This book was based on an actual true crime. I've never read a thriller/mystery book where it was based on a crime! So this book was exciting, I don't like reading POVs from multiple characters. My max is 2, maybe three but this was a little more than that. But I did enjoy this book and recommend it


Thank you to NetGalley, M.T. Edvardsson, and Macmillan Audio for sending me the audiobook to review. As always, all thoughts are my own.

The Woman Inside was the second novel I have read by M.T. Edvardsson. (Incidentally, it is also the second book I have read called The Woman Inside....the first being by an author named E.G. Scott, and also 4 stars). This book worked well for me as Edvardsson's follow-up to A Nearly Normal Family. I liked it pretty much just as well.

As I have come to expect from Nordic Noir, The Woman Inside has lots of flawed characters, and very few truly good or truly bad ones. While I found the novel addictive start to finish, I loved figuring out how each character was going to tie to the other ones and how all their stories were going to come together at the end. I was honestly surprised at some aspects of the ending. I was also a bit disappointed in some resolutions to various plotlines. The one plotline I struggled with the most was that of Bill Olsson, the widowed father, who struggled with an addiction that was obviously going to be detrimental to his young daughter, but didn't have the willpower to overcome it. Again, I have come to expect in my Nordic Noir that I am going to face realistic and raw plotlines that feel dark and depressing at times. Overall, though, the ride was worth it and I am adding anything else Edvardsson writes to my TBR list as soon as its announced.

Sidenote (and totally off-topic): Did anyone else notice how much the author photo on Goodreads looks like Billy Corgan? My husband is a huge Smashing Pumpkins fan, so I had to show the pic to him and he laughed at how much the small thumbnail photo resembles him.

A wealthy couple has been found dead and there are three possible suspects that may have been responsible.
A captivating story told from the POV's of the three protagonists with the occasional police interview of the three and a few others thrown in for context . The lives of the three are all interconnected in some way and my suspicions changed with each police interview.
I really enjoyed the mystery behind this one and the way the plot developed. Not all the characters are likeable and that added to mystery. The writing is solid and the execution is a slow burning character study. The ending was a satisfying conclusion and a little surprising as well. I like a thriller that keeps me guessing throughout and this one did that. I recommend this one to those who enjoy thoughtful Nordic Noir and good storytelling.

Thank you to the publisher for granting me an ARC through NetGalley to read, review and enjoy.

Thank you NetGalley for this advance reader copy, for my voluntary and free review. I must say this book truly surprised and delighted me. Lots of books go from different points of view for each main character, but M.T. Edward son took that concept to another level and ran with it. In a great way! Fantastic characters and storyline that kept me guessing the entire read. Be ready for a twist! Definitely recommend and will be searching for other novels by this author.

Never underestimate what desperation can do to a person and allow them to justify which actions. When there are clear signs of this struggle, it is easy to see what could happen next. Because what else can you lose hen there is nothing left.

Hatred and jealousy are best friends of each other. They are significant motivators in dire times. It will make you friends with your worst enemy and wipe away all honesty. Because seeing others waste away what you can give everything to have, rises that bile in your stomach.

And why am I writing such sentences as if I’m going start my own story? You’ll see when you read this book. All of the above is hidden in person and/or persons ready to be burst out.

I love a mystery with different POVs and something that really keeps you guessing until the end – and that is what you get with #thewomaninside book by MT Evardsson. I read this @celadonbooks bookclub read organized by @booksandcoffeemx. It was such fun and thank you both for including me on this tour.

💫Synopsis💫

A wealthy couple is murdered in a very nice part of town – but who has done it and why?

👨‍👧We hear the POV from Bill Olsson, recently widowed, has huge debts, can’t hold onto a job, and he is left to care for his eight-year-old daughter Sally.

💎We see the wealthy couple – the husband is a doctor and controlling; the wife is sickly, holds the key to millions, and no one understands why she doesn’t seem to get better;

Thank you Celadon Books and NetGalley for a copy of this arc!

👩‍⚖️Karla - renting a room from Bill and a student studying law; she has been hired to clean the wealthy couple’s house as a way to earn cash; she sees things that make her wonder what is really going on with the wife and the husband;

💃🏻Jennica – single and looking for love and is the much younger love interest of one of the main characters.

🔎Who has killed the couple; why? How are all of these people connected?

💫My take💫

If you like a locked room mystery you will enjoy the ride of this book.
It’s a fun read interspersed with interviews with the police of various minor characters which makes it interactive and fun. Well-written with a very unexpected twist. Great beach read!

