Mind's Eye by Hakan Nesser - the first Inspector Van Veeteren, written in 1993, published in English in 2008. A man wakes up with such a hangover he's not sure who he is and discovers his wife drowned in the bathtub. With no defense other than he can't remember, he's convicted and sent to a mental hospital. When he is murdered a few weeks later, the police must find the real killer. I liked the police procedural part better than the policemen. Van Veeteren is not a likeable person.
3 stars
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Boar Island by Nevada Barr - the 19th Anna Pigeon book. Anna is on temporary assignment in Acadia National Park. But she could be anywhere by the lack of description of the park. In fact, she spends very little time there. There are two different plots: Anna's goddaughter is being cyber bullied and a lobster fisherman is murdered in a nearby town. Both plots are rather unrealistic. Sad to see this series going downhill.
2 stars
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Mayday by Karen Harrington - Wayne's world is divided into Before and After. Before and after his uncle is killed, surviving a plane crash, and having his grandfather move in with he and his mother. The crash left him unable to talk, so he can't even complain too much. A story about finding your voice. This is a children's book, probably for preteens. A little too repetitive for me.
3 stars
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