Reviews

• “Last Will is… utterly convincing and genuinely entertaining. The reader is certainly given her money’s worth, when Marklund serves up hard-hitting effects and sensational rarities, from bloody murder methods to the heroine’s lethal threatening of little slimy boys.”

• “Last Will is the sixth installment with crime reporter Annika Bengtzon in the leading role. And she certainly stands her ground; the hunt for the murderer is terribly suspenseful.”

• “Since her acclaimed debut novel The Bomber, Marklund has proven to be a trustworthy producer of carefully researched crime novels with social ambition. She has a knack for tapping into the current debate without lecturing about it. She succeeds in making her protagonist Bengtzon’s private life into the book’s theme, yet never at the expense of the crime plot. In short, this book has everything that the lover of crime fiction could wish for.”

• “Liza Marklund writes with that confident, accessible drive that nails you to the hammock – for 450 pages.”

• “Fast-paced, suspenseful chapters are alternated with more light-hearted fragments in this well-paced narrative. With this novel, Marklund confirms her position as a writer who knows her craft. She gracefully hits the mark, and rides out every storm.”

• “She takes on a lot this time, but the story flows nicely and is packed with suspense, just as you would expect from an experienced crime writer. Parallel to this runs a poetic biography of Alfred Nobel. Like the second part of a choir, these sections function as a plot device, but they work well in highlighting underlying questions of ethics and responsibility.”

• “A suspenseful, fast-paced and well written psychological crime novel, with a beautiful contemporary plot.”

• “Marklund outdoes herself. This is a grand, savage book, from the first staggering second to the last.”

• “With an incredibly multi-stranded story line I thoroughly enjoyed the depth of research that Marklund brings to this book … Marklund effortlessly weaves what could be quite dense scientific jargon into easily understood and fascinating detail. … Marklund once again proves her credentials amongst the Scandinavian crime posse presenting the reader with not only a perfectly researched and gripping plot line where much can be learnt about a subject not normally addressed in the crime genre, but fuelling the plot with her wonderfully observed characters intermingling the constraints and challenges for Annika in balancing the demands of her job with her emotional life and the danger that this places her in. An excellent read.”

• “Readers who first encountered Annika Bengtzon in 2010’s Red Wolf will cheer the return of the stubborn Swedish reporter … Although fast paced and packing plenty of thrills, the story unwinds slowly over several months, effectively mixing Annika's personal troubles with work problems and the ongoing investigation. Recommend to readers who enjoy complicated Nordic thrillers with plenty of backstory, like those by Stieg Larsson”

• “Very suspenseful story”

• “The Annika Bengtzon books are raw and violent, with non-stop tension. … Last Will is an interesting read for the information of the Nobel Prize, but the characters are the strong part of this series. You'll be hooked.”

• “The ending is great. Stunningly great. It is deadly and explosive, and by the time the dust settles and the smoke clears, everything changes, or has the potential to do so.”