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The Collector

Anne Mette Hancock

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Crooked Lane Books
10 January 2023
For fans of Katrine Engberg and Lars Kepler, the second chilling novel in Anne Mette Hancock's #1 bestselling Danish crime series is a psychological whirlwind that explores the nature of truth and what it means when we can no longer trust what we know to be real.

For fans of Katrine Engberg and Lars Kepler, the second chilling novel in Anne Mette Hancock's #1 bestselling Danish crime series is a psychological whirlwind that explores the nature of truth and what it means when we can no longer trust what we know to be real.

When 10-year-old Lukas disappears from his Copenhagen school, police investigators discover that the boy had a peculiar obsession with pareidolia-a phenomenon that makes him see faces in random things. A photo on his phone posted just hours before his disappearance shows an old barn door that resembles a face. Journalist Heloise Kaldan thinks she recognizes the barn-but from where?

When Luke's blood-flecked jacket is found in the moat at Copenhagen's Citadel, DNA evidence points to Thomas Strand, an ex-soldier suffering from severe PTSD. But then Strand turns up dead in his apartment, shot in the head execution style.

What did the last person to see Lukas really witness that morning

in the school yard? Was it really Lukas, or an optical illusion? Can you

ever truly trust your eyes?
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Imprint:   Crooked Lane Books
Country of Publication:   United States
Volume:   2
Dimensions:   Height: 218mm,  Width: 144mm, 
Weight:   567g
ISBN:   9781639101177
ISBN 10:   1639101179
Pages:   352
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Anne Mette Hancock made her debut as an author in 2017 with The Corpse Flower. This poignant suspense novel debuted at #1 on the Danish bestseller charts. She was awarded the Danish Crime Academy's debutant prize and was named Author of the Year in Demark.

Reviews for The Collector

Praise for The Collector: Gripping, endearing, dark, and funny, Anne Mette Hancock has written the best series I've read this year. Kaldan and Schafer are my new favorite crime-solving duo. Highly recommended. -Harlan Coben, #1 New York Times bestselling author A suitably nightmarish snap . . . reads like top-line American procedurals. -Kirkus Reviews Praise for The Corpse Flower: Structurally flawless. -The Washington Post If you enjoyed The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, you will thoroughly enjoy this [Danish] thriller full of action, family secrets, and intrigue. -The San Diego Union-Tribune, Recommended Reads Scandinavian noir at its noirest. It's hard, maybe unthinkable, to imagine how Hancock will follow it up. -Kirkus Reviews, starred review [A] gripping debut . . . Assured prose matches the intricate plot. Hancock is off to a strong start. -Publishers Weekly This book has a little bit of everything. If you enjoy Scandinavian crime stories, you will definitely want to check [it] out. -San Francisco Book Review, 5-star review Hancock writes with a razor-sharp pen, wittily and with originality. I simply adore her books. -Katrine Engberg, #1 international bestselling author of The Tenant and The Butterfly House A guaranteed page-turner. -Emelie Schepp, international bestselling author of the Jana Berzelius series Anne Mette Hancock has written a killer book. This one has it all-a great story, compelling characters, and a page-turning plot. -Harry Hunsicker, author of The Devil's Country and former executive vice-president of the Mystery Writers of America Absolutely wonderful. Superbly constructed and totally enthralling. -Helene Tursten, author of Snowdrift Anne Mette Hancock, newcomer to the Nordic thriller, has a lot of talent. -Elle France


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