Red Wolf (Annika Bengtzon, #5) by Liza Marklund

Red Wolf (Annika Bengtzon, #5) Reviews

• 
  Maureen

  Dogged crime reporter, Annika Bengtzon, is drawn to the Arctic town of Lulea by the promise of new evidence relating to an old, unsolved case of terrorism - the blowing up of a military plane in 1969. When a local journalist working on the story is found murdered, Bengtzon’s instinct is to track down the bombers in the hope of finding his killer.  Despite the orders of her boss in Stockholm to leave well alone, Annika realises that both crimes are also related to a series of violent deaths unfolding across northern Sweden.
   
  At the centre of the violence, past and present, is the shadowy figure of the Dragon, a code-named assassin who has returned to Sweden to tie up loose ends before his impending death. The race to uncover the Dragon’s identity before he eliminates his former co-conspirators forms the storyline.
   
  Red Wolf is certainly a page-turner, that also delves into the political climate in Sweden in the 60’s/70’s, something that will appeal to those with more knowledge of it than me. The author grew up in the Swedish Arctic and successfully conjures up a landscape of dark and dreary despair. Though a little slow at times, it nevertheless held my interest.
• 
  Tessa Nadir

  Autoarea este jurnalista, coproprietara la o editura mare din Suedia si scrie romane politiste. A publicat 8 romane in seria Annika Bengtzon si toate au fost bestsellere internationale. De la ea am mai citit si
  "Prime-Time".
  In "Den Roda Vargen" o avem in prim plan pe reportera de investigatii Annika Bengtzon care lucreaza la ziarul "Kvallspressen", are 2 copii si o viata personala complicata pentru ca sotul ei o inseala cu o colega de munca. Ea lucreaza la o serie de articole despre victimele din atentatul de la baza aeriana din Lulea. Au trecut 30 de ani de atunci si lucrurile inca nu sunt elucidate, mai ales ca se zvoneste ca ar fi fost un atac terorist la mijloc. In acest scop Annika se duce la fata locului sa se intalneasca cu un ziarist care detine informatii noi despre caz. Cand ajunge acolo insa afla ca Benny, ziaristul, a fost lovit mortal de o masina. Annika e convinsa ca acesta a fost ucis si incepe sa ancheteze singura scotand la iveala tot felul de lucruri neplacute care vor conduce la alte cadavre. Se pare ca a reusit sa trezeasca un criminal versat.
  Va recomand acest roman, este o lectura agreabila eroina fiind ambitioasa, luptatoare si profesionista. Cartea are foarte multe amanunte despre terorism, maoism si mai avem si un fiu de preot care este traumatizat dar si o ministra a culturii, fosta terorista, astfel ca unele parti mi s-au parut greu de inteles. Mi s-a parut in schimb ca autoarea transmite bine durerea Annikai cand aceasta descopera ca barbatul ei se culca cu o alta femeie si mi-a placut metoda ei de a scapa de aceasta. De asemenea am considerat ca si sentimentele prietenei sale Anne Snapphane, care se lupta si ea cu fostul ei sot pentru custodia fetei lor sunt bine exprimate.
  In incheiere atasez cateva citate care mi-au placut si mi s-au parut demne de retinut:
  "Cand haosul se dezlantuie si razboiul isi schimba caracterul, mai important decat orice altceva e sa te uiti inapoi, sa inveti din istorie."
  "Stia despre ce era vorba; in lupta nu trebuie niciodata sa eziti."
  "Ceea ce i-a ramas este sentimentul de dreptate, adevarul ca un far intr-o lume plina de intuneric."
  "Cel care sta pe malul apei suficient de mult isi vede cu timpul majoritatea dusmanilor plutind prin fata sa."
  "Sa gandesti liber e important, dar sa gandesti corect e si mai important. Libertatea, se gandi el, tirania timpului nostru."
  "Dar exista oameni rai, pe care nu poti sa-i vindeci cu dragoste."
  "Blestematul Om al Renasterii care s-a trezit intr-o buna dimineata in anul 1100 la Florenta si a descoperit capitalismul, s-a asezat in capul oaselor in pat si si-a dat seama de posibilitatile ego-ului sau, a inteles ca statul este un organism care poate fi controlat si manipulat."
• 
  Christine

  Okay, this bit before the review is really an angry rant about publishing. Honestly what is with you publishers? Releasing book five in a series, at least in America, before releasing the other ones? How does this make sense? Fix it!
  
