting was well done (an influential and rich man is murdered at the helm of his yacht on race day) and concluded satisfactorily. What I like most about these Swedish mysteries is the ambience of the Swedish towns and islands. I also enjoy catching up with Thomas' and Nora's lives. Thomas is haunted by the death of his child and the end of his marriage, while Nora is grappling with her husban...

Another 5* out of 5 for this author. Another super story and hardly an error throughout. Once again it kicked off with a lot of sailing stuff but again she saves it in time from becoming too much, if, like me, you've no interest in sailing whatsoever.Nora didn't seem to feature quite as much in this book though her hubby continues to act like a prize sh*t !! Mind you, Thomas wasn't being a very nice gentleman as much in this story, either.There was also no mention of IKEA. That's usually a stapl...

This is another "Sandhamn Murders" mystery, "Closed Circles". It is the second after "Still Waters" by Viveca Sten. Revolving around sail boats, different Island's in the Stockholm Archipelago, and nasty characters. Thomas Andreasson is the Detective Inspector, Nora Linde is the lawyer of a bank and friend to Thomas since childhood. These are the main characters that Viveca utilizes in her stories. I should say that the protagonists are regular people, but the situations that they get into are u...

I am on board for this Swedish murder mystery series! I’m pleased as punch that I can get them on krndle urnlimited for the time being. I have a free trial to devour a bunch of them, especially since this one and hopefully others come with complementary audio listening. I feel the need to move quickly. armazon has given me the shaft recently via prime video. Last month all the seasons of Magnum P.I. were free but now this month they all cost extra, so no more Magnum P.I. for me please keep me in...

This is the second I have read in this series, set in the islands of Sweden, and I'm really liking them. The characters are engaging, the setting sounds lovely, and the plots just convoluted enough to be interesting. I did guess the murderer before it was revealed, but not too far in advance.

3+ stars I liked the setting of Sandhamm and that the case surrounded the Round Gotland Yacht race but I thought the reason for the deaths of Oscar Juliander and Martin Nyren were a bit weak. The character I got more of a sense of in the book is Nora Lind although there were times I wanted to shake her for letting her bully of a husband continue to call the shots. I was glad she finally stood up for herself towards the end of a book. The character of Thomas Andreasson remained a bit of an enigma...

You know how sometimes you just want to wear your favorite yoga pants and sit on the couch and eat macaroni and cheese straight out of the pot and half a bag of chocolate chunk chocolate chip cookies while watching pleasant and pretty people on a cooking show? Sometimes I feel like that's essentially what I'm doing when reading predictable yet enjoyable books like the two so far in Ms Sten's Sandhamn series. For murder mysteries with a hefty side helping of marital dissension, they're oddly comf...

A very good follow storyA very good second book in this series which I thoroughly enjoyed, and with hopes that it won't be too long before book number three becomes available. A good plot which kept my interest right the way through.I like all the characters, except of course Nora's nasty husband Henrik who I dislike intensely. He comes across as utterly selfish, condescending and patronising, whose only aim in life is money and possessions, and who always gets his own way in everything. Dump hi...