The vibe of the book was tense and suspenseful. Now someone is sending threatening notes to well known public figures. When Swedish Minister receives a threatening note, it shakes his world. It was no ordinary note but it determined his death date. And at the same time, a skeleton is found which belongs to a high ranking financier. The mystery gets deep and threat is looming over everyone. So, they must find the person behind all these threats. The book kept me on edge and I could feel all the emotions. Something sinister is going on in the tunnels deep under Stockholm. I couldn’t see the twists coming and I wasn’t expecting that ending. This is a great conclusion to the series. I pretty much wanted two characters to end up together. If you like crime thrillers with insightful police procedural and suspense, you will definitely like this series. And the series was not easy to read. There were a lot of things, ongoing mysteries and characters, so you must read it slowly to be able to grasp it completely.

Thanks to the Publisher

You'd think it would be less than ideal coming into a series at Book 3....but the authors made it easy! Excellent book, and another/more excellent Scandinavian writer(s) to check up on. Truly gripping and hugely recommended...I'm going to go back and read the other two in the series now! Many thanks to NetGallet, publisher and authors for the opportunity to read this ARC...Bravo!

Due to how much I have enjoyed the previous two books in this series I have dreaded reading this one knowing that it will be the last time I spend with Mina and Vincent. The story that I have just finished was an incredible way for them to bow out and take their leave of us.
It was so good to revisit with the whole team and see how their lives have changed since the first book also. Seeing their evolution through the story within this one gave a satisfying end to the time with all of them too no matter how much I would wish to have more stories with them all.
From the start of this book the level of peril was high for both Mina and Vincent but in different ways due to both having threats levelled at their own 'families' separately and yet significantly at the same time, were there more connections between the events each were dealing with or was it just a coincidence?
This was a riveting page turner of a book which hinted all through it at the secrets to come out and be discovered. Mostly I figured them out a page or two before the reveal which did give a marvellous ending with everything explained and all the loose ends tied up with a very neat and pretty bow!
Although this could be read as a stand-alone, book, I would heartily advise for anyone to read all three of the books as you gain so much more knowledge of all the characters and understanding of all the various issues each contend with.

It is Christmas but for the Justice Minister not a merry one, he has received a message telling him that he will days in a few days time. Meanwhile the police have found a pile of bones in the metro tunnels under Stockholm and there's a missing stockpile of explosives. Calling in Vincent Walder again, Mina Dabiri is forced to confront her emotions as well as her neuroses but all the team have to pull together to solve a series of murders and a potential terrorist attack.
Even trying to write a precis for this book is really difficult as it has a very full set of plotlines. However, as with all Lackberg books, the plot is scattered but makes sense when pulled together. The addition of a 'mentalist' to the writing team really adds something as Walder is a character that works incredibly well as a foil to the police procedural. This feels like a long book because so many relationships are considered, it's well-rounded in terms of character development as well as narrative. As this is the final one in the series, the twist at the end is magnificent!

Just like the other books in this series, this book is slow pace with a lot of personal information about the lives of each character and their family between the part about the investigation. As usual, both Mina and Vincent are connected to the investigation.
I felt this one book was a bit strange.
First, there is no obsessive mentions of Mina's phobia like in the others. It's present but it's not all over powering. It logically follows the forced cognitive behavioral therapy that Mina went through during both previous books but it's still feels a bit strange not to have his constant nagging.
Second, Vincent wasn't being himself either, less counting, less useless information about various topics coming out of him on a tangent. That sort of made the mind blowing ending obvious from the start but it was still amazing.
The investigation was fun with step by step takes often in the wrong direction until everything finally fit nicely together.

I really enjoyed this book and I would recommend the series. Better to read it in order if you don't want to miss the awesome plot running on all 3 books.

This is a tricky one. A long admirer of Ms Lackberg’s scandi fiction I was looking forward to reading and enjoying ‘Mirage’. And, in many ways, it ticks lots of the boxes that we have come to expect from this author - fluent writing style, well drawn characters and a momentum that is maintained throughout the emerging plot. However, there is a significant shift in the overall ‘feel’ of the writing, which I suppose is not too surprising since this is a collaborative effort, and there is no doubt that new dimensions to the writing have been added. Readers will have to decide if this is going to add to the enjoyment of Ms Lackberg’s excellent writing. For this reviewer the enjoyment was still there, but there was a feeling that some more ruthless editing would have helped - it is long at over 500 pages in the print edition. The ending also left a strangely incomplete feeling.
Nonetheless, despite these personal caveats, this is an enjoyable read and will appeal to readers of Scandinavia detective fiction.
Recommended.