The Woman Inside by Edvardsson released June 2023 and I was fortunate enough to get an advance copy from NetGalley. This book is about Bill, his young daughter Sally and a boarder they take in named Karla. Bill and Sally are reeling from the death of his wife and her mother Miranda just shortly before all this and Bill has Karla move in as a form of extra income.

Karla is struggling with putting her life together and studying law. She also works as a housecleaner for Steven and Regina Rytter. She knows something is wrong in the household, but can't quite put her finger on it.

Also in this story is Jennica, a woman who is having an affair with Steven Rytter, but also has a link to Bill's past. All of these people will collide over very extreme circumstances.

So, I don't like to give anything else away, but here are my two cents. The book moved very quickly and I got to the point where I was itching to get back to it when I wasn't reading, especially as I got closer to the end. I was excited to see the connection between all the characters come together and find out what was going on. However, for me, the ending kind of left me underwhelmed. I thought the author was leading me up to a jaw dropper, but it never seemed to happen. HOWEVER, I did enjoy the story and reading how everything came together. Honestly, it may make a good movie.

I have another book by this author on my to read list, which I didn't realize until I was finished this one. I really appreciate this opportunity by NetGalley and am sending thanks to them and the publisher.

I read A Nearly Normal Family years ago and absolutely loved it. The Woman Inside was an okay read. I didn’t love it but I didn’t hate it either. The main thing I wish about this story was that the ending was not rushed as quickly as it had been.

The Woman Inside is about a wealthy couple, Steven and Regina, who are found murdered and the events that precede it. It is narrated by 3 people, Bill, Karla and Jennica. All are mixed up in each other’s business. My main issue was that I couldn’t keep any of the characters straight… Most books I read have multiple POV’s so i’m not sure what my issue was with this one. Maybe I didn’t connect enough with the characters or I just wasn’t invested enough in the story. The ending also left me with some questions. it felt a little abrupt to me.

Thank you to NetGalley for this ARC in exchange for an honest review!

Thank you NetGalley for this review copy in exchange for honest review! I really enjoyed it! I got a hard copy so i can annotate!

I really loved that the book had multiple POVs! I loved short chapters! Loved all the drama. Every chapter was twisty and fun!


I definitely went through all the emotions! I was super mad at some of the character. The decisions they are making..i was like wowwww! I’m talking about you Bill! lol But my favorite parts are the relationship he had with his daughter! That was precious!! :)
Don’t get me started on steven - he really pissed me off! who does that?? why would you say your wife died? I could not believe he played that girl so hard. Wow! I got so mad during his chapters. Ugh! lol

I really hate the cheating trope but this worked out okay! It had a interesting ending. I love Karla character.. she was alert and i’m glad she did her research and tried to help. If you know you know! I recommend this one! It’s my first time reading from this author but I will definitely keep an eye out for more!

This was okay, felt like a very typical domestic thriller. It was entertaining enough with questionable characters. I just expected a bit more out of the ending.


Thank you netgalley for the earc in exchange for an honest review

I love domestic thrillers and this one didn’t disappoint. This is my first M. T. Edvardsson book, but definitely not my last.
Practically every character gave me heartburn ❤️‍🔥
Rich guy (Steven) cheats on his sickly wife (Regina), but tells his girlfriend Jennica, “she’s dead.” By the way Jennica hates cheaters. Karla’ dream is to be a judge, takes a job cleaning for Steven/Regina and becomes a boarder with Bill. Bill’ wife died and he’s left to raise his daughter alone, always scrambling to keep a roof over their head.
I loved the alternating POV with the police interrogations spliced in. Oh, what a tangled web we weave, when we first practice to deceive, steal and murder.
This book is great for a book club to discuss.
A SPECIAL THANJS TO NET GALLEY FOR PROVIDING THIS DIGITAL COPY IN AN EXCHANGE FOR AN HONEST REVIEW.

“𝑰𝒏 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒚, 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒓𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒄𝒆𝒑𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒋𝒖𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒄𝒆 𝒊𝒔 𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒆, 𝒈𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒍𝒅 𝒊𝒔 𝒅𝒆𝒎𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒚 𝒂𝒏𝒚𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒃𝒖𝒕 𝒋𝒖𝒔𝒕.”

I love a good Sweden-set thriller and after being sent this book, I couldn’t wait to dive in.

