This was the fourth book I have read in this series. The central character, Ingrid Skyberg, is someone I enjoy reading about. She is an FBI agent working in London, and the previous books were very good mysteries. I feel in this one we have quite a departure from previous books in the series, as Ingrid is in Sweden and not on FBI business, in fact if they found out what Ingrid was doing not only would she be sacked but she would be doing jail time. For me this just lost the central tenet that the books are about. Don't get me wrong this was still a good book and I enjoyed reading it, but just not as much as with previous books in the series. This book was very contemporary dealing with the crisis in Syria and the potential for terrorism this is leading to, perhaps for this reason it wasn't escapist enough, which is a central reason a lot of people read for. In this book because Ingrid was going rogue, there was a lack of characterisation and interaction with some characters we met in previous books. As a result of this I only gave the book 3.5 stars, but I would still encourage you to read because as I say it was an enjoyable read. I will be conitinuing this series as I do enjoy the character. If you have not read the others in the series this holds up very well as a standalone.

I was given a free copy if the book for a fair and honest review. ( )