Roseanna: A Martin Beck Police Mystery (1) | 
so-soThis story was of its time. There was casual sexism, misogyny, and racism. The mystery was slow and had a noir feel to it. The characters were not complex and were somewhat unlikable. I won‘t read anymore but the mystery and whodunnit kept me reading when I was contemplating a dnf.
pickGreat start to a series. I can‘t wait to read the rest. Captures the tedium, frustration, and excitement of a criminal investigation. Liked how it also went into Beck‘s relationship with his wife and kids and the toll the job took. Good introduction to Beck and his colleagues.
I have wanted to read this Martín Beck series for ages. One of the first, if not the first, #Nordicnoir series. Was afraid it would be dated. It was written in 1965. It is indeed dated. But, it‘s also those good old days without computers, internet, globalization etc. At one point a detective says that they need to use the jungle drums to get hold of two people on the ship, because they come from South Africa. Lots of old timey things like this.
pickI don‘t often hunker down in the middle of the day to finish a book but I had to with this one. Pegged as Sweden‘s first police procedural, it was the first in a 10 book series by a husband and wife duo. The writing is very spare and to the point and the ending had my heart pounding. I immediately, upon finishing, ordered the second book in the series.
#pop18 #nordicnoir
After almost two weeks at training, our sweet Gertrude is back home. ❤️ It‘s been nice to stretch out in bed at night, but I missed my cuddly reading buddy.
There‘s a lot of #sympathy and a pursuit of justice in this #nordicnoir about a woman found dead in a lake in Sweden. She had been raped and strangled, and her identity is unknown.
This one sounds like a wild ride and I need to read it this month for #pop18
#nofemmeber
Got some #bookmail today!
Roseanna is for the #nordicnoir prompt in #pop18. I‘m hoping it goes better than my original choice, Smilla‘s Sense of Snow. I can‘t remember being so bored by a book in my life.
My second book was sent by @Kappadeemom for #lmpc #groupS. I‘m so excited to read this! And thanks so much for adding the pens Melanie!!
The next #whodunitbymail is on its way to you @JoeStalksBeck 🙂 I had two sent to me but I wanted to get this one out to you. I don't know if we're behind?
Waiting on my son as he takes his college entrance exam. It's a good time to finish up this #whodunitbymail selection. Enjoying it so far! Love how the authors wrote alternate chapters.
Only little annoyance is you can tell this book was translated, some of the sentences feel fragmented.
@Read4life The next #whodunitbymail is coming your way. Should be there Friday!
pickI absolutely loved this book! What a great predecessor to the Scandinavian thrillers of today. It might seem a bit slow in places, but I felt that was more a reflection of the time. Life (and crime solving) wasn‘t as fast-paced, lacking today‘s instant communications and advanced forensic techniques. Martin Beck grew on me, and I‘m so excited that I have the rest of the series to look forward to! #whodunitbymail
I‘m not sure I can trust a detective who describes someone‘s hair color as “hair color.” 😂
I‘ll be finishing this book this week, @read4life, and sending it along. Sorry for the delay! #whodunitbymail
Got the next two #whodunitbymail books today. I‘ll try and read them as fast as I can and send them on.
Mailed out Roseanna and IQ to @MaleficentBookDragon today.
And I used my awesome new tote bag from @ReadingRover
#whodunitbymail #booktoteswap
so-soI‘m not sure how to feel about this book. There were parts I liked and other parts were slow.
Overall I‘d give this book ⭐️⭐️⭐️.
I finished All The Crooked Saints on the train and luckily I had Roseanna in my bag and started it on the ride home.
#currentlyreading #whodunnitbymail
Up next in our #whodunitbymail read! Excited to start it! Thanks @Tiffy_Reads ! Mailman delivered without my stalking😍😍!
#BackToReading ? #BooksAndBooze ?#TheBreakdown & #Roseanna | a young woman is found dead in the Göta Canal, molested and murdered. The case is almost instantly cold: nobody can identify her and where and by whom she was killed. Then a stroke of luck: through Interpol her identity is ascertained; she is Roseanna McGraw, an American tourist who was taking a boat trip in southern Sweden. A meticulous investigation ensues to find out #whodunit ?
When you're on the bus, stuck in traffic, you catch up on your July #WhoDunItByMail book, #ROSEANNA 👍🏼🤓😉
I received my first #WhoDunItByMail package today from @EllieDottie and I absolutely love everything about it! I'm very new to sending/receiving #bookmail and this package was so sweet! Not only did she send her WhoDunIt pick #Roseanna and the cute fox journal to pass along, she included thoughtful goodies for me to keep (a cute button and #MagpieMurders from my #TBR list). Thanks so much @EllieDottie 🤗 I'll be starting #Roseanna this week! 😁
So this picture isn't quiet right because I have both my pick #whodunitbymail and the first book I'm going to read 😳! My book was a little delayed but I will get it out tomorrow and it will still be there by the 10th! I'm super excited to dive into IQ! I'm going to start it tonight!
Time for a re-read.
Even though I was 99.9% sure from the description that my date would be Roseanna, a book I've read before, I selected this one anyway as it was the most interesting pick on the shelf #blinddatewithabook
