December 8, 2012

  • Red Wolf

    The novel I am reviewing in this post is Red Wolf by Liza Marklund which is an excellent thriller. At the time this book came out it actually became the 12th most successful novel worldwide ever. Liza was born in northern Sweden where much of this book is set and apparently the people that live there weren't happy with how it was depicted. There was even talk of removing the plaque from the house where she was born. This book is part of the Annika Bengtzon series which is about an investigative journalist in this book a freelance one who gets into various scrapes. In real life Liza has worked as a journalist and her books are often inspired by the stories she covered. You might be interested to know I reviewed another book by her called Exposed which is also on this site. Anyway the plot is a F21 has been blown up by a bomb & it appears the Russians are involved & they pull in for questioning every left winger possible. Several people have tried to research the story and they always appear to die in mysterious circumstances. Also a handwritten note is always sent to their house just afterwards. It becomes obvious to Annika that something strange is going on. Actuall there is a cover up in the government and it looks likely Annika will be the next victim. There is a happy ending however.

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