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Book SynopsisThe epic sequel to
Victim Without a Face.
ON A HOT SUMMER'S DAY. A car speeds through the streets of Helsingborg. When it reaches the harbour, the driver keeps going, straight into the cold, dark sea.
A BODY IN THE WATER. But it is not a suicide. The autopsy reveals that this man has been dead for some time. He was murdered two months ago, and his body has been deep frozen.
TURNS EVERTHING COLDER. As more bodies are discovered, Fabian Risk must hunt a killer with a mission: to preserve his victims, and create the perfect death... REVIEWS FOR STEFAN AHNHEM: '
Atmospheric and complicated [...] with great cop characters and some imaginatively grisly perps'
Sunday Times (star pick). 'More gripping than Jo Nesbo,
blacker than Stieg Larsson and more bleakly human than Henning Mankell' Tony Parsons. '
Epic in scale and ambition'
Daily Mail. 'An intense journey, with an intricate plot... Ahnhem has mastered atmosphere, pacing and intrigue'
Crime Review. 'Masterly plotting, grisly murders and chilling suspense: Stefan Ahnhem keeps the threads of this
complex, two-country narrative pulled tense'
Better Reading.
Trade ReviewIf you loved
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, you're going to adore this dark, fiendishly clever book -- Caitlyn Lynch
This Nordic Noir from million copy-selling author and screenwriter Ahnhem is "unputdownable"... Edge of the seat stuff' * Sunday Post *
Ahnhem opens the door to the closed rooms of his characters, to their minds' labyrinths and nooks. And he does so with great success and insight * Fyens Stiftstidende (Denmark) *
Wonderfully well-conceived and excellently executed, with surprises appearing as the case evolves. The suspense lasts till the end also in the parallel case taking place in Helsingør... A truly great and madly thrilling reading experience... I will look forward to the next one in the series' * Litteratursiden (Denmark) *
A chillingly thrilling crime novel * Lokalavisen Nordsjælland (Denmark) *
