Book Log 2012 #39: The Nightmare by Lars Kepler

I didn't care so much for Kepler's debut novel, The Hypnotist, and dithered on picking up this second novel, but am glad I did. In this installment, the focus is much more on police detective Joona Lind, which is to the book's benefit. We get to know him better, which makes his skill at detecting more tangible. In the last book he was this bull-headed cop who seemed to put things together out of thing air, while in this one his process is clearer (though he does still seem to generate some correct theories out of thin air).

I also found the plot of this book more plausible - a number of deaths, all connected by international arms dealing - which helped suspend disbelief where needed. Here's hoping the third book (coming to the States this summer) follows the trend.