The Demon of Dakar
A Mystery

3 1/2 really. I continue to read Nordic Noir in the hopes of a little understanding of the polls saying that people in Scandinavian countries are among the happiest in the world (Sweden, the setting for this novel comes in at #7 in 2021). I suppose Noir isn’t really the place to look and Eriksson doe......more

The title, The Demon of Dakar, is somewhat of a misnomer given that there are so many crimes and levels of criminals in this story that it would be difficult to point to a single one as being "the" demon. A multi-layered tale of greed, hope, manipulation, drugs and death, this was a "meaty" tale tha......more

This is my second book of the series and I really like it and have ordered others already. Eriksson's writing is very close to Mankell's in my opinion, but not as dark. However, he picks up on societal problems both in Sweden and elsewhere, in this book Mexico and the way the people of this country......more

I'm on page 67 and have already been introduced to 35 characters! I had to make a list with each character's name and identity. There is a good and important story here but it takes awhile to get there. Three poor Mexicans are offered easy money to deliver packages by a couple of Swedes on a recruit......more

PROTAGONIST: Investigator Ann Lindell SETTING: Uppsala, Sweden SERIES: 3 of 3 RATING: 2.75 Slobodan Andersson is a rather unlikely restaurateur. He's opened a few places in Uppsala, Sweden, none of which have done very well, until his latest venture, the Dakur. This restaurant serves as the epicenter of......more