Though I haven't read the first two books in the trilogy I thoroughly enjoyed this book. Good writing and good chracters. I thought the plotting was good it kept me interested. I will go and read the first two books, I would gladly recommend this book. Thanks to Harpercollins UK and Netgalley for this review ARC.

Mirage is the third book in a trilogy. I've not read the first two and it didn't matter - but I should actually like to catch up on them in due course.
The story begins as a pile of bone is found in one of the subway tunnels under Stockholm. The case is investigated by Detective Mina Dabiri and she brings in a friend who has helped her in past investigations, Vincent Walder, a celebrity mentalist. Meanwhile a threat is made against Sweden's Minister of Justice, who happens to be Mina's ex-husband, that need to be investigated.
Considering this is a long book of over 500 pages the pacing is excellent and it never felt slow. There are frequent developments that keeps the reader turning the pages and the plotting and development are excellent. There are also a fair few characters to keep track of, with, romantic, martial spats and obsessive compulsive disorders as subplots, which add some interest to the story.
In some ways the crime take second place to the characters here, but the added attraction of puzzles that the mentalist has to solve add an extra twist as the team work against the clock to solve the mystery.
This is well paced, fast read with a good twist at the end and I very much enjoyed it, feeling it was different to the average crime read.
With thanks to Netgalley and HarperCollins UK, HarperFiction for an arc copy in return for an honest review.

This is the third book of a trilogy, but if like me you haven't read the first two, it's not a problem.
It's coming up to Christmas and Mina's ex-husband Niklas has received a threat to his life. He has kept it quiet but despatched their daughter to Mina's, telling them to spend time together.
Meanwhile bones have been discovered in the metro tunnels and Vincent has been receiving strange presents.
Does it all fit together or are they all separate things? The team must investigate and put the puzzles together.
A very readable book!

I finished this saga without knowing whether I loved or hated the ending.
On one hand, I’m not sure if the mystery and those involved were truly predictable, but I never fell for the misdirections and I knew from the beginning who the "villains" were. Even so, the journey to the reveal kept me interested (although I admit I was expecting more surprising twists).
On the other hand, I saw Vincent’s ending coming at some point. It didn’t surprise me because I had already considered the possibility… so when it was confirmed, I just thought, “Aha, I knew it!” Still, watching it unfold was a strange, almost melancholic experience, because even though I understood where the story was heading, part of me was hoping for a different resolution.
Sometimes, the endings we get aren’t the ones we want, but in this case, that lack of perfect closure is exactly what gives the saga its charm.

It is December in Stockholm and Sweden's Minister of Justice is under threat. An anonymous note has told him he has four days left to live. At the same time, a human skeleton is found in the Stockholm subway, belonging to a high-ranking financier.
Police inspector Mina Dabiri's team, still recovering from the traumatic incident last summer that ended in the death of a colleague, calls in mentalist Vincent Walder to help with the case. For Vincent, it feels as if the world is increasingly closing in on him.
When another pile of bones is found underground, the group is once again put to the test – what is going on in the tunnels deep under Stockholm? And who taunting the minister?

Another excellent book from these writers. Great story that is slowly revealed along with the day-to-day progress of the characters' lives. A good read, if a little overlong.

4.25 stars
Mirage is the third book in a trilogy. I enjoyed the book even though I hadn't read the first two books. Camilla Lackberg is a wonderful storyteller and creator of interesting, memorable characters. The two main characters of this book are Detective Mina Dabiri and Vincent Walder, a celebrity mentalist. Vincent has helped Mina with other cases and are now close friends who may be developing feelings for each other. However, each have complicated backgrounds that present obstacles in both their personal and professional lives.

Mina's latest case involves a missing high-ranking financier whose bones are found in a Stockholm subway. There are also threats being made to Sweden's Minister of Justice, who happens to be Mina's ex-husband, that need to be investigated. Both cases are intriguing and compelling. The plot is complex (and sometimes a little confusing), but I was engaged in this suspenseful story and eager to find out what would happen next. Seemingly unrelated subplots come together for a surprising ending. One of the final reveals had me shocked and rethinking some of what I had read throughout the book. It was very impactful to me and for readers who were able to read the prior two books, I'm sure it would be even surprising.

I received an advance copy of this ebook from NetGalley, Harper Collins UK, and Harper Fiction for review consideration, but my review is voluntary and unbiased.

(3.5/5 stars) - Mirage was my first Camilla Läckberg book, and I went in very excited. A Swedish crime thriller with a mentalist, a high-stakes investigation, and a creepy underground mystery? Sign me up!

First things first—this book is huge. At 560 pages, it definitely didn’t need to be that long, and there were moments where I felt it dragging a bit. That said, I still really enjoyed it, and it made a great first impression on me as a newcomer to Läckberg’s work.

