When the Devil Holds the Candle

When the Devil Holds the Candle (1998/2004) Karin Fossum translated by Felicity David

I just did NOT like this book.

I ended up skimming, to find out what happened so I could move it.

The story jumps back and forth in time and from point-of-view, from the woman who is the killer to the victim, a beautiful young man who isn’t particularly a good person, and then finally to Inspector Konrad Sejer and Jacob Skarre.

I didn’t like the woman, didn’t like the young man, and just did NOT like spending time with them at all.

Mind you, it wasn’t badly written or told, I just didn’t want to spend any time with any of the characters.
Rating: 3/10

Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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