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The Dead of Summer
Mari Jungstedt
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Description for The Dead of Summer
Paperback. The murder of a jogger on the beach at Faro is an opportunity for Anders Knutas' newly-appointed deputy, Karin Jacobsson, to prove her worth while her boss is on holiday. But when a second body is discovered, murdered in the same style, Jacobsson's investigations point to a horrifying conclusion. Series: Anders Knutas. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 136 x 25. Weight in Grams: 274.
'One of Scandinavia's best crime writers' The Times
Mari Jungstedt's compelling series of novels featuring Inspector Anders Knutas continues to go from strength to strength with The Dead of Summer, the fifth crime adventure set on the island of Gotland. Her trademark combination of rich characterisation, taut crime plots and the continuing unfolding drama of her series characters' lives add up to a mix that rivals Henning Mankell's Wallander series.
The murder of a jogger on the beach at Faro is an opportunity for Anders Knutas's newly-appointed deputy, Karin Jacobsson, to prove her worth while her boss is ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Corgi
Condition
New
Series
Anders Knutas
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780552159951
SKU
9780552159951
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Ref
99-1
About Mari Jungstedt
Mari Jungstedt is one of the most successful crime fiction authors in Sweden, and has sold over 3 million copies of her books worldwide. Barry Forshaw writes that her Inspector Knutas novels are 'among the most rarefied and satisfying pleasures afforded by the field'. She has written nine novels set on the island of Gotland and featuring Knutas. Mari ... Read more
Reviews for The Dead of Summer
The Killer's Art is a classic demonstration of just why Mari Jungstedt is held in such high esteem; in Tiina Nunally's adroit translation, the prose has a stripped-down, utterly functional quality that is perfectly at the service of the carefully orchestrated plot. Writers such as Henning Mankell may outsell Jungstedt in the UK, but - if there is any justice ... Read more