So many interesting characters all woven together beautifully! We have Windower, Bill, and his young daughter, Sally, for whom money is tight and he has a bit of a bad habit he really needs to break if he wants to make things right again. Then we have Karla, a smart student aspiring to be a judge, who has taken great strides to get away from her less-than-perfect past. Karla responds to Bill's ad looking for a lodger to help with the rent and seems to fit in quite well, befriending Sally and becoming almost "part of the family" in her own way. Karla takes a housecleaning job with Steven and Regina Rytter, a wealthy couple that have their own personal issues -- until they turn up dead, that is, and everyone has a motive. Lastly, we have Jennica, who is unknowingly having an affair with Steven, when he claims to be a widow, meanwhile, his sickly wife is at home thinking her Dr husband is just working hard... and Jennica knows BIll through his deceased wife - so the circle is now complete. While I found myself not personally liking many of the characters, they were all well-developed, with detailed histories. I was drawn into their stories and just had to know how it was all connected. Told through multiple POVs, and some chapters were excerpts from police interviews. Loved the twisty ending - highly recommended read!

The Woman Inside by M. T. Edvardsson is my first book by this awesome author. This is a well written, nicely paced unique story. The characters are well developed but oh so flawed. You will love some but others not so much. This one is filled with murder, mystery, many secrets and drama. It is told in multiple point of views. This mystery thriller had me on the edge of my seat with the pages turning very fast. I look forward to reading more from this author, I really like her writing style.

Thank you NetGalley, Celadon Books and M.T. Edvardsson for allowing me to read this intriguing book early. The opinions expressed are my own.
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“Money can always make more money, and when you’ve got a lot of it, it’s easy to become blind to its value.”

In this page-turning domestic thriller, a wealthy couple ends up murdered in the nicest part of town. Although every character in The Woman Inside is hiding something, could any of them really have been driven to kill?

“It’s been years since I’ve broken down. I’ve been living like a goddamn brick house. A wall, a facade. Humans aren’t built to survive earthquakes and hurricanes. I’m about to come crumbling down.”

3.5 stars rounded up! Ok so…I almost put this book down. It started off kind of slow for a thriller and with multiple POV I was struggling to follow along with who was who and how they were all connected. But once it got going?! What a ride! The chapters are very short which I LOVE and I find helps to keep the story flowing quickly. There are a lot of moving parts with this one but they tie up nicely and believably.

The audiobook has three narrators which helped tremendously in keeping each POV straight and being able to follow along with each character. Once the book really got going I was very invested in each one and couldn’t wait to find out what happened and who did it! And let me tell you I did not see that ending coming.

Thank you to Netgalley, Celadon Books, Macmillan Audio, and the author for the ARC and ALC. I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

The premise of this story sounded very intriguing. Unfortunately, I found parts a tad boring. I think there were too many unimportant details that took away from the overall story. The story had potential but just wasn't for me.

The Woman Inside is a captivating thriller with several compelling characters. Karla, a determined law student with an addict mother, aspires to become a judge. She rents a room from Bill, a widower struggling to make ends meet while caring for his young daughter. Additionally, Karla works as a housekeeper for the affluent Rytter couple. However, their lives take a dramatic turn when the Rytters are found murdered, prompting a police investigation and a search for answers.

The author unveils the characters' backstories, peeling back the layers to allow the reader in. The mystery surrounding the Rytters' murders will keep you guessing!

This book was Intense and the characters carry the story. The book offers multiple points of view, both before and after the murders, interwoven with police interviews, creating a great narrative.

With lies, unexpected twists, infidelity, murder, and shadowy pasts, this book grabbed me and kept me engaged to the very last word!

Many thanks to NetGalley, Celadon Books and MacMillan Audio for both an ARC and ALC of this one in exchange for my honest review!

Widower Bill Olsson is having a hard time providing for his daughter Sally. Struggling to pay rent, he takes on a lodger, karla, who is studying at the University to become a judge, and also works part time cleaning the house of Dr. Rytter and his wife. An incredibly wealthy couple who seem to be hiding something, he claims she has been ill for over a year and warns Karla not to talk to his wife. His wife keeps trying to engage with her though, and she seems very confused and lethargic.. Kayla worries that the pills that the doctor has been giving her are what is keeping her so sick. When the Rytters wind up dead, everyone's secrets, past and present, are going to come out.
This book was really good. It was told in the alternating viewpoints of Bill, Karla and Jennica. Also interspersed among the chapters are interviews by the police. The farther you get into the story, the more secrets that are revealed. Every primary character is hiding something, and it isn't until almost the very end that you find out who actually killed the Rytters. This is perfect for anyone who loves a good mystery.

A murder story translated from the Swedish, M.T. Edvardsson's second novel published in the US contains short chapters and multiple points of view. As the story of a dead couple evolves, the pediatrician and his heiress wife's secrets mix with those of a single father, the young student and cleaner renting a room from him, and the woman dating the older doctor.

