A very intriguing premise and an amazingly articulated execution! Would love to read more by M.T. Edvardsson. I enjoy books where each character has a secret and there are other elements that make the plot delivery very tense...this one offered that and so much more!

3.5 stars.

I am behind on writing this review. It did take me quite a bit of time to read this book due to how drawn out it is and needed to be in the mood to read a more in-depth book. We get POV from three characters and the excerpt of the interrogations. The story line is great, I did enjoy the different POVs. I just felt the build up to figure out everything was long, and the ending seemed rushed. The story line definitely made it worth finishing this book to see what really happened and how it would end, but it took me too long to read it as it was a slow and drawn out it some parts.

I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.

I found this story extremely listenable. I had both a digital copy and the audiobook. I started on audio and just couldn’t stop. I usually take a week to listen to a book, but I knocked this one out in less than two days, switching back and forth between formats. It’s told in first person from multiple narrators including Bill, Karla and Jennica interspersed with excerpts from police interrogations with various witnesses and suspects plus news articles. The audiobook had multiple narrators for the characters including Josh Dylan, Nathalie Buscombe and Sofia Engstrand. I thought they did a wonderful job with the characters.

The story revolves around the term “family tragedy” which is a somewhat controversial term used by the police and press in Sweden to describe a case where there is no external perpetrator outside the family. For example, a parent killing their children or a husband/wife killing their spouse followed by suicide. There was an interesting note in the audiobook (I didn’t see it in the final kindle version, somehow I lost my e-galley) from the author preceding the story pertaining to the case that inspired the book and I believe the Swedish version is actually titled Family Tragedy.

I really enjoyed this group of flawed characters. I was transfixed by each of their stories trying to work out how they connected to each other and the alleged murder/suicide. Bill kind of waffled between a loving dad and an idiot that I wanted to smack upside the head. I wanted to tell Karla to stay in school and live your life for yourself instead of letting her mother drag her down or her supposed friends guilt her into codependence too (What was up with that? I had a little difficulty with the Silja character. Why would any reasonable adult encourage a smart, intelligent young woman at college to come back to a tiny town to be sucked back into the drama of an addicted parent?) As for Jennica, I just wanted her to open her eyes and smell that the roses were rotten, and I loved that she had a cat named Dog.

Recommended to readers that enjoy domestic drama/thrillers.

Thank you to NetGalley and Celadon Books for a copy provided for an honest review.

This is my first read by this author M.T. Edvardsson. What a ride! This domestic thriller is narrated through multiple POV. The characters are flawed (which I like), but predictable. I enjoyed they way the author weaved the characters together. I also liked the interjection of the police interrogations between chapters. Definitely recommending! Thank you, Netgalley, for the opportunity to read this ARC in exchange for an honest review. 4 Stars

Bill is a down on his luck widower and raising his daughter Sally alone. He can't find work, so he rents a room to Karla so she can help with the finances.
Karla is the housekeeper for a wealthy couple, Steve a doctor and his bedridden wife Regina.

Karla befriends Regina and begins to become worried about her health. Is she truly ill, or is something more sinister happening?

This book just wasn't for me. It dragged in parts, and the ending wrapped really fast. I didn't care for the ending either. If you like slow burns, this book is for you. I like my thrillers to be fast paced.

I loved MT's A Nearly normal family so I was pleased to get a copy of their next novel.
It was a solid, intriguing mystery of a widower and his daughter, they girl who comes to live with them and the rich family who hires their lodger.
It may have been a bit long but it was another win for M.T.

M. T. Edvardsson sure knows how to write an intricately intertwined story that keeps you guessing until the last page. Like this author’s previous novel, there were a lot of characters to keep track of. I ended up listening to the audiobook of this one and so I had to pay close attention to keep all of the storylines straight. However, I thought the book was wonderfully written and captivating!

I enjoyed A Nearly Normal Family by MT Edvardsson so I was excited to read The Woman Inside and I was not disappointed. I enjoyed this one even more! I liked the way the story was told through multiple POVs , mixed in with police interrogations, and online articles with comments and all. It was a different approach at telling the story and unraveling the mystery and I loved the way it all blended so well together to reveal all the twists to solve the mystery of who killed the Rytters.

