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 Betrayal - Karin Alvtegen
 Betrayal - Karin Alvtegen ... drive her into vengeful action. Then she meets Jonas, who for the past two years has been keeping vigil beside his comatose girlfriend. Burdened with his own sinister history, he sees a chance to start afresh with Eva...Reminiscent of the work of Patricia Highsmith and Henning Mankell, Betrayal exposes the pain of deception and how our own destructive behaviour can lead to consequences far beyond our control.Newest Review: ... she knows nothing of the affair; although she launches a series of mental attacks towards her competitor, the day care ... more ... teacher.
Part of her revenge consists of having a one night stand with a man much younger than her, Jonas. However, Eva is unaware that Jonas has his own problems. He cares for his girlfriend, who has been in a coma for months and is unlikely to ever come out of it. Eva seems to be the symbol for a new life for him and, although Eva sees him as nothing but a casual fling, he begins to plan their future together. Will Eva ever be able to get back to normal?
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Betrayal - Karin Alvtegen: Beware those one night stands (814 words)
by - written on 29/09/06 (Very useful, 105 readings)
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I have rather a soft spot for authors of crime fiction called Karin. Karin Slaughter, and Norwegian Karin Fossum, have written some crackers. So when I saw this by an author that was new to me, I was persuaded to give it a go. Karin Alvtegen is a Swedish author, well-known in her own country for her work. Hopefully, she will become better known in this country – she certainly deserves to be. She has been likened to Ruth Rendell, Henning Mankell and Patricia Highsmith; I was reminded more of Nicci French’s books. The story Eva has noticed that her husband Henrik has become more and more distant over the past months. She tries to make more of an effort, but ... Read the complete review
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