M.T. Edvardsson starts things off with an intriguing opening, using a a police report as the framing device that has you wondering who is the dead woman on the kitchen floor and who is the dead body in the bedroom? From there, the book alternates from three points of view: Karla, Bill and Jennica. Although they seem like unconnected characters, they come together in neat and sometimes unexpected ways. Each character is a good mix of morally grey - you cheer them on in spots and groan at their decisions in others with their questionable behaviour. Interspersed throughout their narrations, there are also excerpts of police interrogations and newspaper articles. The interrogations of related people to our three narrators reminded me a lot of Big Little Lies, and worked well to have you wondering what exactly happened and where the truth lies, especially in relation to Rytters, who Karla learns for. The phrasing is a little awkward in places, and the book does seem a bit drawn out. I think it could’ve been tightened up in some places to create a faster moving story; at the same breath, there were a few elements that were left lingering that I felt needed more answers. However, as a procedural mystery that explores the concept of moral justice, it was definitely interesting.

The Woman Inside is a story of security, desperation, moral justice, and revenge. If you enjoy Nordic Noir procedurals, this would make a good one to read by the pool on a summer day. Thank you to Celadon Books and NetGalley for the ARC!

The Woman Inside will keep you turning the pages until the very end. The story starts off with the news reports of a wealthy couple being found dead inside their home. From there, the story begins to develop as we meet Bill and his daughter Sally; the college student, Karla who rents a room from Bill; Steven and Regine Rytter, the wealthy family found dead who Karla cleans for; and Jennica, well we'll just say she's tied into the plot in a few different ways.

The way this story unravels is wild and how each of these characters ultimately end up connected was incredibly well done. I was enthralled with the story and the ending was certainly not what I was expecting. This is definitely one to check out.

Thank you Celadon Books and NetGalley for the eARC!

Family tragedy, justice, guilt, and betrayal combine to create an addictive character-driven thriller. My heart went out to Bill, the widowed father, and his sweet daughter Sally. I loved the way the author demonstrated their close loving relationship. I also enjoyed the connection between Sally and their lodger Karla. The tender description of their interaction was touching and added emotion. Intense, emotional, and suspenseful describe every minute as details are revealed about the murders. I was engaged from start to finish and the last sentence left me breathless. Thank you, NetGalley and Celadon Books for my copy. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC. I was so excited to read another novel by M. T. Edvardsson as I loved his previous book, A Nearly Normal Family, and I was not disappointed.

I found myself picking this book up in any spare moment I had despite finding the cast of characters overall not very likable. Karla was the only character I had real empathy for in the story and was the main reason I kept reaching for the book. I was very invested in her storyline and what would happen to her. I loved the suspense around her visits with the wealthy, sickly, wife she cleaned for and her handsome and elusive husband.

I found Bill to be a very hard character to root for despite the tragedy that he had experienced. I wanted him to just get his life together and be a responsible adult for his daughter who was depending on him.

Overall, I would describe this as more of a slow-burn, domestic drama and not an edge of your seat thriller but I enjoyed it and will definitely be looking to read more from this author in the future.

This took me some time to get invested, it was a slow build and in my opinion took longer than needed to come to a conclusion. I don’t struggle with books that have unlikeable characters and there were plenty in this story. In addition it has you reflect on what true justice really is as you read.
Many thanks to NetGalley, Celadon Books, and the author for an ARC in return for my honest review.

I read ‘A Nearly Normal Family’ years ago and absolutely loved it, so I jumped at the chance to read another book by this author. Unfortunately, this fell very flat for me. It felt way too long and dragged at times. I’d highly recommend checking out his other book though. Thanks to NetGalley for the free copy in exchange for my honest review!

A bit contrived and not particularly well written-not sure if the translation was the reason. I also did not care for the different characters narrating the chapters. Not one character that you could feel some empathy for through your the story.

The Woman Inside
Author M. T. Edvardsson
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Thank you, @celadonbooks and @netgalley, for the e- arc of this novel!

The Woman Inside is a page- turning thriller/ drama that will keep you up at night questioning just what the heck is going on!

Everything seems to nice and tidy, until it doesn't... Bill is a kind man who has been recently widowed and left to care for his daughter, Sally alone. Struggling to make ends meet, he decides to rent a room to Karla, a law student who is forced to work as a housekeeper for a wealthy couple, the Rytters, as she also struggles financially to pay her tuition. They all get along and begin to form a friendship as Sally and Karla start to spend more time together.

Mrs. Rytter is weak and ill, and it is unknown if her husband is overly worried about her condition or controlling and a little questionable. Karla can't assess the situation properly, and she confides in Bill, who then admits to Karla that he is in a financial crisis. Karla, desperate, is now left at a crossroads and has the potential to choose a path that may affect her future dreams of becoming a judge forever.

This psychological mystery is filled with secrets, betrayals, desperation, and very bad decisions! It's suspenseful up until a point where you have to remember that you're reading fiction and it's not at all realistic! Regardless, The Woman Inside is still entertaining and engaging!