The Woman Inside is told through dual POVs as it works to uncover who murdered a wealthy couple.
Overall I enjoyed this, I found the characters likeable and was interested in all perspectives as secrets were being uncovered. I just didn’t feel a lot of tension as we got closer to the truth. I guessed whodunnit early on so maybe that contributed to it for me.
Thank you Celadon Books for the copy through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

Crime Fiction, Nordic thriller told in multiple POV plus police interrogation transcripts set in Sweden makes for an interesting read full of plot twists.

I felt there were pieces that were unnecessary. They didn’t add to the suspense and honestly I didn’t feel any suspense during this book. I also didn’t feel this was a thriller but more a domestic drama. I enjoyed the mixed media with the police reports and interrogation recordings. Honestly, I was back and forth a ton on who killed who. And in the end I was 50% right. There were characters I felt empathy for, but some that I truly don’t know why they were in the story.

This book was character driven and I loved that. I enjoyed learning new tidbits of information about each one as the plot unfolded.
Many thanks to Celadon and to Netgalley for providing me with a galley in exchange for my honest opinion.

The Woman Inside is a domestic murder thriller with constant twists! The writing is intense with complex characters. We follow a few main characters and I loved the alternating chapters between the characters as well as the alteration before/after the murders. I loved that the story had a mixture of narratives and police interviews. This book was addicting. I could not put it down at first but as the book went on I thought that some parts were more drawn out than needed to be. Overall, happy with this read!

The Woman Inside
M.T. Edvardsson
Genre: Mystery/Suspense
Pace: Slow Burn

Everyone has a motive. Everyone is hiding a secret. No one can be trusted. But who was pushed just far enough to kill??

Beginning at the end you are instantly pulled in with the mystery of who could of done this. Quickly backtracking into all the suspects lives leading up to this mind-blowing event trying to connect all the clues together and find the answers

Told in alternating POVs that are a little similar in the beginning but when the heavy character development begins the characters become alot easier to differentiate between one another.

And with mixed media including police interviews and the occasional newspaper clippings sprinkled in, this will have all the sleuth loving fans eating this one up

Despite the characters being unlikeable and the terrible decisions they made had me screaming, I loved seeing that each character was walking a different path in life and had their own unique stories to tell, and their lives still ended up connecting together throughout the entirety of the book

And the big reveal ending, I wasn't ready regardless that the list of suspects is laid out in plain sight. I never seen THAT coming

This one… was just ok for me. Ultimately it’s a popcorn thriller, but I found myself not really caring about any of the characters. I wanted to, but felt like we didn’t have enough information, and it was just scratching the surface. It is a quick read, but I feel there are much better thrillers out there and wouldn’t spend my time on this one again.

Thank you NetGalley for an advanced digital copy in exchange for an honest review. This book was really different from what I expected it to be. It was a good thriller with some great twists.

The characters were all so flawed, but had redeeming qualities. I really liked the daughter the most. Her dad tried so hard to give her a stable life, but you just wanted to shake him for all his poor choices.

I didn’t see the ending coming in the way it was finally resolved. I also liked that it was set in Sweden. I haven’t read a lot of books set in Sweden and I enjoyed learning a little about their culture.

Unfortunately I chose to DNF this book after about ~25%. Nothing gripped me nor was I connected to the characters enough to continue the story. I put it away for a while and tried to listen to the audio, but that wasn’t working for me either.

I am thankful to NetGalley, the publisher and the author for the opportunity to read an advanced copy.

I love a domestic thriller! This one was very character driven and I definitely enjoyed the overall story.

There were many different POVs but it wasn’t hard to follow for me which is the sign of a great writer. I really liked all of the characters and was trying to piece together what happened. It definitely kept my interest and kept me guessing which is what a great thriller SHOULD do - and I read a lot of thrillers :)

Part of the twist was a little obvious but that is okay - the overall twist was fun and surprising and I really enjoyed the dynamic between all of the characters.

Overall, an entertaining and fun read.

I enjoyed this story, the multi POVs, the interrogations throughout the book. I enjoyed the storyline, but the ending was easy for me to guess.

Ok. This book had me on the edge of my seat. I’m always up for a good thriller and this book did not disappoint. I was glued to the pages and the twists and turns had me guessing to the very end. I couldn’t put this book down.