tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15258276.post3619627852583737852..comments2023-11-05T01:05:41.190-07:00Comments on International Noir Fiction: Swedish noir(ish) crime fiction: Liza MarklundGlenn Harperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04869155065647936216noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15258276.post-49727466116483577272007-04-03T12:31:00.000-07:002007-04-03T12:31:00.000-07:00Good review. I agree that the resolution is always...Good review. I agree that the resolution is always the weakest point of this series: I put it down to the limited attention span of journalists ;-) Once they have the bare bones of a story they lose interest and go on to the next thing.<BR/>I read these books completely out of order, but enjoyed them all and love the way that the plot hints in one are elaborated in another (reminds me slightly of J K Rowling, who roots so many ideas in earlier books which are then fully developed in subsequent ones).<BR/>I agree that Marklund is not noir: I find them particularly attractive because of my identity with the main character's domestic/work life (trying to cope with being a "good" mother in combination with being a perfectionist and driven at work - it defeats me!). So I don't find her private life a distraction, though I do know what you mean, as I find this kind of thing irritating in other series.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com