  I first heard about Marklund though a reviewer here at Goodreads that I follow. At that time, Marklund's series was not availble in the U.S., because we American are illiterate readers, because I don't know. The books are up on Amazon, but a 25 dollar paperback is WAAAAAAAAAAY out of my price range. I couldn't find any in any used backstore.
  
  Then Red Wolf came out and I got it this weekend.
  
  I love Liza Marklund. I really, really do. I want her and her creation, Annika, to beat up the publishers and make them publish the rest of the books. (And if any author could do it, it's Marklund).
  
  Now, I can hear you asking - well, if you feel that way about it, why did you give it four stars?
  
  That's the publisher's fault. Because this is book five in a series, there is a sense of entering mid-point. This doesn't make it necessary to read the other books to know what is going on. I, however, have the feeling that reading the other books in the series would answer the central question I have about Annika in this book - whether or not she is suffering PTSD or something more? Additionally, as American, I found the whole bit about the television station, while easy enough to follow, slightly, strange. It felt like it tied into some comment on Swedish or EU television that I didn't get because I lack the political background. Not that it stopped me from enjoying the novel.
  
  Red Wolf deals with the reporter Annika and her investigation into a terrorist attack in Sweden during the 1970s. Annika is a bit like Lisabeth (or whatever her name is) from
  The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, though I believe this series predates Larsson. Annika is not a socially acceptable woman, she tends to be a bit hard headed, but she also is married with two children. She also has friends and doesn't put people off.
  
  That in part, is why I liked this book. Annika is different but she is not a total outsider. She feels normal as well as different, almost more believable and less cliche. It's nice to the see the friendship in the novels, in particular the friendship she has with two women (one an old friend, another a co-worker). It makes her part of the world instead of part of a man's world, which can happen in books with a heroine.
  
  During the course of her work, Annika must also deal with conflicts in her marriage (and how she deals with it, will spark a 'hey yeah'). In addition to the up front mystery and the homefront sub-plot, Marklund also deals with current trends in newspaper reporting. In other words, if you loved the last season of The Wire, you'll want to read this.
  
  It is most likely true, that the reader will be able to figure out one of the baddies before hand, but Marklund seems to credit the reader with this ability. The writing is wonderful and gripping, though as a new reader to the series, it took about 35 pages to really get into it. I read the last 100 without looking up I was so engrossed.
  Now, I just got to get the others in the series.
• 
  Karen

  This actually is a Swedish series, about a reporter.
  
  This has also been turned into a popular Swedish television series.
  
  Back to the book.
  
  Even though this is fifth in the series, it can be read as a stand-alone. Although, from my understanding from other reviewers, we might understand Annika’s character better if we had a chance to read The Bomber first. But whether the book is available or not, is another story.
  
  Back to the book.
  
  First, it takes a bit of patience to get into the story. (Could it be lost in translation?)
  
  And typically, I am not one for patience getting into a story, but…for some reason (maybe because I was familiar with this character and this series) I wanted to give it a chance.
  
  When the book hits its stride, about half way through, it clearly has been worth the time invested.
  
  The overall plot stands out in the way it introduces multiple characters whose lives intermingle and the personal relationships each encounters. Not to mention a strong woman as the main character.
• 
  Razvan Banciu

  The more I read this one, the less I like it.
  I'm old enough to see novels spoiled by unpleasant characters (Annika herself is far from the nicest girl in town) , tons of coincidental facts and diluted little stories. But don't tell me that 12 Million Euros (1200 piles of 10.000) have enough place in a sailor's bag, because I will think you're stupid. And I shall not respect you anymore...
• 
  Siany

  This book is actually 5th in a series....which I didnt realise until I was half way through lol.
  
