The Ninth Grave - Stefan Ahnhem

Kindle Edition Publisher: Head of Zeus Published: 01/12/16 Pages: 592 Amazon Uk Link: Here GoodReads Link: Here Book given in exchange for an honest review via Netgalley.

The Blurb

TWO COUNTRIES IN THE GRIP OF WINTER.

On the coldest day of the year, Sweden's Minister for Justice steps out of Parliament House and into a blizzard – and disappears. That same night, across the Baltic Sea, a Danish celebrity finds a stranger lurking in her snow-bound home.

TWO KILLERS STALK THE STREETS.

One is a surgeon who carefully dissects his victims. The other is a brutal predator who targets women. Police in Stockholm and Copenhagen are closing in on their suspects. But as winter darkens and more people die, their investigations begin to unravel.

SOMETIMES MURDER IS JUST THE BEGINNING...

My Thoughts

The Ninth Grave is a long, gruesome and at times an overly complicated story.
Set before the previous book in the series it tells us how Fabian got back to his hometown.
Its obviously well written with a well thought out plot but for me it dragged and wasn't as enjoyable as I would of liked. The backstories were too long and bloated which detracted from the actual crimes that had taken place.
The ending of the book came as a surprise (and a relief).
Unfortunately not a book I enjoyed but fans of Nordic Noir will lap it up.