I enjoyed the short chapters and the multiple POVs, but I found the story slow to start. The final quarter of the book, as the all the threads finally came together was very good, but the connections were almost too much. (And I struggle some with the ending.) While not my favorite crime fiction, it may hit other readers differently.

Thank you to NetGalley and Celadon for my advanced review copy.

THE WOMAN INSIDE by M.T. Edvardsson and read by a cast was a fantastic domestic suspense in both digital and audio!

Bill Olsson is struggling with moving on after his wife's death, but he has to figure something out for his young daughter Sally. He takes on a lodger, Karla, who works for a cleaning service and currently has a high profile job with a Pediatrician and his suspiciously ailing wife. Then he sees an old friend of his wife's in an ad for a fortune teller and can't help but reconnect, but not for positive reasons.

When the wealthy couple are discovered dead, questions begin to be raised and every character has something to hide.

This was a bit of a slow burn suspense. The beginning opens up with the couple being found by police. We then go back and forth with the lead up and the current investigation with pieces of police information and chat rooms as well. I enjoyed this multi-format style. It has been a while since I read something with this type of variation and I felt like it made the story move forward in an interesting way. Short chapters also encouraged me to keep wanting to see what was next!

I felt the characters were not necessarily likeable and all felt like they had unreliable aspects. This worked in this story. The way all the main voices came together toward the end made the anticipation worth it. I was surprised by the final chapters and that bumped this one up for me!

The cast audio was a great way to engage this novel. Because it is translated, having the audio helps me hear the correct pronunciation of these Swedish names and places. The writing helps me see the spelling and all together it becomes a great experience in translated fiction. The cast all did a fantastic job and made the changes of perspective easy to follow.

Thank you to @netgalley @celadonbooks & @macmillan.audio for the opportunity to read and listen to this advanced copy and share my thoughts! This title will be available on June 13th!

The Woman Inside was a fast paced novel the intertwined the lives of several characters. I enjoyed watching each character develop and how they’re related to each other . I would recommend this novel to library book clubs and fans of mysteries and thrillers. Excellent writing and pacing. 5 out of 5 stars!

I enjoyed the style and different POVs mixed with the transcripts. This was a fun read that kept me interested. The ending was a little predictable, but still a good read. This definitely could have been much shorter to keep it engaging.

This book sounded like everything I love in a thriller, domestic drama, a sneaky maid, a murder and multiple points of view but it really fell short for me. The first 40 percent was entertaining and I couldn’t wait to see where the story went but after that, the story got really predictable and I just felt like the characters had no depth. I kept pushing though, hoping the ending would blow me away but it was pretty lacklustre and missing a shocking twist that a thriller like this needs! It wasn’t the worst book I’ve ever read and I can see someone new to thrillers really enjoying it but for someone that reads them all the time, I felt really underwhelmed.

Thank you to Netgalley and Celadon books for the ARC in exchange for an honest review!

🚨Pub Date: June 13th, 2023

Dr. Steven Rytter and his wife are found dead in their home. The mystery is of course how it happened.

Through a series of police interrogation excerpts, the story reveals the three main characters and their possible roles in the deaths. Bill is a widower with a young daughter and he’s constantly struggling financially. Karla is a law student who comes to rent a room from Bill. She also cleans the Rytter’s house. Jennica, who is now dating Steven Rytter, was a friend of Bill’s wife.

The character development was very good, delving into the dark side and motivations we all can have. Their stories are all intricately entwined, and at times it was a bit confusing to keep up with. However, it definitely kept me guessing until the very end.

Solid ⭐️⭐️⭐️ 1/2

I loved Edvardsson’s prior book and equally enjoyed this one. It is on the slower side and listening to the audio is a great way to read this, but it was hard to keep the characters straight for a minute. After a while I got it sorted and was able to settle in and follow along nicely. I also really liked the excerpts in between chapters of the police interviews with potential suspects, as it helped to slowly reveal additional information that was not known. Everyone had a motive, which made this all the more interesting, and just when you thought you could rule someone out, the author would reveal something that would change your mind and move them back to the top of the suspect list. Overall this was very enjoyable and I recommend adding it to your list when it publishes on Tuesday, June 13th!

Thank you to St. Martin’s Press and NetGalley for the digital copy to review.

I thought this book was alright. It didn't wow me. I was able to read the book while listening to the audiobook.

It is hard to explain what it is about. A rich doctor and his wife are found dead in their homes. The book follows the lives of three people leading up to and after the death - the doctor's mistress, the house cleaner, and the house cleaner's roommate. For the longest time, the stories are seemingly unrelated until they all come together, and we find out the connections.

My biggest complaint was that there was nothing to get me to care about any of the characters. They all had their own sob stories, but none of them felt like they had any depth. I wanted to care, but I didn't have enough information.

The ending was kind of out of left field for me. By the time we got there, it was just kind of like, "oh okay."

Overall, the book wasn't bad, it just won't be a memorable one for me.

Thank you to Celadon and Netgalley for an advanced copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

2.5 stars rounding up to 3.

Thank you Netgalley and Celadon Books for e-arc.