  The series is based on the reporter Annika Bengzton, the stories she does and her family.
  
  Even though I haven't read any of the other books I still really enjoyed this.
  
  All throughout it I kept getting images of The
  Girl With the Dragon Tattoo...maybe because it was based in Sweden but also it just had the same feel to it. (Along with the hard to pronounce names [:)])
  Also the same as The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo you have to really persevere to get into the book as they were hard going with the explanations etc etc but once you get past 50 pages or so it started to get really interesting.
  
  I actually really like Annika, and I found myself wishing I had known about the other books beforehand as she was an interesting character and I would have preferred to have known a little more about her past and what had happened etc as there were vague references, which I just didn't get and they weren't explained in the book.
  I also didn't get why there was anything from her husband's perspective, he was annoying, whiny and selfish. Maybe I would have liked him if I had read the previous books but I don't think so. He didn't really give anything to the storyline, so I kinda thought it was pointless..unless of course it carries onto the next book.
  
  My only critism was about the bad guy...he didn't really come across as a really bad, bad guy. Yes he was bad and a killer etc but they could have stretched that out a bit more, because as soon as you realise who it is, its pretty much over. I would have preferred there to be a bit more in depth to it.
  
  Overall I really enjoyed this book and if you like the crime genre of books then I recommend giving this a go.
  I think I will definately try to read the previous books in the series.
  
  8/10
• 
  Lynn

  Reporter Annika Bengtzon is like a dog with a bone when she's invested in a story. She is definitely a renegade, not interested in toeing the party line at the newspaper. Annika is shocked when a fellow journalist with whom she has been sharing notes on the case of an unsolved terrorist bombing in the late '60s is killed in a hit and run accident. She digs for details and soon discovers it wasn't an accident. The past has come back to haunt several people.
  
  This book dives into the political climate in Sweden in the 1960s/70s when the Maoist movement gained popularity in Sweden. Readers familiar with Swedish political history will likely understand the underpinnings of the plot more than me. Red Wolf was absorbing at times, slow moving through other sections. Annika is a force to be reckoned with and for her alone, I will be back to read other books in the series.
• 
  Maria João Fernandes

  "Indépendence. Je suis mon propre maître."
  
  Depois de ter lido o "Homicídio no Parque" fiquei com expectativas demasiado elevadas para os restantes livros da autora, da série da Annika Bengtzon. Tendo os seus livros duas ordens distintas - a ordem de publicação e a ordem cronológica da história - é difícil escolher como os vamos ler. O ideal seria a ordem de publicação. Porém, a minha pesquisa sobre a autora e a sua obra foi consequência do impacto da leitura do seu primeiro livro publicado em Portugal e, por isso, comecei logo de forma errada. Por essa mesma razão, pensei que ler o "Lobo Vermelho" de seguida não tivesse problema. Enganei-me.
  
  O livro foca-se num mistério que envolve terroristas e eventos de um passado distante. Annika é jornalista e assume o papel de personagem principal, tendo a sua vida e detalhes relativos aos seus pensamentos e comportamentos um destaque principal. Contudo, existem vários desvios da história principal e assistimos a cada um deles separadamente. Por um lado temos o marido de Annika e as suas atitudes fora de casa e por outro temos a sua melhor amiga, Anne que é um pouco obsessiva com tudo o que a rodeia. Compreendo a necessidade de construir a personagem através dos que a rodeiam, mas na verdade senti uma distância demasiado longa entre mim e a Annika.
  
  Penso que o que tornou este livro tão difícil de interiorizar foi o facto de ter perdido os três livros que o separam do outro que li. A falta de informação criou um vazio intransponível entre mim e a personagem.
  
