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I thought this was really good - particularly the first 80%. I'm not in love with the way that they solved the case - (view spoiler) - because it just felt very contrived, unlike the rest of the book, which felt incredibly authentic.
There were so many things to like about it. The characters were realistic. They were mundane. Not larger than life, not tortured or heroic. They were believ ...more
There were so many things to like about it. The characters were realistic. They were mundane. Not larger than life, not tortured or heroic. They were believ ...more
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Inspector Beck investigates when the body of an unknown girl is found in a canal dredger.
Inspector Beck investigates when the body of an unknown girl is found in a canal dredger.
This first book in the Martin Beck series is apparently the book that inspired all those great Scandinavian mysteries. I liked it a lot but wasn't taken in by Martin himself. Think I will need to read another book in the series before committing myself.
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