Mirage is the third book in the series, and while I did feel like I missed some backstory, the novel is so heavily character-driven that it still worked as a standalone. I could piece things together pretty well, though I imagine longtime fans would appreciate the deeper context.

One thing that stood out was the balance (or sometimes imbalance) between the crime and the characters’ personal lives. The crime plot—so fast-paced and thrilling—had me completely hooked, but it felt like the book spent more time on personal drama than the actual case. That was a bit of a letdown because when the mystery was in focus, it was fantastic. This is probably why I now feel like I need to go back and read the first two books, which I hear are more action-packed.

Pacing-wise, though, I was impressed. Even with the focus on the characters’ lives, it never felt slow. The mix of crime-solving and personal struggles kept me engaged, and I loved the dynamic (and sometimes very dysfunctional) team. Julia and her detectives each had their own subplots—secret love affairs, midlife crises—which added some fun drama alongside the mystery.

Overall, Mirage was a solid read with compelling characters and a gripping, albeit slightly underused, crime element. If you love character-driven thrillers and don’t mind a longer read, this one’s worth checking out. And as for me? I think I’ll be picking up the first two books soon!

Many thanks to NetGalley and HarperCollins UK for the ARC in exchange for my honest review.

A pile of bones is found in the Stockholm Underground tunnels and Julia and her team of detectives are on the case. The National Security police are investigating the possibility that someone is amassing enough Ammonium Nitrate to make a huge bomb then the minister of justice disappears after receiving the message that he has two weeks to live. So starts a cracking race against time to find the minister and thwart the bomb plot. The police team is gloriously dysfunctional with a full house of marital breakdown, obsessive compulsive disorder neurodiversity to name but a few. But its a great read, Scandi detective fiction at its best.

When I read Camila Läckberg, I said I WANT TO READ IT. Because I'd read a few of her novels that I really liked (there's one in particular that I didn't like much, but it doesn't matter), and I was VERY excited.

I found... love affairs, family problems, midlife crises, character conflicts, and... a bit of a thriller. It's not at all what I expected, and I think several people agree with me that it focused much more on the characters' bonds and relationships than on the case itself.
It makes sense because it's the end of a series, but it's not what I came to read.

Look, I'm not saying that thrillers shouldn't have any of the things I mentioned above, but... is it really necessary? On top of that, thousands and thousands of pages of things that didn't interest me.

It's a shame because I really wanted to enjoy this novel because the premise seemed great (and it is, but it took so long to get to anything about the case that I ended up getting bored).

Thank you so much to HarperCollins UK for the ARC I read through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

I had not read any of the other books in this series, so it was interesting to jump right in and treat it as a standalone novel. The main characters seemed to have considerable baggage, which I'm sure stemmed from the earlier books, but this didn't alter my understanding of what is a very busy book!

There are lots of characters weaved in, lots of family members that I kept on having to check who was related to who! The kidnap of an ex and the importance of this person was explained well and I liked the use of Vincent and his logic.

This is quite a long book, but a fast and easy read. Good plot and decent twist at the end. Recommended.

The third and final book in this crime series featuring Police inspector Mina Dabiri and mentalist Vincent Walder. While not as strong as the first two entries this one rounds at the series in a satisfying way with an explosive finale that will change how you think about the whole series. This one focused a bit more on the characters and their personal lives/issues, with the crime part feeling less developed. I read most of this in one sitting and felt the pacing was well done. I am sad to see this series finished and hope that these two authors team up again in the future.

A five star read as it's highly original, completely absorbing, interesting and entertaining. I found the mentalist number puzzles fascinating and thought the various characters to be quite extraordinary with their individual traits.

This is another excellent book in the Mina and Vincent series, and their love for each other shines through the book. Mina's police colleagues are also great and I really like the way that Pedder is still part of the team even though he is no longer with them.
The case revolves around skeletons found in the subway, and the kidnapping of Niklas, Mina's ex-husband. As usual it is a complicated plot going off in all directoions. The investigators get to meet people who live in the subway, policitians and beetle specialists. All this is done in a really interesting way.
The ending was really unexpected, and explained a lot, but it is absolutely devastating.

Definitely one of the best crime thrillers I have ever read!!! The plot was so thrilling while getting creepier the more I was into the book!
The characters also contributed to the atmosphere of the novel... I found them absolutely brilliant! Even though some of them had some mental issues, I still found them very relatable as well as likeable. I have not read the first two books and I will do so. This third book was no problem to read as a standalone. However, I am more than eager to know what happened in the first books. Highly recommended!
I received a digital copy of this novel from NetGalley and I have voluntarily written an honest review.