Murder in Malmö
The Second Inspector Anita Sundstrom Mystery

The author needs to add depth to Det. Sundstrom. Her sadness that her son is growing up and doesn't need her so much anymore is one thing; however, the depiction of her emotional involvement with a man in prison is totally unconvincing. Her worries are more along the lines of "what will my colleague......more

I like this series and will stick with it for when I need a good mystery. Anything set in Sweden works for me! I go back and forth on what I think about the detective. In a lot of ways, she's pretty annoying - she is emotionally dependent on her teenage son and needs to let go. But the plots are goo......more

Can't say that I read books out of order but I've had fun reading Torquil MacLeod's books that way, giving me insight into how he writes. I like the way he's set up different characters to play out his deception in reviewing how things happened, such as Karl Westermark always bugging Anita into beli......more

While I am still having difficulties getting in synch with a protagonist who is a major crimes detective in love with a man who is in prison for the murder of a famous and indeed faultless movie actress, at least MacLeod writes her as being as discombobulated by it as I am. The new plots catches up......more

IN the second of the Malmo mysteries by Torquil MacLeod, his main character, Inspector Anita Sundström has returned from a forced leave, still dealing with the actions and her feelings from that previous incident. She is eager to see action, especially as Malmo reels from two high-energy cases: a gun......more