Loved the setting for this book. All the scenery is so well described, in a way that brings everything to life. I really liked the story and the characters. I hope there is more of Ellie to come.

Thank you to Netgalley for my copy.

Behind Blue Eyes by C.S. Duffy is the first installment of the Stockholm Murders Book series and its one helluva start! I've not read any of C.S. Duffy's previous works but now I think I must get started on that list. I found this book to be fast-paced, suspenseful and ultimately very unputdownable. I finished this in one day because I really needed to get the bottom of this gripping whodunnit.
Ellie James, an investigative reporter has given up her life in London to follow her one true love Johan to Sweden and start afresh. During a midsummer's party at one of Johan's friend's house, she stumbles across a half decomposed skeleton setting into motion a murder investigation. Ellie soon comes to doubt Johan who clearly knows more than what he's letting on.
There's so much more going on, but I can't without giving out spoilers. I found all the characters in the book to be well-defined. I found Ellie to be super witty. The plot itself is fresh, twisty and very compelling. This is a psychological thriller with healthy doses of black humor. The setting of the book in Stockholm and its neighboring picturesque islands is also something I enjoyed very much. I look forward to reading the next in the series - Broken Mirrors.
Thank you, NetGalley, BooksGoSocial & C.S. Duffy for an arc!

Ellie is an investigative reporter flung into a murder investigation where she doesn’t speak their language. And the only person she knows is Johan, the love of her life. She begins to question Johan and wonders if he is telling the whole truth. I liked this book a lot. I love the setting. There are lots of secrets and surprises. Thanks NetGalley for this e-book!

Ellie is an investigative reporter who has given up everything ... he job, her apartment, her friends, her family ... all for a man she calls the love of her life.

She's moved to Sweden where she knows no one except her boyfriend, doesn't know the language, and his friends don't seem overeager to welcome her to their clique.

At a barbecue, she decides she's had enough and leaves to go stroll the beach. What she finds is a body ... or the skeleton of one.

That is freaky enough, but then she starts suspecting that Johan and his friends know more about the body than they are saying.

Rumors are running rampant ... is Johan a killer? What is in his past that he doesn't want Ellie to know?

This is a worthwhile novel, very suspenseful, filled with secrets and lies and surprises that kept me glued to the very first page and held me there until the final revelation.

Many thanks to the author / BooksGoSocial / Netgalley for the digital copy of this psychological thriller. Opinions expressed here are unbiased and entirely my own.

Thank you NetGalley and BooksGoSocial for the eARC.
After reading a couple of Ms. Duffy's books set in Glasgow, which I just couldn't get into (unlike most reviewers), I was curious about her new book which is set in Sweden.
Ellie, an investigative journalist, moves from London to Sweden for her love, Johan. Johan has some definite flaws, including lying, but Ellie, as smart and pragmatic as she normally is, justifies his 'quirks'. It's difficult to admit to yourself you've may have made a huge mistake!
Not speaking the language, getting involved in a murder investigation after stumbling on a skeleton, wondering if Johan knows more than he should...how much more can a woman cope with?
It's a pretty good mystery, love the setting and definitely liked this book.