I continue to enjoy these mysteries set in Sweden, and the audio versions are well done.A friend challenged me as to why I find these worthwhile... she read one or two and found them a waste of her time. Interesting question. I think that in addition to the rapid plots and unpredictable (to me) solutions to the mysteries, the author is interested in marriages, child rearing, work/life balance, and these themes matter to most of us, regardless of nationality. And I love "traveling" to Sweden.(I d...

I won this book in a Goodreads giveaway.This is the second in the Sandhamn Murders series that I have read but actually sixth in the series overall. They are capable of stand alone reading but I did feel as if I was a bit behind in the personal stories of the cast of characters. They are all familiar from the first book, police detective Thomas Andreasson, his friend Nora Linde, his colleague Margit but their lives have all changed and this time Nora's role is more of a side story. The action st...

If you're interested in Scandinavia but don't like the trend to Scandi Noir, you might want to check her out. The books are set on a small island in the archipelago off Stockholm, and they are primarily police procedurals, although the detective gets help from his childhood friend, an attorney with a vacation home on the island.The latest, In Harm's Way, has a tricky plot so I won't reveal too much, but a well-known investigative journalist dies after retreating to a hotel on Sandholmn on Christ...

Without a doubt, I love the ending of this book.The mystery is mainly concerning Thomas. Nora's plot is more to do with her job and her relationship status - she is slightly (oh so slightly) torn between her ex-husband who has realized he was an ass and her new boyfriend. That plot is handled quite well and is simply two people who used to love each other trying to figure things out.The mystery - the killing of a reporter who reminds me of Seierstad - is compelling. There are almost too many peo...

And she's done it again !! 6 for 6 all 5* book reviews from me !! That is the BEST record of any author I read. Although I just know that sooner or later I'll happen upon a dud.....there's usually one at least in every series I buy. However, Ms. Sten has yet to let me down at all and neither Ms. Delargy. That's a fantastic record.The series continues to hold my interest and the characters are like happening upon old pals. I really do enjoy the whole package.....AND the presentation once again is...

It being December, I've been leaning toward reads with Christmas themes or snow and this checked both those boxes. It's the sixth in a series and while it took a little to get into the ongoing travails of the detectives in the story, I don't think it suffered any with me dropping in now and reading it as a standalone. The descriptions of the setting really drew me in and gave a wonderful sense of place. I also liked the way the story moved along. There are 107 chapters but they're fairly short a...

Interesting and with a suspenseful ending, even if the plot was a little too preachy and political for my taste. The subplot about Nora's professional life seems a little out of place and has no resolution. Still, entertaining enough.

4 and 1 /2 starsJeanette Thiels is a world-famous journalist; traveling to all corners of the world reporting on corruption. She receives a phone call that sends her fleeing to Sandhamn Island. She barely makes the ferry and is not feeling well. She checks into a hotel near the harbor. In her room, she can’t find her laptop. She knows she packed it! She is feeling worse; stomach pains rack her body. She decides to make the appointment she has made for dinner in the restaurant. She heads out into...

Oh how I love this series. Even without any mystery to attempt to solve, it would be nice to just pretend I'm on a ferry to a sea island, watching the sun sparkle on the waves as I enjoy a brisk wind, knowing that when I get to my summer home I'll be able to enjoy the richest of dark coffees and some homemade pastries in the coziness of my sunroom. Umm, you wanted to know about the story? Well, Ms Sten gets major points for giving Stieg Larsson a shout-out. Also, she led me down the garden path

First things first: This is the sixth book in the series, but can be read as a standalone. I have not read any of the previous five, but did not feel lost at all.On to the book itself: this was a great book to snuggle up with during the cold, snowy days we’ve had recently here! It was a good mystery with plenty of interesting characters and subplots that made me want to check out the rest of the series. The novel’s main mystery is what happened to Jeanne Thiels, an investigative journalist who s...

I have enjoyed watching this series on MHz and had never read any of the books. [Lied. Just saw that I read the first one back in 2018, another reason I need to track my reading on goodreads!] I was familiar with the marital ins and outs and never happy with any of that, but at least it kept my confusion to a minimum in dipping into the sixth book of the series as my first Sandhamn book to read. It was just one of those suggestions from Amazon that I nodded to and downloaded. Now I will go back

In Harm’s Way, the sixth book in Viveca Sten’s Sandhamn Murders series, is an excellent murder mystery that’s at least as good as the earlier books. I’ve given them all four-star ratings, but this one may be the best so far.The prime focus of the story is on the death of prominent journalist Jeanette Thiels on a Christmas Eve visit to Sandhamn. When Jeanette’s body is found in the snow on the grounds of the Sailors Hotel on the day after Christmas, the hotel staff contacts the police. Detective

I must say that Viveca Sten actually outdid herself writing this book. Nora Linde had Christmas and New Years at her house on Sandhamn Island with her sons Adam and Simon and for Christmas her ex Henrik. While there, a journalist, Jeanette Thiels dies, frozen to death outside her hotel. Detective Inspector Thomas Andreasson was told to investigate this woman's body on Sandhamn. As it unfolds it turns out after the autopsy she had died from a rare poison found in her intestines. We meet her ex hu...

December 2020 review after reading first five installments:When a journalist dies on Sandhamn in a snowstorm, it is at first assumed she froze to death. The autopsy, however, determines the presence of a poison from a bean often used in making bracelets. While the ex-husband's motive to kill the woman emerges as a front-runner, rumors the journalist might plan to expose an organization catch the attention of investigators as well. Thomas, Margit, and Aram feel they make little progress. A suspic...

This is book #6 in this series and this one was up to par with the other books in this series. I am listening to this series and for me that is an added bonus, for the most part. It is Christmas time and we are once again on the island of Sandhamn and a famous journalist is found dead outside of her hotel. Did she die from being out in the cold or was there a murder? This is a twisted tale and I didn't figure out who the culprit was. There were many unanswered questions that were left hanging bu...

Best one yet. Was so hooked. Read it in a day!

The latest translation of Viveca Sten's Sandham novels, In Harm's Way takes place during the Christmas-New Year's season. The body of Jeannette Thiels is discovered on the Sandhamn beach, but did she freeze to death or was it murder? Jeannette, a journalist with a reputation for courage and relentless investigations of war crimes and corruption, certainly had plenty of enemies.DI Thomas Andreasson interviews Jeannette's ex-husband, their daughter Alice, and others when the autopsy reveals poison...

Ok so I just realized this is a series? Oops.The main storyline was ok, but Nora was kind of a useless character. I don't know if she's contributed more in the other books, but I didn't care what was going on with her. None of the things happening with Nora moved the plot along or anything, and it didn't contribute anything to the book. This was way longer than it needed to be, everything was so drawn out and things only really started happening about 80% of the way through.

It was like every chapter the author was introducing a new character and most of the time I was completely lost and had no idea what THAT person had to do with the death of Jeanette Theils. Even though I did want to know who poisoned her I can’t see me reading anything else by this author, or anything else that’s been translated, because things get “lost in translation.” LOLThomas and Margit I could see since they were the police but not all the others that had anything to do with Jeanette and I...