  Assim, este livro ficará para ler mais tarde, depois de assumir a série da forma correta. Tenho a certeza que fará toda a diferença. Pelo menos, assim o espero, porque a Annika causou-me uma forte impressão no nosso primeiro encontro.
  
  "A verdade não é tão interessante, apenas a fantasia que ela é capaz de gerar."
• 
  Eyehavenofilter

  This was a task to read but I guess it's really cold up there in the Netherlands! I suppose these authors will now
  become the rage after Larsson and Nesbo have braved the Atlantic and hit pay dirt here in the USA! This is an amazing weave of spy vs.
  Spy vs. Spy. and misdirection, wrong turns, bad decisions, and misplaced loyalties that just make us glad that we the reader live easier less complicated lives. ( seriously)
  I discovered them 5 or so years ago and been on a one woman rant about them! Now all of a sudden
  EVERY one is telling ME how great they are! ( sheesh!) anyway plod on through this it's like eating some
  peculiar foreign foreign food for the first time, you're not quite sure if you like it, but with each bite it gets
  better and better! Go on....... Dive in! You'll acquire a taste for these authors, seriously! It also helps to be
  a bit of a European history buff, you just might learn something new as well! ( heaven forbid!)
• 
  Tina Siegel

  Wonderful! I'm really starting to enjoy Annika - her husband is a totally douchebag, though, and I have no idea why she would want him.
  
  Great book, though - can't wait to read the rest of them!
• 
  Book Him Danno

  This book contains everything I love about Swedish crime fiction. First of all the crimes are realistic based in everyday human emotions. Anotherwords there isn’t some grand scheming mad man with super intelligence out to prove to the world and police that he is smarter than them. He doesn’t purposely tease the powers that be to catch him. I find to much of American crime fiction is dedicated to this type of criminal, and consequently it ends up being boring by trying to be sensationalistic.
  
  Second it features a smart, but flawed hero who through hard work, small steps, and maybe a little luck manages to get to the bottom of the mystery. It lets me, the reader know, that if I just keep chipping away at the crime I could solve it too. It doesn’t take unrealistic skills or powers of deduction, it just takes perseverance. I like that and it keeps me in the story, especially the flaws in the protagonist’s life. It makes them real, less of a superhero.
  
  In Red Wolf our heroine is coming back from her own exposure to crime. She is an investigative reporter and wants to write about serious issues, not the pop culture that is the fixture of many news organizations today. So looking at a 30 year old long forgotten terrorist attack for an anniversary piece her contact dies in a tragic accident. Not taking anything for coincidence she looks into the accident, and finds her first bread crumb.
  From there we are taken down a path that slowly builds to a fully involved mystery that crosses the ages and involves terrorism, communism (who knew the Marxist and Maoist didn’t get along?), blackmail, love, and conspiracy. In the end I can say I was still surprised by the conclusion, but it did come down to those basic of all motives; shame and pride. That is a true crime, a crime I can believe in.
  
  Nearly perfect with the only flaw being choppy dialogue. I would put that down to the translation process from Swedish to English. No matter how well done it loses a little of the flow and nuance to be found in the original. I suppose I should stop being lazy and go ahead and learn Swedish, but then I would need to learn Icelandic and Norwegian as well. Maybe next year.
  
  So if you are looking for some great Swedish crime fiction, or just plain good crime fiction period, seek out Red Wolf. This is the third book featuring the heroine Annika, so get all three. Plus I can also recommend Henning Mankell and Stieg Larsson, both brilliant as well.
  
• 
  Maddy

  PROTAGONIST: Annika Bengzton
  SETTING: Sweden
  SERIES: #5 of 5
  RATING: 3.25
  
  At one time, Annika Bengzton was the head of the crime team at a leading Swedish newspaper. Currently, she works as an independent investigative reporter, whose bosses don’t always trust her judgment in the stories that she chooses to report. Her current obsession is with an event that occurred 40 years earlier, when a Draken fighter plane exploded at a northern Swedish base. She senses that a cover-up has occurred; as she investigates, she finds that people who have some knowledge of what happened are being killed. It appears that someone is feeling very threatened about the possibility of the truth coming to light.
  
