Reviews

• “Whilst the intrigue on the one hand has the aura of a Hollywood thriller, [Wahlgren] also anchors it on a more everyday level through her credible depiction of individuals that one could spot in each and every Gävle town-restaurant. Even if In her Footsteps at its heart is an escapist read, there are also other threads here to follow than those evoking spine-chilling suspense. Not the least the portrayal of Adam’s family, from Gävle-upper class with a grand villa and summerhouse in Sivik that’s contrasted with the sisters’ working class/lower middle class background. It’s thrilling to follow Jill’s investigations and Anna E. Wahlgren knows how to construct a narrative to lure the reader further into the labyrinth. (…) It’s entertaining all the way to the finish line. /…/ [Wahlgren]  has a clear idea of what she wants to accomplish, who she writes for and it’s done with an impressive drive.”

• “An excellent read! Well-written and with a forward drive that makes it impossible to stop reading until you find out more. The chapters alternates between Jill’s searching in the present and Isabelle’s investigation a year earlier. This generates suspense that results in an unexpected ending. (…) I sincerely hope Anna E Wahlgren writes more books.”

• “Anna E. Wahlgren has yet again written a compelling relationship-thriller. /…/ The story is interchangeably told through the two sister’s perspectives. Their investigations, hardly a year apart, and what they uncover is portioned out in well-balanced, suspense-inducing passages. Nerve-wracking scenes unfold on the dimlit streets of downtown Gävle as well as out in the adjacent archipelago where the character Adam’s parents have a beachfront property in the form of a grand summer residence. /…/ Chilling Rebecca-vibes in a true page-turner of a suspense novel.”

• “I truly appreciated the resolution. I thought it was really well executed by [Anna E Wahlgren]. I warmly recommend In Her Footsteps for fans of the genre. You will devour it, just like I did!”

• “[In Her Footsteps] was brilliant. Well-written and told at a pleasant pace that propelled me forwards in a steady hold. (…) I recommend it strongly!

   

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• “Anna E. Wahlgren is a skilled writer and leaves just enough clues for the reader to detect the danger ahead of [protagonist] Jill grasping what is happening. The depictions of Gävle are spot on. /…/ An accomplished suspense novel.”

• “[Anna E. Wahlgren] is a talented storyteller and holds a high linguistic level. /…/ [In her footsteps] is well-written and thrilling, a surprising read with a number of surprising twists and turns along the way.”

• “In her footsteps is well-written and exciting. I appreciate the modern approach when using the unsolved disappearances brought up in various podcasts. I also like the construction with the different perspectives. Nicely done! Warmly recommended!”

• “I haven’t read any crime or suspense novels with a similar intrigue. That’s refreshing. It’s intricate in a somewhat new way (and damn, it gets intricate at times). Wahlgren guides the reader in an accomplished way among familiar Gävle-milieus in a very ingenious and entertaining story.”

• “Phew, what a page-turner! With this book Anna E Wahlgren truly puts her foot forward as one of Sweden’s best suspense-writers. She’s somewhat of a Swedish Ruth Ware! I love her language, her characters and her way of writing. The ideas are brilliant and the execution even better.”

• “This is the first book I read by Anna E Wahlgren, but it’s definitely an authorship I want to see more from. I love the suspense that she manages to keep up throughout the entire read amd the peaks in the mystery that brings that x-factor. This is a story that is skilfully construed and the characters are easy to get close to. A nice touch is [sisters] Jill and Isabelle’s bond to one another, so strong it’s almost palpable and one desires nothing more but for an happy ending for them.”

• “Just like Anna’s previous book The Reunion, this is a spine-tingling book and it had me fooled again and again. I also found it very hard to put down as I simply had to find out how it ended.”

• “Just like Anna E Wahlgren’s previous suspense novels, In her footsteps was brilliant. It’s well-written, told in a pleasant tempo that propelled me forwards in a steady grip.”

• “A thrilling psychological thriller about sibling relationships and obsession. Anna E Wahlgren is a suspense-maker that with a sure hand guides the reader through unexpected turns and a sleek resolution.”

• “A skilfully woven story that keeps one on one’s toes and won’t let you stop reading.”

• “Extremely thrilling page-turner (…). Had a hard time putting it down.”

• “When [Anna E Wahlgren’s] last book The Reunion was released, it had me astounded. Yet again Anna E Wahlgren has written a creepingly suspenseful story that gets under your skin and doesn’t leave me those moments I’m not reading. /…/ A thrilling story with drive that makes me avoid reading at night time. You never know who you can really trust…”