The Living and the Dead

Christoffer Carlsson

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Michael Joseph Ltd
08 February 2026

Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945); Crime & Mystery

A dazzling, multi-award-winning mystery from the 'finest crime writer in Sweden' (David Lagercrantz)

On a cold, snowy winter's night in 1999, Sander and Killian leave a house party together, in a small town in rural Sweden. The very best of friends, they imagine they will remain so forever.

The next morning, each is a key suspect in a murder. Each has something they want to conceal from the police. And from the other.

The hunt for Mikael S derstr m's killer will take over twenty years. It will see a detective leave the force forever. And it won't end until a second body is found, and the tight-knit community's secrets are finally brought to light...

By: Christoffer Carlsson
Imprint: Michael Joseph Ltd
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 240mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 40mm
Weight: 750g
ISBN: 9780241773086
ISBN 10: 0241773083
Pages: 400
Publication Date: 08 February 2026
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Christoffer Carlsson was born in 1986 on the west coast of Sweden. He holds a PhD in criminology from the University of Stockholm and is one of Sweden's leading crime experts. Carlsson is the youngest winner of the Best Swedish Crime Novel of the Year, voted by the Swedish Crime Writers' Academy, and has won the prestigious Glass Key award for The Living and the Dead, given to the best Scandinavian crime novel of the year. He's also won the Best Swedish Crime Novel twice.

Reviews for The Living and the Dead

I just don't know anyone else who writes quite like this. All the makings of a page-turning thriller, but with an emotional depth that is truly rare. Carlsson is far and away my favourite Scandinavian crime writer at the moment, and The Living and the Dead is among his very best. * Fredrik Backman, #1 New York Times bestselling author * The Living and the Dead deserves to reach readers worldwide * Palle Rosenkrantz Prize for Best Translated Crime Novel *