Compelled to finish but wasn't overly satisfied, I found the characters in The Woman Inside to be incredibly annoying. Didn't/couldn't root for any of them. Selfish, bad choices and mired in inertia, no thanks. The author does do a nice job of weaving seemingly disparate threads together, although I would've appreciated more insight into Gina/Regina. All of the sudden, she turns lethal? Goodness gracious, I hope I never meet these people!

P. S. Thanks to #netgalley for the ARC.

Good thriller. I had a bit of trouble keeping the 4 main characters straight in the beginning, but then the interactions were twisty and I was very happy with how it ended.

Synopsis (It's a fiction book, so it helps…from Netgalley, the provider of the book for me to review.)
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A wealthy couple ends up murdered in the nicest part of town in this compulsively readable, page-turning thriller from M. T. Edvardsson, The Woman Inside.
Bill Olsson, recently widowed, is desperate to provide for his daughter, Sally. Struggling to pay rent, he welcomes a lodger into their home: Karla, a law student and aspiring judge, who works as a housekeeper to make ends meet. Her clients are the Rytters, an incredibly wealthy couple who hide behind closed doors. The wife is ill and hasn’t left the house in months. The husband is controlling and obsessive. Is he just a worried husband, concerned for his wife’s health? Or is there something more sinister at play?
As Bill’s situation becomes direr, Karla is forced to make a difficult choice. And when the Rytters wind up dead, and Karla is pulled in for questioning, she’s made to defend some parts of her past she’d rather not revisit.
Every person in The Woman Inside is hiding something, but could any of them really have been driven to kill?
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The murders in the book reminded me a bit of those of Barry and Honey Sherman (at least the controlling and obsessive nature of the husband did) and it was, overall, an excellent novel. Great characters, A twisty plot and a satisfying ending means that I will recommend it far and wide to my patrons, family and friends.

There are so many things I want to say about this book. Edvardsson does an amazing job with getting into the readers head and making them think things that may or may not be true. I found myself pacing and tapping my leg while reading because I was so anxious to see what was going to happen next. 2 wealthy people found dead in a seemingly normal neighborhood, a widowed man accused of murder, a cleaner who may know more than she's letting on and a secret mistress...this book has all of the elements of a fantastic nail-biting thriller that will have you dropping it, gasping, and throwing it across the room. I know I did! You're not gonna want to miss this!

*Thank you to Celadon books, M.T. Edvardsson, and NetGalley for an ARC in exchange for an honest review*

The Woman Inside, the latest book from Swedish writer Edvardsson, is a interesting but dark novel about a double murder of a wealthy doctor and his sick wife. The story is told in several voices; that of Jennica, the mistress, Bill Olson, a single father of 8 year old Sally and that of Karla, a young roomer study for the exam to get into law school and rooming in Bill Olson's small apartment.

Karla takes on a job as a housekeeper at a wealthy couple’s estate, where Regina, the wife, is seemingly ill and never leaves her bedroom. Her husband Steven is a pediatrician having an affair with Jennica, an immature and aimless 20 something who loves to drink and party.. In order to save money, Karla moves out of the school dorms and finds a room to rent at Bill Olson's home. Bill just recently widowed, with a gambling addiction, is struggling to make ends meet, deeply in debt.

There are so many parts to this wonderful book; a stolen ring, drug addiction, gambling addiction, philandering and eventually murder. I can't do it justice in a review. Such an amazing book and a quick read!

I loved this thriller! Great premise, twists and turns throughout- all the ingredients for a thriller that is bound to keep you up well into the night!

Heart pounding thriller that left me on the edge of my seat. I thoroughly enjoyed reading this one. Definitely one of the best books this year.

I had no idea this book was Nordic before I started it! I was very happily surprised. I loved the differing POV's and the cohesiveness of the timeline. I could not figure out what happened. Bill's story was super depressing, which, obviously it was meant to be, but I found myself almost wanting to skip those chapters. Overall I really loved this one