Writers such as Henning Mankell may outsell Jungstedt in the UK, but - if there is any justice - she will not remain caviar to the general

- Barry Forshaw,

There is an icy dispassionate grip to Jungstedt's writing that recalls Henning Mankell

Metro

She is in total control of plot and pace, conveys chilling atmosphere and her characters are well above average for believability

The Times

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Jungstedt delivers excellent clammy atmosphere and a constant premonition of weird deaths to come. She's becoming one of Scandinavia's best crime writers, no mean compliment in a crowded field

The Times

A violent robbery. A hit-and-run. A brutal murder.

In the stifling heat of an August morning on the beautiful Swedish island of Gotland, terror shatters the calm.

An armed robbery is over in minutes, leaving a little girl on the road, hit by the getaway car.

Desperate to find those responsible, the police track down one of the culprits. But he is dead, brutally murdered at a remote farm. Tattooed on his arm are three initials: his own and two others. The only clues to the identity of his friends.

As the hunt to find the remaining two robbers intensifies, there’s every chance the murderer is on their trail too. Can Detective Superintendent Knutas beat them to it?

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A brutal murder.

In the stifling heat of an August morning on the beautiful Swedish island of Gotland, terror shatters the calm.

An armed robbery is over in minutes, leaving a little girl on the road, hit by the getaway car.
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The latest thriller from 'one of Scandinavia's best crime writers' (<i>The Times</i>). For fans of Henning Mankell and Jo Nesbo.

Product details

ISBN
9780552168779
Published
2017
Publisher
Vendor
Corgi Books
Weight
251 gr
Height
198 mm
Width
127 mm
Thickness
23 mm
Age
01, G, 01
Language
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet

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Biographical note

Mari Jungstedt is one of the most successful crime fiction authors in Sweden, and has sold over 3 million copies of her books worldwide. Barry Forshaw writes that her Inspector Knutas novels are 'among the most rarefied and satisfying pleasures afforded by the field'. She has written nine novels set on the island of Gotland and featuring Knutas.

Mari lives in Stockholm with her husband and two children.