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The Fire Witness: Joona Linna Series: #3 by Lars Kepler

carolefort's review against another edition

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5.0

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.

ebats's review against another edition

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5.0

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.

criminallyconcise's review against another edition

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4.0

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.

cloeyjj4's review against another edition

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5.0

Wow

mikejorgensen4's review

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dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

4.0

msviv's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix

5.0

tara_crain's review

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4.0

My favorite Lars Kepler book to date!

jojootje_nl's review against another edition

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4.0

Zeer spannend. Goed verhaal.

marionsssn's review against another edition

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4.0

Très bon policier! L'histoire est bien ficelée et captiavmte... J'ai lu les 600 pages en une seule journée!

Bémol très subjectif : je n'ai pas été particulièrement investie émotionnellement... donc 4 étoiles !

ailegais's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75