While he is highly unorthodox, using illegal drugs to get through the day, his ability to investigate is like no other. We never see events from Caesar’s point-of-view, and as such his characterization is left up to the perceptions of the people who encounter him.

Although it isn’t one of my top favorites in the series, I definitely think it would be a great one to start off with if you’re looking for your first Lars Kepler read! Those who try escaping are met with severe punishment, at times far worse than they could ever imagine. Joona Linna, el protagonista, ya es un viejo conocido para los que hemos seguido las novelas de Lars Kepler. Set in Sweden, originally written in Swedish, Mirror Man is a fast-paced trip down serial killer highway, well-written, tough. But, when a person from a certain minority group that doesn't have a lot of representation in popular culture, writing them as the villain isn’t really the thing to do.When I look for a strong police procedural with psychologistal thriller aspects, I need look no further than Lars Kepler. The Mirror Man" is dark Scandi-noir with a side of masochism, slavery, drugs, brutality, torture, neo-Nazism kidnapping and people trafficing.

This probably would’ve been a five star read, if not for the grotesque dog fight scene that nearly made me give up on the book.Davon abgesehen ist "Der Spiegelmann" jedoch ein durchweg spannender und packender Thriller, der sicher zu den besseren Bänden der Reihe gehört. Sin embargo, su cerebro, destrozado por una serie de traumas, ha decidido dejar de registrar el horror y no puede recordar nada. Er zitten weer behoorlijk wat gruwelijke en harde stukken in (onder andere over de verdwenen meisjes). Like all Lars Kepler books, The Mirror Man is not for the faint of heart, and the story does not shy aware from the gory details of Caesar’s crimes, while managing to avoid the perverse titillation that some authors flirt with.