![]() ![]() She did what had to be done first, and then what she really wanted to do if there was any time left over. And with each day that passed he had grown more conscious that it really didn’t matter what he did. The more he tried to demonstrate how distant he felt, the more zealously she made sure it wouldn’t be noticed. But it was not possible to fix everything. Like an impatient steam locomotive she charged ahead, trying to make everything right. Always ready to solve every problem, even those that were none of her concern, before he even had a chance to think about it. Instead, according to Henrik, it’s all Eva’s fault.Įverything finished and ready before he even managed to see that it needed to be done. ![]() ![]() Of course he isn’t about to admit that and shoulder any blame. The only reason Henrik will give is that they “ don’t have fun anymore.” The truth is he’s embroiled in an affair with Axel’s daycare teacher, Linda. Eva has been married to Henrik for 11 years, and when the novel opens, Henrik tells Eva, in response to a question, that he’s unsure of their future together. ![]() Meet Eva, an energetic young mother to her 6-year-old son Axel. The plot has the same tight claustrophobic feel of Rendell’s novels, but Betrayal is far more twisted. The cover of Karin Alvtegen’s Swedish crime novel, Betrayal, states the book is “ reminiscent of Ruth Rendell at her best.” The comparison is valid, but for this reader, Betrayal is much darker than anything I’ve read by Rendell. ![]()
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