For en slutt! Han skriver god og spennende krim, skal definitivt lese resten om samme hovedperson! ( )

For en slutt! Han skriver god og spennende krim, skal definitivt lese resten om samme hovedperson! ( )

“Capital Punishment” is a remarkable book by a writer that can write and that will drill holes in your central nervous system.
It’s not that the story is terrifying – it’s not whatsoever. It’s just that it is too real not to call forth the indefinite doubts we all try to ignore about our own sanity.
If you are a crime reader of the commercial paperback variety, “Capital Punishment” is not for you.
This will test your mettle and sophisticate your reading. And there’s nothing more I care to tell you.
I’m daring you to read this book.
Wilson’s writing makes the usual fare look like pale and poor in comparison.

Only the ending left something to be desired, but that's the nature of the beast...
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Robert Wilson has written several of my favorite 'thrillers' and I look forward to anything new from him. This one, the first in what I understand is a new series, was a real challenge. The plot was multi-layered, almost to a fault. A kidnapping, complicated romantic relationships, terrorist groups, hoodlums of various nationalities.... it was a bit much but in the end it was worth the extra concentration required to make it through. It's definitely not one of those 'grab it off the rack and knock it out in a couple hours' novels.

Compared to his previous work, I didn't think the characters were well-developed and dialogue didn't ring very true to me, but the story hung together and a satisfactory conclusion was reached. The ending was a bit abrupt after the layer upon layer of plot it took to reach it, but I expect future books in this series to perhaps follow up on some of the threads.

All-in-all, a worthwhile effort but not Wilson's best. ( )

This is a good thriller. The characters are well developed and are very real.

The first half is very tightly written and moves the story along at a good pace. The second half of the book introduces several sub-plots, which overwhelm the main plot. At one point, there were so many things happening and so many characters involved it became quite confusing. All the loose ends are tied up at the end, so if you were able to keep track of what was happening to whom, nothing is left dangling. ( )