{"product_id":"the-ninth-grave-9781784975548","title":"The Ninth Grave","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe stunning prequel to \u003ci\u003eVictim Without a Face\u003c\/i\u003e.  \u003cb\u003eTWO COUNTRIES IN THE GRIP OF WINTER\u003c\/b\u003e.  On the coldest day of the year, Sweden's Minister for Justice steps into a blizzard – and disappears. \u003cb\u003eWho has taken him?\u003c\/b\u003e That same night, across the Baltic Sea, a Danish celebrity is at her home, locked in and cut off from the snow. Then she hears footsteps in her living room. \u003cb\u003eWho is in her house?\u003c\/b\u003e   \u003cb\u003eTWO KILLERS STALK THE STREETS\u003c\/b\u003e.  The police are soon hunting two different murderers. One is a surgeon who carefully dissects his victims. The other is a brutal predator who targets random women. Police in Stockholm and Copenhagen are closing in on their suspects. But as \u003cb\u003ewinter darkens and more people die\u003c\/b\u003e, their investigations begin to unravel.   \u003cb\u003eSOMETIMES MURDER IS JUST THE BEGINNING... \u003c\/b\u003e  REVIEWS FOR STEFAN AHNHEM:   '\u003cb\u003eAtmospheric and complicated\u003c\/b\u003e [...] with great cop characters and some imaginatively grisly perps' \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e (star pick).   'More gripping than Jo Nesbo, \u003cb\u003eblacker than Stieg Larsson\u003c\/b\u003e and more bleakly human than Henning Mankell' Tony Parsons.   '\u003cb\u003eEpic\u003c\/b\u003e in scale and ambition' \u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e.   'An intense journey, with an intricate plot... Ahnhem has mastered atmosphere, pacing and intrigue' \u003ci\u003eCrime Review\u003c\/i\u003e.   'Masterly plotting, grisly murders and chilling suspense: Stefan Ahnhem keeps the threads of this \u003cb\u003ecomplex, two-country narrative\u003c\/b\u003e pulled tense' \u003ci\u003eBetter Reading\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMore gripping than Jo Nesbo, blacker than Stieg Larsson and more bleakly human than Henning Mankell -- Tony Parsons\u003cbr\u003eAtmospheric and complicated... with great cop characters and some imaginatively grisly perps' * Star Pick - The Sunday Times *\u003cbr\u003ewedish crime writer of the year. Bliss' 'Books to Look For * Irish Times *\u003cbr\u003eGrips like a vice * Irish Independent *\u003cbr\u003eAhnhem's story is as bleak as the depths of a Nordic winter, as gory as a charnel house, and as far removed from the concept of Scandinavian hygge comfort as can be imagined, but still grips like a vice * Belfast Telegraph *\u003cbr\u003eIt's time for most Scandinavian crime novelists to step aside and for readers of such to look up. Stefan Ahnhem has arrived and he's terrifically compelling... A gripping page-turner of the highest order' -- CJ Box\u003cbr\u003eA tightly plotted, page-turner of a crimefest, with just enough gore to keep things ticking along... Scandi crime fans are in for a treat with this one' * Connaught Telegraph *\u003cbr\u003eMasterful plot, grisly murders and chilling suspense * Better Reading *\u003cbr\u003eA very complex novel... gripping, graphic and gruesome' * Woman's Way. *\u003cbr\u003eA very good read that will chill you to the bone * Canberra Weekly. *\u003cbr\u003eDark, scary and intensely creepy * RTÉ Guide *\u003cbr\u003eAn intense journey, with an intricate plot and overall a satisfying conclusion... Ahnhem is a debut author who has already mastered atmosphere, pacing and intrigue' * Crime Review *","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49412149215575,"sku":"9781784975548","price":7.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781784975548.jpg?v=1730515819","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-ninth-grave-9781784975548","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}