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|summary=It's not dreadful, but this mix of police procedural and political conspiracy story holds nothing to make it a must-read.
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We start, enjoyably enough, in the realm of truth, as German terrorists attack their own embassy in Stockholm, demanding things as only the [[Red Army Faction|The Baader-Meinhof Complex by Stefan Aust|Red Army Faction]] demanded. But the truth only goes so far - as this whole book will prove - before we are engaged in the solving of a civil servant's murder some years later. There should be no connection - but there is. There should be a way to solve the crime - but there are too many potential stories and nobody to point the way. There should also be effective collaboration in the police forces - but with personalities as rich as these investigators, there won't be.
I have to confess I cheated at this book. I had not even finished it before I was seeking other reviews and more judgement on it. This was only possible because I was convinced I was seeing things from the wrong angle, and not getting the gist of the story successfully. But I know from having read every word that I was right all along. This is not a nightmare, but neither is it a dream to read.
