Autumn Killing by Mons Kallentoft
Autumn Killing by Mons Kallentoft
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
The third book in the Malin Fors series opens with an internet billionaire found dead at home; this one follows a similar format to previous instalments in the series, with some of the chapters narrated by the ghost of the dead victim. One difference here is that Malin now seems to be able to hear the dead man speaking to her.
What really appeals about this series is just how flawed Malin herself is. At the start of this book, she and her estranged husband are trying to start over again with their relationship, but Malin’s actions soon derail things, and they split up. She starts sleeping with her on-off lover again, and turns to alcoholism, in a way that spirals out of control and even puts her daughter Tove in jeopardy.
I enjoyed this book overall; I noticed a few recurring themes that are presumably explored in more detail in later instalments of the series, including the character Maria Murvall, first mentioned in “Midwinter Sacrifice”. This book also ended with a few loose threads involving Malin’s parents that the book series also presumably returns to.
My only gripe was the fact that two characters seemed to have very similar names (unusual in any book really), and this led me at first to conclude (wrongly) that they were both the same person.
Currently, there are four more titles in the series after this one, and most likely another one is in the process of being written; I definitely want to keep reading to see what happens next.
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A book set in the autumn (fall) fulfills another requirement of the current ljbookbingo challenge.
