Could this be Van Veeteren's darkest case yet?
Håkan Nesser is one of Sweden's most popular crime writers, receiving numerous awards for his novels featuring Inspector Van Veeteren, including the European Crime Fiction Star Award (Ripper Award) 2010/11, the Swedish Crime Writers' Academy Prize (three times) and Scandinavia's Glass Key Award. The Van Veeteren series is published in over 25 countries and has sold over 10 million copies worldwide. Håkan Nesser lives in Gotland with his wife, and spends part of each year in the UK.
I was swept away by Håkan Nesser's The Strangler's Honeymoon which
is as gruesome, tense and droll as its title.
*Sunday Times Books of the Year*
A richly atmospheric addition to the series . . . Nesser contrives
an impressive balance between a twisty thriller plotline and
satisfying characters with believable quirks . . . his subtle touch
when it comes to psychological insight and his confident
storytelling make for an enthralling read.
*Metro*
Nesser produces crime writing that is so rivetingly written that it
makes most contemporary crime fare - Scandinavian or otherwise -
seem rather thin gruel. Nesser's tenacious copper, Chief Inspector
Van Veeteren is one of the most distinctive protagonists in the
field (lauded by no less an authority than Colin Dexter: 'destined
for a place among the great European detectives'), and the
baffling, labyrinthine cases he tackles have a rigour and logic all
too rarely encountered.
*Guardian*
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