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Book SynopsisFrom the acclaimed author of Wolf Winter comes a second brilliantly written and gripping historical Nordic Noir thriller with all the intrigue and atmosphere of Burial Rites, the pent-up passion of The Piano and the suspense of The Tenderness of Wolves.
Trade ReviewEkback...has a
tremendous sense of place. Vividly conveying the desolation of the landscape in this
haunting novel * The Sunday Times *
A
gripping, beautifully written novel that I devoured in a day.
Cecilia Ekback has a tremendous feel for the landscape of the north, and her portrayal of the small community who live under the mountain of Blackasen, their suspicion of the outsiders who come amongst them, and the land's own power and hold over their lives and fates, is
as thrilling as it is fascinating. -- Hannah Kent, author of Burial Rites
The writing is atmospheric,
vivid and compelling. * Choice magazine *
Masterfully thrilling. * The Bookbag *
Ekback is a talented writer... this book is never less than absorbing. * The Times *
With
In the Month of the Midnight Sun, we're given
more ambitious, literate Nordic Noir from Swede Cecilia Ekbäck (writing in English), who provides an elusive poetic feel not common in the genre. An orphaned boy and a privileged, rebellious young women are uneasy fellow travellers through the threatening perpetual daylight of the far north as they move towards a strange destiny.
As in Wolf Winter, Ekbäck once again proves that she is in the very front rank of Scandinavian crime writers. * Independent *
Praise for
Wolf Winter * : *
Like a silent fall of snow; suddenly, the reader is enveloped... visually acute, skilfully written; it won't easily erase its tracks in the reader's mind. -- Hilary Mantel, author of Wolf Hall and Bring Up the Bodies
Exquisitely suspenseful, beautifully written, and highly recommended. -- Lee Child
WOLF WINTER repays reading for the beauty of its prose, its strange compelling atmosphere and its
tremendous evocation of the stark, dangerous, threatening place, which exists in the far north and in the hearts of all of us. * Guardian *
A compelling, suspenseful story. * The Sunday Times *
Fans of The Miniaturist will love flashing back to the dark bleakness of 1717 Lapland in Cecilia Ekback's debut. * Grazia *