  Convincing her editors that there is a story worth telling is a challenge, particularly since Annika suffers anxiety attacks where singing angels haunt her and can become quite obsessed when she’s following a lead. As a matter of fact, they forbid her to continue the investigation, a directive which she ignores. In addition to the incident with the plane, there are a lot of ingredients in the narrative mix, including a serial killer who returns after 40 years, plots involving powerful business and political leaders and evidence that her husband may be having an affair.
  
  Although Marklund’s research is meticulous, I found that as an American I had no frame of reference for many of the political references and history incorporated into the narrative. The dependence on those details made a large part of the book inaccessible to me. I also found the beginning of the book to be rough going, as the translation wasn’t smooth flowing. On the other hand, the character of Anna is an intriguing one. She strongly believes in what she is doing and is determined to expose the truth, no matter what the cost. She has a real sense of justice that won’t allow her to compromise. And Marklund has taken full advantage of the cold and darkness of the Swedish setting to build a sense of menace.
  
  Liza Marklund is a best-selling author in Sweden, with her books translated into 30 languages. RED WOLF is the fifth book in the series and introduces Annika Bengtzon to an American audience. A recent collaboration with James Patterson should ensure that Marklund will establish a lasting presence in the US marketplace.
  
  
• 
  Roger

  I like to read outside my comfort zone sometimes-it is a great palate cleanser. I found a little gem in Red Wolf by Liza Marklund. Marklund is very famous (and I think deservedly so) in her native Sweden. The angle this book is written from and its' immersion in a culture alien to me made this book fascinating; this did not get five stars only because, as I was telling a friend, it took such a long time to start the fire. There is a point around page 150 when everything starts to click and after that you cannot stop reading. I am afraid many casual readers won't get that far, so I have to urge you to stick with this the payoff is worth it. This book is part of a series about investigative report Annika Bengtzon, and I think you will fall in love with this character. She is tough but not Sigourney Weaver's Ripley tough-she is very smart and endearing and very very human, and you will find you want her to succeed. When an author can make you care about a character in that way, no matter what language they wrote in, you know you have found a winner.
• 
  Mary

  More Scandinavian Murder Mystery Mayhem! And Henning Mankell blurbed this one, saying that Marklund is "in a league of her own." Her Annika Bengtzon chases down murderers and terrorists, but she's not some cartoonish heroine. She juggles work with family, and is wracked by anxiety because she was taken hostage in an earlier book. Compelling and complex mystery fun.
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• 
  Valerie

  Won via First Reads Giveaways - thanks, Goodreads!
  
  I think the really cool thing about the giveaways on Goodreads is that they've matched me up with books I normally wouldn't check out otherwise. My only experience with Swedish crime fiction came via
  Stieg Larsson, and I'm sorry to say that I couldn't get into The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo at all.
  Liza Marklund, on the other hand, pleasantly surprised me.
  
  This is apparently the fifth book in the Annika Bengtzon series - the previous ones were translated at one point, but seem to be out of print (judging from Amazon). However, sufficient background is given that one doesn't need to have read the previous books in order to enjoy this.
  
  The setting is well-written - the book bounces between Stockholm and its surrounding towns (including Uppsala) to Luleå, above the Arctic Circle. It illustrates the differences between south-central vs. northern / urban vs. rural Sweden very well; in the beginning, the reader really gets a sense of Annika's discomfort at the sun setting so early in Luleå.
  
  Marklund is also good at portraying emotion - although I was completely new to these characters, I felt I was easily able to delve into their personal lives. The main characters are flawed and irrational - they do stupid things and don't get out of them very easily, even Annika. I found that refreshing. There was one particular scene where Annika's friend sees her estranged husband's new girlfriend picking up her children at the daycare, and the things she says to her are incredibly nasty, but probably realistic given the situation - and there are consequences. Annika tries to start a smear campaign to get revenge on the woman her husband is cheating on her with, and that, too, is dealt with.
  
