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Dark Secrets

Dark Secrets

Hans Rosenfeldt ,  Michael Hjorth

9781742664323

Pier 9


Fiction & Literature; Thriller & suspense

Paperback

448 pages

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ABBEY'S BOOKSELLER PICK ----- Scandinavia has been the revelation of the past few years for crime fiction and this new book from two Swedish writers joins a long list of gripping titles. A teenager is reported missing in a provincial town, though police incompetence means nothing is done for more than two days. Then the body is found – missing most of the heart. To avoid complete scandal, the local police call in the Riksmord, a crack team of investigators from Stockholm. Nothing is straightforward, of course, either with the case or with the team – particularly when its leader, Torkel, brings in an outsider to assist, much to the disgust of the female investigators. Sebastian Bergman is a renowned psychologist notorious for his lack of patience and social skills, and for his sexual misbehaviour, which has worsened since the death of his wife and daughter in the Boxing
Day tsunami. A cynical, damaged man, Bergman is reluctantly back in the town of his childhood where he discovers he may have a child somewhere, and he wants to make contact. The case itself is proving very frustrating, as every lead is discounted and no motive is discernible. Then another murder is committed. This is a strong, police procedural novel with plenty of twists to hold the reader’s attention. I would have liked a bit more fleshing out of the members of the Riksmord team, and a little less extraneous detail about procedure, but this didn’t get in the way of turning the pages as quickly as possible to discover the motivations and identity of the murderer. The first in a series, I’ll certainly look for the second when it comes! Lindy

By:   Hans Rosenfeldt, Michael Hjorth
Imprint:   Pier 9
Country of Publication:   Australia
Dimensions:   Height: 234mm,  Width: 234mm,  Spine: 153mm
ISBN:  

9781742664323


ISBN 10:   1742664326
Pages:   448
Publication Date:   May 2012
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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