I enjoyed this fast paced who done it Mystery/Thriller. The book had a great beginning and I wasn’t even close to guessing how it ended.

I love how it had short chapters and how slowly we start to find out how the characters are linked to each other the more we read.

Unfortunately I didn’t like most of the characters and that’s why I couldn’t give it a higher rating.

I think if someone likes more of a plot driven story than character, they will like this book very much.

The Woman Inside is a Swedish thriller that really kept me guessing. The characters were all loosely connected in different ways but it was hard to figure out the bigger picture which I really liked!

What we know:
Dr. Steven Rytter and his wife are found dead in their home in an apparent "family tragedy"
Karla cleans the Rytter's home
Bill Olsson is in serious financial trouble
Karla lives with Bill
Jennica is an unambitious woman who falls for Steven
Bill and Jennica are connected through Bill's late wife, but there is tension and bad blood between them

What we don't know:
If we are on a linear timeline
How Steven and Regina Rytter died
If there is something bigger at play connecting these individuals
If we can trust anyone

This book definitely kept me guessing and it came together really well. It held my interest and I was intrigued to see how the pieces would fit together.

However, this is one of those books with a bunch of characters I didn't like. Normally, I love to dislike characters, but this wasn't a fun dislike. They were just semi-normal people who kept making bad decisions that annoyed me. Jennica was whiny and a bit of a contradiction for me; Bill just made bad choice after bad choice and the gambling just left me with zero sympathy for him; Karla was obnoxiously naive and never seemed to learn from her mistakes.

I listened to the audiobook and enjoyed it. There were three separate narrators which I always like and they were all fine. None of them particularly stood out to me but they helped move the story along and kept my interest.

Overall, I enjoyed this one. I did however like A Nearly Normal Family better.

Thank you to Celadon Books, MacMillan Audio, and NetGalley for the copy.

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“The Woman Inside” is a riveting mystery whodunit that implies virtually every character has a motive to murder the wealthy Dr. Steven Rytter and his wife Regina. I didn’t read the author’s debut but I’m looking forward to it.

Karla—Probably my favorite character because I relate to her the most. Raised by an addict mother. She’s finally escaped her mother’s clutches to pursue her dream of becoming a Judge. She’s putting herself through college working as a housecleaner and the Rytters are a client. She tries to be a good person but she wants to help/save everyone and it gets her into trouble. While she’s cleaning for the Rytters, she notices strange things about the wealthy couple.

Bill—I have mixed feelings about this middle-aged Dad. The guy has been through rough times. His wife—Miranda—became ill and died rather quickly, leaving him to raise their young daughter. He’s a fantastic Father that has been dealt a crummy hand in life and has made it worse by his poor choices. He’s lost without his wife and can’t find the help he needs to get himself together. He’s broke, has no job, and decides to get a lodger to help ease the financial strain. In walks Karla!

Jennica—She was close friends with Miranda forever until there was an incident and they never spoke again. Jennica is a tough cookie. She has major issues with cheating and sees it as an unforgivable offense. She’s the black sheep of her family and has disappointed her parents by not pursuing a lucrative career and settling down. But she has finally found someone she really likes.

Dr. Steven Rytter and his wife Regina—The book begins with the police finding them dead in their house. The further I read, the more questions I had. Regina has been very sick for the past year or so, since getting a virus. She is almost completely bedridden and her doctors can’t figure out what’s wrong with her. Steven is gone all the time, presumably working. Very strange that her husband leaves her home alone all the time.

These complex characters are enmeshed in a web of deceit, greed, secrets and each other! If readers think his first book is even better than this one, I’m in for a real treat.

Huge thanks to Celadon Books and Macmillan Audio for providing these ARCs through NetGalley and Edelweiss. All opinions are my own.

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Thank you to Caledon , M. T. Edvardsson, and Netgalley for this book in exchange for an honest review. This definitely kept you guessing throughout the book I to the very climax of the story. A definitely must read. 🌟🌟🌟🌟 strong stars!

The Woman Inside starts with murder, two people are found dead inside a home. Set in Sweden, the story unfolds from the perspectives of three main characters. Bill lost his beloved wife, Miranda, and is trying to make ends meet while raising their daughter. He rents out a room in his apartment to Karla, who is trying to start fresh and is studying law. Jennica just started dating a new guy who may finally be someone her family approves of.
I enjoyed the twists in the story and the character development, even though a couple of the characters were sort of unlikable to me. Some parts were a little slow, but overall, it was a pretty good read.

The Woman Inside begins with the bodies of a couple found in their home. Alternating chapters of character POV with newspaper articles and police interrogations, this story primarily focuses on three characters who are all intertwined in what happened. All of them have secrets, all of them are lying, and all of them have a motive to kill.

This one fell kind of flat for me. I didn’t feel like the POV chapters moved the story along fast enough and sometimes felt like the plot was introducing extra details that were not necessary. None of these characters are likable and I really found myself not rooting for anyone. I am hoping this is just a me thing and that maybe this book will be a top thriller for someone else.