Přečteno na jeden zátah, v zápletce jsem nenašla rozčilující momenty. Navíc je Joona Linna sympaťák, takže za pět :)

Dette tror jeg faktisk var den første «skikkelige» krimboken jeg leste, en sommerferie for mange år siden, da pappa var på jobb. Jeg hadde fått beskjed om at den skulle jeg IKKE lese, men klarte ikke motstå fristelsen mens hans var på jobb. Jeg e-l-s-k-e-t den. Nå har jeg lest den for andre gang, og den var jammen meg like bra. Jeg husket lite av historien, men minnet om morderen satt litt igjen, så jeg hadde en liten fornemmelse hele boken. Uansett, like nervepirrende, blodig og skummel krim skal en lete lenge etter .Får nok litt problemer med å sove i natt, for å si det sånn!

It was a particularly dark and unrelenting horrific read. But such great storytelling and such well crafted dialogue. I'm not a big fan of Kepler et al, but this was extremely well done. If you like being scared as you read and want things to lighten up before you give up, this is for you. I have to say, I did figure out the perpetrator well before the ending, but not the why.

Välillä väkivalta, raakuus ja napsahtelevat luut aiheuttivat kuvotusta, mutta juoneltaan vetävä ja henkilöiltään kiinnostava dekkari.

as with all of Kepler;s books, not very good writing--quite choppy--but super compelling story.

The Fire Witness by Lars Kepler was first published in 2011 and has been published again in November 2018 by Vintage Crime/Black Lizard. Lars Kepler in the pseudonym used by married couple Alexander Ahndoril and Alexandra Coelho Ahndoril. This is #3 in their Joona Linna series and it can easily stand alone if you have not read the previous books. However, this series is so intense that readers will enjoy reading everything by Lars Kepler. Joona Linna is a troubled detective in Sweden. He is called upon to observe the investigation of a double murder which takes place at a home for troubled teenage girls. A resident and a caretaker have been killed and a missing girl is believed to have committed the crimes. The detective is approached by a medium who claims to have been visited by the ghost of the murdered girl and Linna is intrigued by this. The story develops quickly but nothing is as it seems. This suspenful read will appeal to readers who enjoy murder mysteries with a twist. Thank you to Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group and NetGalley for the e-ARC in exchange for an honest review.

ugh, can these get translated faster?! in swedish, Eldvittnet, i could not put this down. joona cares little about his own career, which normally annoys me, but the case was so compelling i didn't care about the side drama. loved how the story didn't conclude with the main suspect's arrest, and can't wait for joona's personal tale to continue.

at some point, i do think it'll start to get old that joona is always right and always just on time to save the day, but for the third book, still craving the next tale.

Shame on me for letting this one sit on my shelf for so long. THE FIRE WITNESS is the third book in the Joona Linna series by @larskepler and I have to say it is my favourite (so far).

Linna, on leave for both personal and professional reasons, once again ignores his superiors to solve the mysterious murder of two people at a girls’ group home.

Short chapters leave you hanging and force you to keep reading as Linna races against time to solve the crime. This installment also gives the reader a look into the Linna’s personal life and sheds light on why he acts the way he does. I’m definitely looking forward to catching up on the series.

Wow