Blaze Me a Sun

Christoffer Carlsson is to the police procedural what Cormac McCarthy is to the Western, and his American debut is a story of near biblical power about crime and punishment, vengeance and redemption. If you read crime fiction, you'll find yourself gripped by the ingenious plotting and page-turning suspense. If you read literary fiction, you'll find yourself moved by the gorgeous writing and heartbreakingly real characters. If, like me, you read both, you will find that Blaze Me a Sun is the perfect novel. -Anthony Marra, New York Times bestselling author of A Constellation of Vital Phenomena and Mercury Pictures Presents In this powerful, exquisitely constructed novel about a crime (but so much more), Christoffer Carlsson uses a twisty murder mystery to explore the haunting reverberations of guilt and obsession through generations of families and communities. At once thrilling and profoundly poignant, Blaze Me a Sun thrums with a relentless tension that culminates in one of the most satisfying and devastating endings I've read in a long time. -Angie Kim, bestselling author of Miracle Creek, winner of the Edgar Award and the ITW Thriller Award A Russian doll of a mystery, holding its truths within layers and layers of secrets and revelations. You think you know where this book is going. You don't. Carlsson's American debut is a wonder. -Joseph Finder, New York Times bestselling author of House on Fire and Vanished, winner of the International Thriller Writers Award A Swedish neo-noir by way of Sartre, Blaze Me a Sun is at once a crime novel and a gripping study in how we struggle to understand our own lives and the lives of others. The writing is spare and moody, elegantly unwrapping decades of guilt and damage. -Flynn Berry, New York Times bestselling author of Northern Spy, a Reese's Book Club pick A gripping, powerful story about an obsessive quest for truth, the devastating consequences of conscience, and how the mistakes we make and the secrets we keep can outlast our lifetimes. -Chris Pavone, The New York Times bestselling author of The Expats and Two Nights in Lisbon Christoffer Carlsson is the finest crime writer we have in Sweden. His writing is a perfect combination of crystal clear prose and exact knowledge. -David Lagercrantz, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Girl in the Spider's Web and the other novels in Stieg Larsson's Millennium series A sinister joyride-the most gripping novel I've read in a long time. -Adam White, bestselling author of The Midcoast That rare crime novel that had me turning the pages in suspense, while also nearly moving me to tears. It renews my faith that a writer can work in the crime genre and still produce literature. -Christopher Bollen, bestselling author of A Beautiful Crime and The Destroyers Scandi noir fans will want to check this out. -Publishers Weekly The best Swedish crime novel of the year. -Der Spiegel