  I found the mentions of various terrorist factions within Europe, including extremist Basque separatists and Maoists, incredibly fascinating. I liked when one of the characters found to be participating essentially claimed, "You wouldn't understand - you weren't alive during the sixties," which I thought was a neat way to underline the generational gap between them and Annika.
  
  I'll probably tweak this review when it's not 4 AM anymore, but I'd say that if you're interested in a Scandinavian crime novel focusing on bits of overlooked European history, with realistic characters, this is definitely worth a shot.
• 
  Karen

  The fifth book in the Annika Bengtzon series, I've absolutely no idea whether or not the entire series has been translated in order or not. I've sort of lost the plot with this series, probably because the first book - THE BOMBER - didn't appeal a lot. The last I read, PRIME TIME, was better, but a lot of the problem is that Annika, as the main focus, is a character I find it very hard to either warm to, or increasingly raise much interest in.
  
  The plot of RED WOLF, that idea of the past having a direct impact on the present, is something I'm noticing a lot these days. The interweaving of the 1969 destruction of a plane on a Swedish air base, home-grown Communist sleeper cells and the impacts of the Cold War on Sweden then and now was carefully drawn out, given immediacy and current day relevance by the death of another journalist, Benny Ekland. It's an interesting idea, in this book executed reasonably well, although it does take a little while to get going. Which wasn't exactly helpful, as there's also a lot going on in Annika's personal life, which, if like me, you're having trouble with Annika, doesn't help with getting into this book.
  
  This is probably my biggest cause of confusion with this series. I can't work out why Annika grates quite as much as she does. Somehow she comes across to me as less stoic and determined and more whingy and inclined to play the martyr. Less put upon and more the cause of most of her problems.
  
  There's also another pattern I've noticed a bit. Whilst having a journalist as an investigator of crimes, outside the law, isn't that big a stretch of the imagination, there is sometimes a tendency to just make out that the official police investigators have "missed" vital clues. Again, not a big stretch of the imagination to think that maybe it could happen... but every time a journalist is involved?
  
  Blast, I think I'm in nitpicking territory. Which isn't a good thing. The biggest problem I've now got is that I'm not keen on the idea of just abandoning a series based on problems with one or two books - working on the principle that a book should stand alone, as well as be part of the series. 3 books out of 5 translated that have left me feeling a bit disappointed might mean that I have to shuffle the other couple down the priority pile a bit.
  
  
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  Trishnyc

  Annika Bengtzon, a journalist at a national paper is scheduled to meet with Benny Ekland (also a journalist) on a story she is researching. She arrives to find that Benny is dead and the circumstances surrounding his death including the murder of a witness to his demise, make Annika suspect this case is more complex than first thought. As she begins investigating the first two murders, she comes across more murders and it appears there is a serial killer on the lose. But there is something odd about this serial killer's victims, they seemingly have nothing in common. When Annika takes her findings and speculations to her boss, he humiliates her and orders her off the case believing that her recent kidnapping by a local terrorist has warped her reasoning. But Annika refuses to let her investigation drop and doggedly goes searching for more information and how it relates to an incident that occurred in the sixties.
  
  I was excited to read this book as it seemed like it would be an entertaining mystery. Unfortunately, I felt like the story got bogged down by too many details and was very slow moving. I found myself lost in descriptions that never really lead to anything of great importance. Annika's musings, her friend Anne's domestic drama, Annika's husband's infidelity etc, just did not add enough to the story to justify their presence. I did find Annika's children to be a welcome and innocent addition that helped lighten a heavy story and character. Through her children, Annika's softer and more sympathetic side come to the surface and make her easier to relate to. When we finally discover who the killer is and his motives, I have to be honest, I just did not care enough. The villain lacked the evil that I would have expected from one who had committed such heinous crimes.
  
