This was a propulsive and entertaining thriller that unfortunately suffered from being quite similar to a number of other domestic thrillers over the last few years. Readers will enjoy going along for the twisty ride with the Olsson family but in my opinion it didn’t really have staying power.

I finished this book to find out what happened but I didn’t enjoy it. The characters are all sad and flawed and the book drags and drags. The ending wasn’t bad or I would have been even more upset to have wasted so many hours reading it.

This was slower paced and a bit lengthy, but enjoyable nonetheless!
You’re following several different POVs in this one all revolving around the death of a wealthy couple. The former maid of the couple is getting room & board off the books from a single, widowed father that has a sketchy past. This isn’t your typical whodunit mystery/thriller and will surly have you on the edge of your seat!

A great story, set in Sweden, of several people whose lives intertwine in a way that ends in murder. We quickly find out a married couple has died, but was it murder? Suicide? And how are the other characters involved?

Karla works for the couple as a housecleaner, working her way through college. Bill and his young daughter need money, so they lease out a room to Karla. And Jennika is a friend of Bill's dead fiancee, the daughter's mother. These three characters are all connected to the dead couple in their own ways, as well.

Once I figured out all the characters and where they fit in, this book took off. Told from multiple perspectives, you realize who is more truthful than the others. I really enjoyed this one!

I enjoyed this thriller very as well as the audio. The story revolves around a woman named Sara, who is dealing with the aftermath of a traumatic event and the unraveling of her life. Edvardsson masterfully creates tension by alternating between different perspectives, including Sara's and those of other key characters. The pacing is gripping, with plenty of twists and a deep dive into the darker aspects of human nature. While some readers may find the characters' motivations occasionally hard to follow, the novel’s exploration of guilt, deception, and personal turmoil keeps the narrative engaging until the final page. It's a compelling read for fans of suspenseful, character-driven thrillers.

This is the first book I have read by this author and I will be looking for more. I absolutely loved this book and read it in one day. This was the perfect psychological thriller and I could not put it down! I would definitely recommend this book.

"The Woman Inside" by M.T. Edvardsson is a masterful thriller that keeps you on the edge of your seat from start to finish. This book is packed with twists and turns, and Edvardsson's writing is so engaging that it’s impossible to put down.

The characters are brilliantly developed, each with their own secrets and complexities. One unforgettable scene involves the protagonist discovering a hidden diary that reveals shocking truths about her past. The tension and suspense in that moment are off the charts—you can practically feel her heart racing as she reads.

The pacing is just right, with a perfect balance of action and psychological depth. Edvardsson does an amazing job of creating an atmosphere of suspense and keeping you guessing until the very end.

If you’re into thrillers that are intense and full of surprises, "The Woman Inside" is a must-read. It’s an exhilarating ride that will keep you hooked till the last page.

This is one of those “mysterious lady hidden upstairs who is discovered by the cleaning lady/nanny/insert other character here ____.” There were several characters to keep track of and honestly I had to take a few notes to keep them straight. It’s a slow burn kind of character driven mystery as we try to discover who murdered the wealthy couple in their home. This is a very well written novel, as was Edvardsson’s A Nearly Normal Family, that sucks you in. Thank you to Celadon and Netgalley for this gifted copy.

The Woman Inside is a Nordic Noir novel exploring the thin lines between morality and criminality and how far people will go to survive.

There are many characters in The Woman Inside. We know they are connected, but we don't know how or what it means to the big picture. I like how Edvardsson plots the reveal of their relationships and secrets throughout the story.

One character I struggled with was Bill. He has plenty of page time, but his energy feels either over the top or flat. My personal favourite characters are Steven and Regina Rytter. Their stories are interesting and they bring tension to the plot.

Edvardsson's stories always keep me engaged and The Woman Inside is no exception. He is a great writer, and I look forward to reading more of his work.

Thank you Celadon and NetGalley for the gifted copy.

3.5 Stars for this domestic thriller.

Thank you to Celadon Books and NetGalley for this copy to read and review.

I loved that the book starts right off with the wealthy couple murdered in their own home. Started out with a bang which had me in engaged right from the get-go.

The multiple points of view were great and had me flip-flopping who I wanted to trust and who I wanted to hate. For a domestic thriller, this one was definitely more of a slow burn. It had me waiting for a big payoff reveal at the end, but there was nothing crazy that had me gasping.

