Grippingly different
The Times
This is your methadone if you enjoyed <i>The Killing</i> and found it overwhelmingly addictive
BBC Radio 2 Claudia Winkleman Arts Show
A weighty and disturbing novel . . . with an ingenuity as impressive as it is unnerving
Independent
Jussi Adler-Olsen's internationally bestselling Q series returns with Redemption, a gripping treat for all fans of the Scandinavian crime thriller. 'For those suffering withdrawals from The Killing' The Times __________A letter in blood, a horrifying disappearance. . . Two boys, brothers, wake up tied and bound in a boathouse by the sea. Their kidnapper has gone, but he'll be back. They cannot escape . . .In Copenhagen's cold cases division Carl Mørck has received a bottle. It holds an old and decayed message, written in blood. It is a cry for help from two boys. Is it real? Who are they and why weren't they reported missing? Can they possibly still be alive?He needs to find out, and fast . . . Praise for Adler-Olsen:'The new "it" boy of Nordic Noir' The Times'Engrossing' Sunday Express'Adler-Olsen's fascination with abnormal psychology once again pays off' Sunday Times
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Two boys, brothers, wake tied and bound in a boathouse by the sea. Their kidnapper has gone, but soon he will return. Their bonds are inescapable. But there is a bottle and tar to seal it. Paper and a splinter for writing; blood for ink. A message begging for help... Her husband will not tell the truth: where he goes, how long he will be away.
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Grippingly different
Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9780141399997
Publisert
2013
Utgiver
Vendor
Penguin Books Ltd
Vekt
437 gr
Høyde
198 mm
Bredde
130 mm
Dybde
38 mm
Aldersnivå
01, G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
640
Forfatter
Oversetter
Om bidragsyterne
Jussi Adler-Olsen (Author)Jussi Adler-Olsen was born in Copenhagen and worked as a magazine editor and publisher before starting to write fiction. Buried is the fifth novel in the Department Q series, following on from Redemption, Disgrace, Mercy and Guilt. He holds the prestigious Glass Key Award, given annually for a crime novel by a Scandinavian author, and is also winner of the Golden Laurels, Denmark's highest literary accolade.
Martin Aitken (Translator)
Martin Aitken has translated the works of many Scandinavian writers, among them Karl Ove Knausgaard, Helle Helle, Hanne Ørstavik and Olga Ravn. He lives in Denmark.