I really enjoyed the author's last book, Nearly Normal Family, so was looking forward to reading this one.
I really had to re-read several pages as there seemed to be several characters and even though each character had a separate chapter, I still found it difficult to keep them straight.
The plot is about a wealthy couple found murdered and several characters in the book may certainly be suspects.
Having read to the end, I can only give this book 3 stars as none of the characters were real for me and the story seemed to really drag out.
I do thank the author, publisher and Netgalley for my ARC in exchange for my honest review.

Almost a 5-star read, but I wanted more of an explanation with the ending! I just want one chapter from Steven or Regina's POV to explain their relationship and what was really going on. I really enjoyed all the characters and how their stories came together. Jennica wasn't very likable and I didn't feel sorry for Bill at all, but I liked Karla and felt bad for her.

It was a quick read with short chapters and I liked the interrogation chapters throughout. Even though I wasn't satisfied with the ending, I recommend this one. Thanks to NetGalley for the digital copy!

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I was granted an advance copy of The Woman Inside by M. T. Edvardsson. It reminded me of a Freida McFadden book with all the characters seemingly hiding some secret.

The story is told via alternating characters and police interviews and articles, which I liked, and it was unique in how it was laid out. The story opens with a wealthy couple who ends up murdered, then the story goes back and forth between timelines to unravel the mystery. However, about 60% into the story, I was ready for it to be over. It started out strong and felt like the story was moving along through the various character scenes. But it started to get a bit repetitive and monotonous at 60%. Plus, the ending didn't feel too original and was a bit of a letdown. I still enjoyed the story. I thought the author was methodical in how things were presented. Most of the characters were interesting and did have quite a few secrets. I was getting a bit annoyed with the Jennica character. At first, I liked her, but then she just became too wrapped up in her relationship, and that part of the story felt a little flat for me.

Overall, I enjoyed the story, but some parts were repetitive, and I didn't necessarily care for the ending.

I would give this a 3.5 out of 5 stars.

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Karla is an aspiring law student, working as a house cleaner to make ends meet. Needing a cheap place to live off campus, she rents a room from a widower and his young daughter, who are also struggling financially.

When Karla’s wealthy clients are found murdered, and her landlord, Bill, continues to grapple with money problems, the police pull her in for questioning. But what could come back to haunt her, and what has she been hiding this whole time?

A moody and mysterious whodunit with intelligent characters that all seem to have something dark hidden in their past.

This novel was pretty decent. I enjoyed the segue between the newspaper and police questioning as it gave the story a more authentic and exciting feel. Even though it’s your typical murder mystery plot, I did find myself more intrigued with where the story was leading me rather than guessing the surprise ending right off the bat.

Overall a fun read. Definitely, one for gloomy Fall evenings snuggled up under a blanket with all your doors and windows tightly shut.

The publisher provided ARC via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

3.5/5.

Bill and Sally take in a tenant named Karla who works as a maid for a very wealthy family. When the wife of the wealthy family is found dead, Karla, the maid is the prime suspect. I've read a lot of mystery thrillers recently with a maid involved, and I always love their POV working for a super wealthy family with tons of secrets. This semi- gave me vibes of The Housemaid by Freida McFadden. I appreciated the multiple POVs and the excerpts from police interrogation were an added bonus and really aided in my overall interest. Outside of the main murder, there are plenty of side secrets and side plots that aided in the big reveal which I appreciated. I just wish this book had been a bit shorter as it dragged on a bit in the beginning.

While I received this ARC as a ebook, I personally find the most enjoyment in the mystery/thriller genre from listening to the audiobook so I highly recommend going that route if you're going to pick this one up.

The book is released June 13, 2023.

Thank you Netgalley and Celadon Books for this arc in exchange for a fair and honest review.

Pub date: 6/13/23
Genre: mystery, domestic suspense
Quick summary: Bill and his daughter Sally take in a boarder, Karla, who works as a cleaner for the wealthy Rytter family. But when the Rytters are found dead, Karla is the lead suspect, and Bill will have to unravel what really happened.

I love a multi-POV suspense, and this one delivered! I read it in one day using the combo of audiobook and text. There are plenty of mini-mysteries to unravel - is Mrs. Rytter being controlled by her wealthy husband? Why does the couple need a cleaner 2x per week? How did Bill become so desperate for money? These kept me interested, and the multiple perspectives helped the story feel multi-layered and complex. This is not a mile-a-minute thriller, but if you enjoy domestic suspense that will keep you guessing, give this one a try!

Thank you to Celadon Books for my e-ARC and Macmillan Audio for my ALC in exchange for an honest review.

The Woman Inside was a delicious blend of thriller and police procedural, a combo I feel we can do with more of in books!

