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Linda, as in the Linda Murder
- A Backstrom Novel
- Narrated by: Erik Davies
- Length: 19 hrs and 56 mins
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Publisher's Summary
The irascible, obdurate, and very thirsty Detective Superintendent Evert Bäckström of the National Murder Squad returns in a new novel from the reigning master of Scandinavian fiction.
It’s the dead of summer in the sleepy town of Växjö when twenty-year-old police cadet Linda Wallin is found lying facedown in her mother’s apartment, brutally murdered and raped. With no clear motive or suspect in sight, a series of bureaucratic mix-ups causes the National Crime Unit to send Bäckström and his team into the countryside to solve the case. The ever-irritable Bäckström leaves his beloved goldfish behind, checks into a local hotel, and begins to reconstruct the night of Linda’s murder. But with more than a few bottles in tow, and a constantly growling stomach to look after, things don’t go so well, and Bäckström has to rely on the help of his colleagues to solve the crime—no matter how angry that makes him.
What the critics say
"This may be just what fans of Jo Nesbo and Stieg Larsson are looking for." (Booklist)
"Exceptional.... Persson writes with a sure hand and sharp insight.... Fans of Scandinavian crime fiction will eat it up." (Library Journal)
"Laced with irony and satire.... Persson does a fine job of pitting one desperate soul against another in a philosophically charged tale worthy of Ingmar Bergman - but with lots more guns." (Kirkus Reviews, starred review)
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
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Performance4 out of 5 stars
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Story2 out of 5 stars
- Wendy Richardson
- 2019-08-11
Difficult to listen to at times.
The lead character was a sexist and lawless individual. He solves the case but this reader was cringing at his behavior all the way through. The best part of the story was at the end when he was suspended and not mentioned at all.
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