I enjoyed reading Harbour, but I found the storyline to be weaker than his previous books - Let the Right One In and Handling the Undead. I think it lost its way towards the end and left too many unanswered questions.

It had its moments of suspense and a foreboding, yet it is not a horror story. It won't make you fear the sea, but it will make you see it differently. I found the book to be more of a character study, on what can happen to a person when they lose someone close to them - the self destruction, guilt, fear, uncertainty and despair they struggle with. Yet it isn't all bad, we also see how hope and love is stronger than the evil in the world.

Lindqvist is good at telling stories, he can make characters jump of the page and linger in your mind for days after finishing his books, and the settings are just as important as the stories. However, Harbour's plot feels rushed and not as well thought out. There's something missing and the ending just doesn't do the book justice.