This kept me engaged, interested and hooked from start to finish

(3.5 / 5.0) The Woman Inside by M.T. Edvardsson is a quick read and the plot had me interested pretty quickly, even though the characters were on my nerves a bit. I wasn’t really in anyone’s corner or feeling like I could trust characters, but the twisty connections between them all had me eager to keep reading.

In this story we meet a group of people who are interconnected, but we get glimpses into only snippets of the connections at first, and it’s not immediately obvious how they all will tie together. I had some strong hunches on the twists and a few small pieces ended up being true, but I did not see the ending coming. That said… I was so underwhelmed and disappointed with the ending.

Thrillers are hard to rate because for some a twisty plot that holds attention is most important, and the ending doesn’t have to stick the landing. If that’s you, give this book a go. It’s weak on character attachment and ending, but it does hold attention.

Thank you to Celadon Books and NetGalley for the advanced, complimentary copy of this book. I had a chance to buddy read with a few book friends and it was fun to chat about our plot guesses.

Content warnings: Murder, Drug abuse, Addiction, Terminal Illness, Death of parent

Once upon a time, Steven and Regina Rytter lived in a grand house and enjoyed life’s finer things. Then Regina got sick, terribly terribly sick, and her husband gave her many many pills, trying to make her better. He hired a cleaner,Karla, to make sure their house was always spotless. But Karla saw cracks in this facade, and also knew what one piece of their wealth could do for Bill, her landlord, and his young daughter, Sally. Add Jennica who would quickly become Steven’s new “ friend” to the mix, and this tale was not destined to have a happily ever after ending.
Well now, this was a real page turner. Every character had characteristics that made me feel sorry for them, and then bam, each of them would do something that convinced me that they were, shall we say not really very nice people. The funniest part to me, probably the only funny part, was how Jennica interacted with her cat. Priceless.
We know from the beginning that things do not end well for the Rytters, but how and why the end up dead is unknown. I flew through these chapters, told from the POVs of Bill,Karla,Jennica, and people as they were interviewed by the police.
The ending was probably the only thing that I didn’t love. I understood one death, but had trouble understanding what led to the other. That’s just my opinion though and overall, The Woman Inside kept me engaged.
I was a fan of A Nearly Normal Family and this was a solid second book.

Dear The Woman Inside,
You are part thriller, part police procedural, and I really loved listening to you. You kept me guessing, and I absolutely loved that. You had so many moving parts, and different narrators that at times it took me a few moments to orient myself in the story, but I was continuously wondering what was going to happen next. Everything fit together so perfectly, yet unexpectedly, and I lost myself in your intrigue!

Edvardsson is a Swedish writer who has written many children's books in Swedish. His first book published in the USA and Canada was "A Nearly Normal Family" and it is an Indigo 'Heather's Pick". This new release is another crime fiction book. A couple (a doctor and his ill wife) is killed in their home and Bill, who is the single father of an 8-year-old girl, is the main suspect. To help pay the bills he had taken in a border, Karla, who works part time as a housekeeper for the couple. The story of the characters lives and dreams are told, interspersed with transcripts of the police interrogations of the people who knew the couple. This is a slower suspense story with morality questions and a good recommendations for mystery fans who are not looking for a lot of action. I enjoyed it.

This was my first read by the author and I enjoyed it. It started out rather slow and difficult to follow but I did keep up. The book is told with multiple POV and in a back and forth timeline between now with the police investigation and before. Sometimes it was tough to keep up everywhere. I did feel like the author did a great job with the multiple character development and combining the storyline arcs. What was at first kind of confusing was weaved together very well by the end.

Thank you to the author, Celadon Books, and NetGalley for the advance reader copy. I’m leaving my honest review.

Thank you so much Celadon Books and NetGalley for my eARC!

I also received an ALC and listened along side my eARC. The audiobook included an author's note and I REALLY wish it was included in the ebook. It brought SO much meaning and insight to the book to me. Having that insight on what the term "A Family Tragedy" means and the inspiration of the book pushed this from an average read to a really good read for me!

As for the story itself, I liked it! I loved the writing style and the pacing. I'm starting to think this Nordic style is really made for me. I enjoyed each of the characters, their back stories, and flaws that made them each seem real and believable. This was a slow-burn suspense, but I couldn't listen/read quick enough. The plot itself definitely had parts that have been done before, but I had no idea how each of the storylines would come together. I was surprised how everything unfolded, but I didn't love the wrap up. Ugh, while the author's note made me LOVE the concept of the book, it also made me want a different ending.

I LOVED A Nearly Normal Family. Can't wait to see what M.T. Edvardsson comes out with next!

