Unfortunately I just couldn’t even make it all the way through this book. I found it tedious and badly written, it just wasn’t for me at all.

When a young boy is taken from Nursery school the police are on the hunt but what they discover is so much more than anyone expected. A adrenaline pumping plot and it all comes together with a killer.

Second book in the series and just as good as the first.
Great storyline and characters, although a bit slow at times.
Recommended.

This book felt LONG.
Despite that it was a really good and interesting read! Great characters and interesting premise, just maybe could have been cut down by 100 pages.

When a young child disappears in Stockholm and is subsequently found murdered links are made to a previous case. For Detective Mina Dabiri however the there is more than meets the eye, an unusual method of dying and clues left at the scene. She contacts Vincent, a successful mentalist that she has worked with before, and the department contacts Nova, a new age guru and expert on cults. As the bodies increase the team is against the clock to prevent more children dying but the case is hitting pretty close to home for Mina in more ways than one.
I absolutely loved this book. It is quite long and very complex but the spare writing and short chapters structure the narrative perfectly. Each character has quirky traits or backstory and these are explored within the context of a wonderfully twisty plot. This book delivers on so many levels.

Mina and Vincent are both very complex and interesting characters so when you put them together it is intriguing. This relationship has developed well in this second book in the series but I’m not sure if the multi layered plot wasn’t a step too far for me this time.
Never boring but somewhat hard work at times. I don’t think I would want to read this without having read the first in the series.

I really enjoyed Camilla Lackbergs first novel trapped, but as much as I like Camilla's writing I do find them slow going at the start and reading this I found it hard to get into so I downloaded the audiobook and found it easier to follow, Two years have passed since the first book and after the initial attraction betweeen Mina & Vincent they have kept their distance, Vincent is still trying to save his marriage and Mina as always has thrown herself into her work, but when Mina gets a call from her daughters Nathalie, father she finds out that her daughter (who doesn't know shes alive) has met with Minas mother and unknowingly she gets caught up in her grandmothers secret organisation/ Cult so Mina asks Vincent to help her as well as trying to solve the horrible murders of young children along the way.
As always there are plenty of twists and turns but I do wish she would edit some of the unnecessary stuff out.

Cult is the second book in the series featuring Detective Mina Dabiri and Mentalist Vincent Walder. I really enjoyed the first book, and couldn't wait to start this one. I hope there is a third one in the series!

Although this book is about child abduction and murder, I loved it. It is so well written and with some puzzles thrown in that it is a great read.

I like that this is not just centred on the two main protagonists but pulls in the rest of the team with their own stories and families. The crime committed is awful and you get that sense from those investigating as well.

There are great little cliffhangers at the end of some chapters that encourage you to keep reading. And the tie ups and loose threads at the end are brilliant and make you want more.

Cannot wait to read more in this series.

Thankyou netgalley for allowing me a copy of this arc

It was a good little read. Great for fans of this type of genre. Would recommend

I have read one of Camilla Lackberg’s books previously and i did enjoy it not sure why i have not read any more since.

Having now just finished The Cult I’m not sure i have not continued reading her books, I gather this is a new series and i feel that that they should be read in order to get to know the characters, but because i had not read these it did not take away the enjoyment of reading this book.

The Cult is a gripping thriller with great cast of characters and intelligence that draws you in and keeps you reading until the small hours.

The perpetrator is one of the most clever and narcissistic villains I’ve read in a good while, and the detectives that try and solve the crimes are well rounded and i like that you get into their lives.

I will go back and read the first in this new series and i will look forward to reading more once written.

Thank you to the publisher and Netgalley for an advanced copy.

A heavy read that really left me thinking but was interesting and left me wanting to read the next one. Camilla never disappoints.

When a five-year old boy goes missing from nursery school, the worst fears are confirmed that he has been abducted by a stranger.
Mina and the team realise that there are similarities to a previous murder of a young child, and gradually other murders come to light.
Mina is keen to bring in mentalist,Vincent, to help again.
This is the second book in the series, I found it to be even better than the first one. There was less need for explanation and therefore more content. I recommend you read both in order.
Camilla Lackberg and Henrik Fexeus are a great collaborative writing team.

"Cult" by Camilla Läckberg and Henrik Fexeus is the second book in a series that presents a complex narrative through multiple viewpoints and layers. While I regret not having read the first installment, I found it challenging to fully connect with the characters and grasp their relationships.

The collaborative efforts of Läckberg and Fexeus bring forth a unique blend of storytelling styles. However, without the context provided by the previous book, my reading experience felt somewhat disjointed, leaving me to wonder if starting from the beginning would have enhanced my understanding and engagement.

Despite the difficulties in connecting with the characters, the intricate layers and perspectives within "Cult" kept me intrigued. It is evident that the authors possess a talent for crafting complex narratives that invite further exploration of the series as a whole.

