A review by jsloane4
Blaze Me a Sun by Christoffer Carlsson

4.0

This book is quite a lot like other Nordic noir, like Hoeg in particular. Somewhat atmospheric, although visuals of environs are less sharp than I would have liked. I liked the way the author breaks up narration into three different points of view, and each pov character relates to the other povs well. There is a long sense of continuity of a search for answers over decades. And the book also tackles the repercussions of the search for truth on each of the characters. However, it does seem to discuss and hand-wring about uncertainties of knowing any truth a bit too much. It’s not exactly clear why the third protagonist is invested in solving the case at all. And, sure, not a lot happens but you got to admit the book is well written