I absolutely loved this whodunnit, with multiple POV and complex characters. One thing I really love about a book like this is getting to know the backgrounds of each character, so you can understand how they are driven by personal experiences you may not uncover until later in the story. So while this is a thriller/mystery, I feel like it has that element of family drama that makes it just that much more juicy of a story.

The pacing was spot on, and allowed me to get absorbed in the story. And I really love how there were police reports, newspaper articles and interviews from police interrogations interspersed throughout, so fans of police procedurals might enjoy this one as well.

Definitely consider this for a summer thriller! It would be an excellent book club selection for a character-driven murder mystery.

While admittedly I didn’t read the author’s previous work, A Nearly Normal Family, so have no baseline to compare it to, I will definitely be checking it out because I enjoyed this one a lot!

Out now, The Woman Inside by M.T. Edvardsson is a five star thriller set in Sweden. Grab yours now!

Bill is having a hard time providing for his daughter Sally since his wife died, so he offers a room to law student Karla. Their lives intertwine living in the same space, and Sally grows close to Karla. Bill is doing everything he can to make enough money so they don't have to move, and in a moment of caring, Karla does something she shouldn't to help him out. But that one thing starts a string on events that no one saw coming.

Steven and Regina are a rich couple Karla cleans for, trying to earn money while studying for her law program test. Regina has been sick for over a year, barely able to get out of bed, but she tries to befriend Karla since she never sees anyone else. Steven is a doctor, always away and not taking care of his wife.

When she was alive, Melinda, Bill's wife, had a close group of friends, but years ago there was a falling out with Jennica over a misunderstanding. In a moment of weakness, Bill reaches out to Jennica to tell her what he really thinks about how she treated Melinda while she was sick. Jennica's life isn't much better than Bill's, but she's met a man and things are looking up.

Throughout the novel, we know that the couple has died, but we don't know how or by who. The chapters switch between Bill, Karla, and Jennica with some police interrogations thrown in now and then. We see the story leading up to the deaths unfold, never being sure of motive or opportunity. The end had a twist I didn't see coming, although I did have my theories. At some points, it wasn't clear what the different storylines had to do with each other, but they intersected nicely in the end.

All in all, a great thriller with a twist to be believed. With multiple viewpoints, it doesn't become confusing. Bill is a sympathetic character, Karla is just trying to make it through, Steven is charismatic, Regina is alone and clueless, and Jennica wants her happy ending. Will Bill be considered a suspect, will Karla move back with her mother, and will Jennica's happiness bubble burst? You'll have to read it to find out!!

Well written with a lot of twists and turns.Enjoyed from beginning to end an author I will be following.#netgalley #celadonbooks

A good thriller always gets me pumped up. I enjoyed this title from Edvardsson. It was not too original but the writing and setting were great. Thanks to NetGalley for the ARC. I'm rating it three stars.

We start with finding dead bodies, then we learn who, what, where, when and why, but not until the very end.
First we get to know the main characters, Bill the widower and his daughter Sally are barely getting by and need to take in Karla, a boarder, to not lose their home. Karla cleans the home of Steven and Regina. Regina is an invalid and Steven is dating Jennica who has a job of acting as psychic to those who call for advice.

Jennica and Bill have a past relationship that spills over into the present. Her past history of witnessing marital cheating carries over into her present day with trauma and makes her cautious with men. Karla really wants to get into the law studies, but her confidence is low, pressure from her druggie mother keeps trying to pull her away and she really has taken a liking to Sally and admires how Bill has parented her.

All these personalities come together in different combinations and for different purposes. The story could have been shorter and I would have liked it better, but it pulled off an ending I had not imagined. Thank you NetGalley for an advance reader copy in exchange for an honest opinion.

Thank you kindly to NetGalley and Celadon Books for the gifted eARC!

This was an enjoyable read and my first from this author. I love a good whodunnit, especially ones with dual first-person POVs with flushed out, flawed characters and short chapters. The police interrogation elements were a nice touch as well!

When this book started out with a husband hiring a cleaner and telling her his wife is upstairs and sick…I was ready. As the characters we’re following continued to make questionable choices, I was lost. I sat there trying to figure out how they all connect? Who I’m rooting for? Who I think it responsible? What the difference is between the two female leads who for the love of all that is good I couldn’t tell apart? This book left me with more questions than answers. We really didn’t have much closure by then end. That said, I did enjoy the read.

I’m wary of books with the “is the wife sick or is the husband poisoning her?” aspect. I understand similarities in books but at some point it does seem like there may be cases where the author is trying to make their own spin off of an idea. Ya know? I’m not saying that was the case here, but it’s not something I can completely not mention at all. When it’s that specific of an idea to base the story around…

Thank you to the publisher for the gifted copy.