Not a fan. There were so many annoying things about this book and some of them may have been a result of the translation (originally written in Swedish and I didn't like a lot of the writing), but I'm just reviewing the book that I read.

First of all, the absolute worst thing in a thriller for me, was how many secrets the main character kept from the reader. I don't mean personal secrets or backstory stuff. I'm talking about the main character hears a voicemail related directly to the case and gasps because it answers so many questions, and then just won't tell the reader what it was. She'll find out who someone was having an affair with, and then just not tell you. She'll read an article and not mention what it's about. What is the point in me following along on the investigation if I'm not even allowed the very basic information I'm watching the main character uncover? It was honestly one of the most frustrating things I've ever read in a thriller and I wouldn't recommend this book solely for that. I won't be reading anymore from Lackberg because of it.

A significantly pettier thing is the main character used her full name and her nickname interchangeably. I happen to have the same name as the MC, Alexandra. I have gone by both Alex and Alexandra. As a result, some people call me Alexandra and some call me Alex. In this book, every single character called her both interchangeably. I've never had anyone ever use both interchangeably and that was so weird to me. She'd be Alex in one paragraph and then Alexandra three paragraphs later and back to Alex for literally no reason. It's such a petty small thing, but I cringed every time it happened.

There was also a bit at the beginning when the victim's parents were going on and on about how she couldn't have committed suicide because she lacked the inner strength suicide required, which was super gross. We never circled back around to that thought which is why this doesn't rank higher in my complaints, but it was one of those things that made me dislike this book from the very beginning.

And again, one more small petty thing, in the synopsis it says the main character discovered the body. All the characters in the book reference how she discovered the body. And yet in the very first chapter, we follow the house's caretaker as he discovers the body and then tells Alex about it so she can call the police. It bugged me. Why open the book just immediately disproving the synopsis?

I wasn't a fan. Won't be picking up more from Camilla Lackberg and wouldn't recommend her. By the end, which I easily predicted, I didn't even care what was going to happen. A bomb could have exploded all the characters and I probably would have had the same disinterest. I just didn't think this book was very enjoyable.