Kill

Harald Fors #3

by Mats Wahl, Angelika Kutsch (Translator)

Schulschiesserei: In einer Schule fallen Schüsse und drei Kinder müssen sterben. Kurz zuvor wurde ein Kommissar überfallen und seine Waffe entwendet. Wurde mit dieser Waffe in der Schule gemordet? Hängt der Überfall also damit zusammen? Die Suche nach dem Schuldigen gestaltet sich als schwierig, doch es zeigt sich eine Verbindung in die Jugendkriminalszene. Aber am Schluss ist eh alles anders als erwartet... Dieser Krimi ist spannend geschrieben, die Story allerdings recht brutal und ich frage mich, was an diesem Krimi, den "genauso gut ein Erwachsener lesen kann" (Umschlag), so "jugendlich" sein soll. Ganz im Stile Henning Mankells liegt häufig eine Stimmung der Resignation und Hilflosigkeit der Gesellschaft und ihrer heutigen Probleme gegenüber in der Luft und nur selten kann etwas Positives abgerungen werden. Also aus meiner Sicht eher für ältere Jugendliche und nicht - wie nach Verlag - ab 13 Jahren geeigent. Ab 15 Jahren, gut, Urs Geissbühler.

Genres: Young Adult, Crime, Thriller, School

264 pages, Hardcover

First published September 1, 2003

About the author

Mats Wahl (1945-2025) was a Swedish author. He has published 43 books but also written several plays for the theatre, TV programs, novels and movies. Vinterviken (in English: The Winter Bay) is one of his most famous books, which is also a film.

Reviews

[jas · Rating 1 out of 5]

The only reason this book gets one star is because the writing itself is very easily readable. The content however…Apart from having to read the N-word several times sometimes on the same page, Wahl has not created any female characters of depth. Almost every single time one reads about a woman in this book it is about her desirability in relation to a male character. It was infuriating to read and I’m sorry to my 13 year old self for having to be bombarded with this much sexism and racism at such a young and impressionable age.

[Kira Sephan]

well
written
storyline,
suprising
end,
great
charakterdeelepment

[Astrid Podsiadlowski · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book was school literature for my son who is 14. I think it is a very good account of what can happen if children are bullyied and about violence in a school context. As it is written like a crime story it is also very appealing to read. Unfortunately it leaves some questions open in the end, for example what happens with the child who was behind all the dynamics that unfolded. My son was also not really convinced that the actual killings could have happened like they were described in the end.