  I realized as I began to read the book that it is part of an ongoing series so some of the disconnect that I felt as I read the book may be as a result of this, I can't say for sure. There was something missing from this story and I ended up liking it less than I wanted to.
  
  
  **Review copy received from Simon and Schuster.
• 
  Bonnie

  Not nearly as good as Last Will, but a thoroughly developed mystery involving Annika Bengtzon solving the attack on a Swedish plane F21 that has never been solved. She arranged a meeting with a journalist up in the northern Swedish town of Lulea about an old case of terrorism – a terrorist attack on a military airport named F21 by a group that called themselves The Beasts. However, when she arrives in Lulea to meet him, she is told that the journalist has been killed in a hit and run accident. It doesn’t take Annika long to find out that he has been brutally murdered. More people are murdered and she realizes a mass-murderer is on the loose in Sweden.
  Liza's novels are multilayered with equal emphasis given to Annika's work investigating crime and her family life and friendship with Anne. Good stuff.
  
  
  
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  Junying

  There was a time when my reading was stalled and I was wondering if I should go on. I'm so glad that I did!
  
  The book is long with a slow start. Thankfully It picked up the pace after 100 pages or so and then it really engaged my interest as I continued the story. It's fascinating to read about the rebels in the 1960s - I had little idea how China's Revolution and Mao had such far-reaching impact in a country as different as it could be, in this case, Sweden.
  
  I have read her first book in the series and missed a few in between. It looks likely that I'll go back and catch up with one or two.
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  Maria

  Quando tive conhecimento que ia surgir no mercado português mais um livro de Liza Marklund fiquei felicíssima. Isto porque há uns anos li o primeiro livro da série Annika Bengtzon, publicado pela Presença, e lembro-me de ter gostado muito. Em Homicídio no Parque Annika ainda era uma jovem estagiária num dos principais jornais de Estocolmo quando se viu envolvida na investigação do assassinato de uma jovem stripper.
  
  Opinião completa:
  http://marcadordelivros.blogspot.pt/2...
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  Jennifer

  Reminded me of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, of course. There were definitely times when I could tell that this was part of a series, but overall I didn't feel like I was missing too much. One day I might go back and look for the previous books. Like The Girl... this story took a while to get going but once it did, things moved along pretty rapidly and the story was well told.
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  Trish Harrington

  Some very chilling moments interspersed with some non essential information. I enjoyed the description of the Northern Winter and the very cold, desolate setting. Would make a good movie if they haven't done so already.
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  Nitzhia Peleg

  
  לכבוד הוצאת אריה ניר
  הנדון: המלצות עריכה, גרפיקה ועוד, לאחר קריאת הספר "הזאב האדום"
  א.ג.נ.
  השבת סיימתי את קריאת הספר "הזאב האדום". לקראת הוצאת הספרים הבאים של גב' מרקלונד, יש כמה דברים שאשמח אם תקחו לתשומת לבכם:
  
  1. הספר מודפס בצורה צפופה מאוד. שוליים חיצוניים רחבים יותר יועילו לעין. וגם פנימיים. וגם בעליונים/תחתונים יש מקום לשיפור.
  2. אם כבר הוזכרו השוליים העליונים - אפשר להקטין בבקשה את גודל הגופן שבו ממוספרים העמודים? תודה. אישית הייתי מעבירה את המספרים לתחתית העמוד, אבל זה כבר עניין של טעם אישי. בכל מקרה, אם חייבים למספר את העמודים למעלה, עדיף שהמספרים לא יהיו בגודל של כותרת.
  3. ואם כבר כותרות- אז אפשר היה לוותר על המסגרת האפורה לכותרות הפרקים. עיצוב מיותר.
  4. הגהה טובה יותר תעזור גם היא.
  5. יש המון המון הערות והארות על שוודיה במהלך הספר, ותודה למתרגמת שלכם שאספה אותן בחריצות כזאת. לפעמים הבאות כדאי לשקול ריכוז כל ההערות בנספח בסוף הספר. אמנם יש כאן שיקולי נוחות, ויהיה מי שיאמר שדפדוף הלוך ושוב אינו נוח כל כך, אבל איסוף ההערות יחד היה מועיל יותר ויוצר תמונה שלמה יותר ולכן טוב יותר לקורא.
  
