![]() ![]() This is crime writing of the highest order.” - The Times (London) “A mind-blowing story that captivates the reader from the very first page. Brilliantly conceived, carefully worked out, and complicatedly satisfying.” - Slate “Nesb ’s books have a serious, socially significant heft, as well as a confident (even cocky) narrative stride that is unmatched.” - Richmond Times-Dispatch “Nesb ’s pace is unerring, and the way he builds up suspense will incite Pavlovian page-turning.” - Time Out New York “With Henning Mankell having written his last Wallander novel and Stieg Larsson no longer with us, I have had to make the decision on whom to confer the title of best current Nordic writer of crime fiction. This is reading as you experienced it in childhood, without any gap between eye and mind, but with the added pleasures that adult plots and adult characters can bring. Ultimately, though, what sets Nesb apart is his ability to keep the pages turning with such intellectual dexterity.” -Newsday “Nesb has a horrormeister’s flair for transforming natural scenes into ominous situations.” - The New York Times Book Review “Irresistibly addictive. ![]() as Nesb lays down a trail rich in Nordic atmosphere and in character-driven development. ![]() ![]() his novels are maddeningly addictive.” - Vanity Fair “Chances are you’ll be hooked. “If you don’t know Nesb, it’s time to get with it.” - USA Today “Like Larsson, Nesb explores the darkest criminal minds with grim delight and puts his killers where you least expect to find them. ![]()
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