In conclusion, "Cult" offers an intriguing mix of perspectives and layers, but the absence of familiarity with the characters from the previous book affected my overall enjoyment. I would like to express my gratitude to HarperCollins for the opportunity to read and delve into this second installment.

On reading the description for this crime novel, it was not immediately obvious that it was a Swedish translation and set in Sweden and also book 2 of a series, therefore initially it took some time connecting with unfamiliar names and places. However, once characters had been established - of which there are many with great personalities, you get a meaty multi layered read and I thoroughly enjoyed it. I'm sure if I had read book one first, then it would have been much easier to connect with the characters and place names. Its fast paced, intricate and loved all the subplots. I did get a little weary of all the descriptions of sweating and stained clothes but apart from that, a very enjoyable read. Thank you to NetGalley, the authors and the publisher for the advance review copy.

when five year old ossian goes missing from nursery school his parents worst fears are realised he has been abducted by a strange woman .the police are on a timer to find ossian alive hopefully everyone is a suspect.
this is a fast paced thriller and a very dark subject a abduction of a child is done very sympathyatically but honestly what is every parent nightmare,
the reader is guessing from the first few pages what has happened to ossian,great characters fast paced and compelling .thank you netgallery for allowing me to read it.review sent to goodreads great authors cant wait to read their other books

I would like to thank Netgalley and HarperCollins UK, HarperFiction for an advance copy of Cult, the second novel to feature Stockholm detective Mina Dabiri and mentalist Vincent Walder.

When a young boy is kidnapped from his nursery Mina asks Vincent for help, because the case is not making sense to her and the team. He links the disappearance to other similar cases and starts to see a pattern, but will they be in time to save the boy? Meanwhile Mina’s secret daughter, Nathalie, who believes her mother is dead, gets involved in Epicura, a secretive self help organisation with a charismatic leader.

I thoroughly enjoyed Cult, which is another long, initially slow novel with some neat twists. I do not mean long and initially slow as a criticism, more as a compliment to the authors’ ability to build a strong story on a solid foundation of events and characters. Mina and Vincent don’t even team up till about 20% in, but that gives the reader time to assimilate the facts in the case and allows them to catch up with the characters and their in the intervening months since their last case.

The novel is told from various points of view and that gives the reader a panoramic view of events and their impact on the various characters. Mina is still the germaphobe she always has been, but Vincent seems darker and less sure of himself, although his mind still sees patterns others don’t. I’ll be honest and say that I don’t really understand the connection they have, but it’s like two socially awkward people finding understanding in each other. It’s probably much deeper than that, but I’m too lazy to think about it. The other team members are well drawn as well, sometimes in surprising ways.

As I said, the novel is quite slow to get going with all the scene setting, but once it heats up it’s unputdownable. There are strange puzzles to be solved, a child to find, a memorable final showdown and some explanations with a real kick in the final pages. The second half of the novel where they start to see the big picture is one long adrenaline rush. It is tense, dangerous and gripping. It is also where Nathalie’s story takes shape. She’s an impressionable teenager, obviously crying out for affection, and this shapes her narrative.

Cult is a good read that I have no hesitation in recommending.

From the blurb I thought this book was going to be a sure thing for me. I like crime thrillers and love anything about cults but unfortunately this fell a little flat for me. I think because I hadn’t read the first in the series (Trapped) there was a lot between the characters that just I missed that relevance of. Both of the main characters were dark and flawed which played a big a role in the storylines and their past relationship and trauma from Trapped clearly informed that quite heavily.

I would definitely suggest reading these books in order!

That being said - this book is a great suspenseful crime thriller. The complexity of the layered plots was written so well and I imagine I would have enjoyed this a lot more if I’d read the first book.

The combination of characters reminded me of a really messed up version of Jonathon Creek and Maddie Magellan from the TV show Jonathon Creek so if you’re looking for a book without the lightheartedness of that show you would love this book.

Another great read from these two as Vincent and Mina team up again to investigate a missing child and as both of their pasts catch up with them it’s a race against time to stop anyone else getting hurt and for Mina she may finally need to face up to the choices she made in her past. I can’t say any more as it will spoil it but don’t miss this book.

It was so good to be back with Mina, Vincent and the rest of the team again. Two years have passed since their last outing but it felt like very little had changed for any of them so it was so easy to pick up each characters quirks without re-reading the first book to be reminded.

I found this to be quite a medium paced story which kept me turning the pages, unscrambling the puzzles and peeling back the layers to figure out what on earth was going on this time! Upon finishing it I felt most things had been dealt with but there was just this one thing which is making me really hope for a third book in this series at least!

The writing gives an interesting insight into cults, how they come about and how people can become blinded by a charismatic leader. This is a book which has made me stop and think at times and I am so glad I read it.