  עד כאן לפרטים החיצוניים. בנוגע לפרטים מהותיים יותר, הרי שהבחירה שלכם לקחת סדרת ספרים ולתרגם אותה שלא על פי סדר הכתיבה היא תמוהה ביותר, בעיקר כאשר הספר שנבחר לתרגום מתוך הסדרה מאזכר שוב ושוב ספר קודם (או ספרים קודמים, לא הצלחתי להבין עד הסוף). וזה לא שהחלטתם לתרגם להיט רב מכר שכל העולם משתגע עליו ברגע זה. אם הוצאתם ב-2011 ספר שיצא בשפת המקור ב-2003, הייתם כבר יכולים ללכת עוד קצת אחורה בתרגום. בכל מקרה, בהנחה שזה לא הספר היחיד שתתרגמו, היה כדאי לשבץ על הכריכה הסבר בדבר מיקום הספר בסדרה, לטובת הקוראים העתידיים.
  
  
  עם זאת, אחרי שהתגברתי על מחסום ההבנה הבולט הזה (מה קרה במנהרה? למה אניקה בטראומה? מה פגע בה? מי? ומדוע היא לא הלכה לטיפול פסיכולוגי?), ולאחר שההערות המתרגמת הרבות סייעו לי להבין מי נגד מי ולמה בשוודיה, הצלחתי להנות מהספר. היה נחמד להכיר את אניקה העיתונאית הסקרנית, להזדהות עם הבעיות שלה בניהול קריירה, ילדים, בעל, וחמות, ולהבין שלפחות בנקודה הזאת סדנה דארעא חד הוא. מותחן גיאוגרפי, קראו לו באחת הביקורות, וזה מונח לא רע. אולי מרקלונד ייסדה סוגה חדשה. בחום האוגוסטי של עמק החולה הישראלי, היציאה צפונה מרעננת. ההבנה שיש אפילו צפון יותר מצפון, ומיקום העלילה במקום שהוא קר אפילו לשוודים מסייע להתקרר בלהט העונתי שלנו. עם זאת, אני חייבת לומר שהרעים בספר יצאו די בלאי. הייתי אומרת שיש להם מה ללמוד מהחמאס שלנו, אבל היות ושוודיה ממילא בדרך להפוך למדינה מוסלמית, אני מניחה שהטרור האיסלאמי ממילא בוא יבוא אליה. יהיה מעניין לקרוא איך אניקה תתמודד מולם, במקום מול תא מחתרתי רדום משנות השישים שקורא לחבריו בשמות קוד של חיות, ושולח לקרבנות ציטוטים של מאו.
  
  בכל מקרה, היה נעים וטוב, אם כי לא מבריק. אשמח לקרוא מספריה של מרקלונד אם וכאשר יתורגמו, ועדיף בסדר הכרונולוגי הנכון.
  
  בברכה, אני.
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  Je tiens à remercier les éditions HLAB et le site Netgalley qui permettent de lire la série entière.
  
  L'histoire se déroule lors d'un hiver glacé où dans la ville de Lulea une reporter est assassinée. La journaliste Annika à la Presse du soir, c'est lié à l'attaque d'une base aérienne dans les années soixante. Annika va à tout prix tenter de résoudre dette enquête. Sauf que d'autres meurtres ont lieux, tous plus surprenant que les autres. Elle va devoir faire confiance qu'à elle même dans cette enquête.
  
  Encore une enquête d'Annika dévorée, J'ai adoré l'histoire si captivante, addictive, remplie de suspens et de rebondissements avec toujours des personnages attachants.