I'm not the greatest fan of nordic noir but i was curious to read this story as there's echoes of Sherlock Holmes and Henning Menkel.
It's not a fast paced or action packed novel as it's character driven and it takes its sweet time to introduce us to the two main character, Rekke and Vargars, who are from the top and lowest social class.
A genius and a woman who needs to prove herself. We know since the first pages that she's also seen as a political extremist and politics and history plays an important role in this story.
Rekke is a genius, bipolar and addicted to substances as the Sherlock Holmes. But he's also a well thought and interesting character. Vargas' is on the wrong side of the low and she was born in a very poor area.
These two unlikely partners work well together and when the action starts this becomes a gripping and twisty story.
The author did a good job in mixing social instances, police procedural, and political thriller. There's a lot of potential in this series.
This book requires to be patient and if you can wait ti's an interesting and gripping read.
Recommended.
Many thanks to MacLehose Press and Netgalley for this ARC, all opinions are mine