Egentligen är det nog en etta. ( )

Dos niñas aparecen muertas en el trastero de un sótano. Cuatro años después, su asesino se escapa de la cárcel y los peores temores se hacen realidad: otra pequeña es asesinada con signos de haber sido violada. La situación escapa a todo control. En un ambiente de histeria colectiva provocado en gran parte de los medios de comunicación, Fredrik Steffansson, el padre de la última víctima, decide vengarse tomándose la justicia por su mano. Pero la brutalidad resulta contagiosa y las consecuencias son devastadoras. La caza del asesino desencadena una escalada de violencia sin precedentes que obligará a los ciudadanos a enfrentarse a preguntas escalofriantes: ¿quién debería morir? ¿Qué vida es más valiosa?

I read this book 4 1/2 years ago when it was titled The Beast. It is annoying to read it again because some stupid publisher (Quercus) decided to reissue the book with a new name. So I am subtracting a star for that mistake. Still unnecessarily violent and graphic. ( )

A very disturbing story: the escape during transport of convicted pedophile and child-killer, Bernt Lund, who subsequently abducts and mutilates a young girl from the safety of her elementary schoolyard. The real story is about her divorced father, Fredrik Steffansson, who takes the law into his own hands, tracking down the sadist before the police can do so and putting him down. The book is overly graphic, and the main storyline is resolved too early, with only a marginal role for Inspector Ewert Grens. I did not like all of the accompanying storylines in the prison, which I thought added little to the main plot. ( )

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This was the first book by the writing duo Roslund and Hellström that I read, but it was certainly not my last. While it's been a while since I read the book, I see I rewarded it five stars.

I remember it as thought-provoking. It's not so much the murder mystery, but the questions that arise afterwards that form this book. While the topic and the crimes are disturbing, I really enjoyed the book. ( )