Reviews

• “The prolific Kristin Ohlsson’s new crime series about former Stockholmer August Strindberg is pervaded by a love for Kungshamn and Bohuslän. The first installment, Storm Watch, is both smart and suspenseful, a masterful piece of craftsmanship with sympathetic characters.”

• “[The novel] is brilliantly told in a light, almost feelgood-esque tone, despite the difficult relations and old secrets that it deals with. Storm Watch is of course nominated for the Swedish Crime Novel of the Year award.”

• “Kristina Ohlsson’s style is in many ways recognizable in Storm Watch; she’s skilled at building the suspense, creating an atmosphere, and depicting people and milieus in a credible manner. But there’s also something new and refreshing here, and it’s not just the salty ocean winds. This Strindberg crime novel is just that more fun and lighthearted than the author’s previous books – which I mean in a good way. Because it’s at the same time a thrilling and unsettling plot where a woman’s disappearance affects the entirety of a small community […].”

• “Storm Watch is an enticing read that mixes a cozy setting with not only a largely sympathetic cast of characters, but horrific crimes. That Kristina Ohlsson has a special fondness for the west coast is clear to see – the novel smells of seaweed and the ocean, possessing an appealing mix of rain and sunshine. /…/ Kristina Ohlsson has an impressive ability to succeed no matter what she sets out to do.”

• “A [novel] that’s hard to put down – a real bullseye with extra everything. /…/ This is hands down the best crime novel I’ve read this year.”

• “When Kristina Ohlsson now starts her third series for adult readers, she reverses the formula. She tells this suspenseful story in a straight-forward manner without unnecessary frills. In that way she also succeeds in preserving the suspense throughout the novel. There are few dramatic action sequences, but they aren’t needed either. The investigation itself and the mystery are enough to make your spine tingle. /…/ All of this Kristina Ohlsson writes with such a deft pen that I start to question all the labyrinthine crime plots I’ve read. It doesn’t have to be any more complicated than this.”

• “In Storm Watch, Kristina Ohlsson insightfully writes about domestic violence, forbidden love, adultery, and haunting events of the past.”