Came together well with the intertwined story lines and characters, I just selfishly wanted a bigger gotcha moment. Still had fun with it though.

I’m someone who really struggles to read books I don’t physically own. So when I get books on @netgalley I sometimes drag my feet because I feel guilty not prioritizing my books on my actual shelf. To fix that guilt sometimes I still buy the book.

That’s the case with The Woman Inside by M.T. Edvardsson. I had it from NetGalley and then it took me purchasing the physical copy to finally read it.

A wealthy couple has been murdered and we are following someone who worked as their cleaner and the man she’s currently renting a bedroom from. The couple itself had its own issues, but were other things happening. We are also following another young woman who may have connections to the couple. It’s hard to know who to trust.

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I’m happy to say that I finally read this one. M.T. Edvardsson has such an easy writing style to read. The pages just fly by. I think this would be a perfect read for a new to thriller reader. It has some twists and turns where you truly question what is really happening in this home. Even though I read this a month ago, I’m still not sure how I feel about the ending. It didn’t feel as satisfying as it could have been even though it did surprise me. I think readers of Freida McFadden would like this one.

3 stars! ⭐️⭐️⭐️

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"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 more dire, 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?"
Has anyone been driving to kill these people. Will have to read the book to find out. Suspenseful, thrilling, lots of twists and turns. I give this book 4 stars.
Thanks to netgalley, Celadon Publishing for the opportunity to leave an honest review.
Published June 13th, 2023

This was a quick read! It was suspenseful and tense. It made me wonder what was going to happen next. That ending blew me away! Great read.

Unfortunately, I didn't enjoy this one as much as I had hoped. I thought it was way too long, and it moved at such a slow pace. It had a decent plot, and I liked the multiple POVs, but not much seemed to be happening. I did enjoy the chapters with the police interrogations, and some of those made me keep reading to find out what really happened to the murdered couple. The audiobook narration was well done.

Thank you, @netgalley and @celadonbooks, for the #gifted e-arc.

2.5 stars rounded up

A wonderful thriller. I couldn't put it down and I could not guess where the author was going. My favorite kind of read!

I like how this was based on a true crime. However, as an avid reader of mysteries and thrillers, this was an average read. The ending was a tad predictable and the characters were one-dimensional.

If you're new to the genre, you might enjoy this.

DNF @ 37%

Tried as I might, I could not get into this one. I attempted in both e-book and audio formats.

As a fan of domestic thrillers I was very excited to read this book which is probably why I attempted to pick it up multiple times and read for much longer than I should have.

If a thriller doesn’t have you fully hooked and needing to know what happened within the first 30% of a book, it’s probably not doing its job.

The Woman Inside is an expertly written thriller/mystery, full of complicated characters and unknowns. Interspersed with the chapters are excerpts from police interrogations, press releases, news articles, and internet forum conversations, all working together to give us a full picture of the events that occurred here. All of it combining to ask how far would we go to protect ourselves and the ones we most care about? What are we willing to do, really?

This was super twisty! I really enjoyed MT Edvardsson's last book and this one was also a winner for me. Kept me turning the pages and the ending made my jaw drop.

This book gave me Verity vibes. I liked both books a lot! I can honestly say I had no clue where this was going, and I enjoyed every single minute of it!
Bill had to take on a lodger to help pay the bills. Karla needed to get out of the shitty housing situation she was in at the time. I couldn’t imagine taking on a lodger with a small child in the home. Male or female, I don’t and won’t trust anyone with my child. Their relationship was strange. It was like they were co-parenting the little girl, but they weren’t because Karla wasn’t her mom. I thought the little girl would have been a bit more traumatized as this was the first woman in her home since her mother died. But I understand that everyone deals with it in a different way.
Anyway, Karla is going to school and cleaning for a rich family, but the wife is basically bedbound as she has an illness that is basically a mystery. Karla and Bill are really struggling to pay the bills, so she makes a decision to take something from her employer’s home. Not her smartest move as it sets off a chain of events that I can’t really talk about or I’ll spoil the book.
I wasn’t aware that this was the author’s 2nd book that he wrote in English. I think that it is pretty cool! I haven’t read his first one, but I am going to find it at my library and give it a whirl.

Will be posted to IG ASAP!!