Autumn Killing
A Thriller
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- ¥2,200
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- ¥2,200
発行者による作品情報
“The latest hot Swedish import.”—Entertainment Weekly
“One of those books that will keep you up throughout the night...Make room on your shelf—and calendar—for this one.”—Bookreporter.com
Police superintendent Malin Fors returns in this chilling third novel from the critically acclaimed author of Midwinter Blood, the first in the series and “a splendid representative of the Swedish crime novel, in all its elegance and eeriness” (Booklist, starred review).
Autumn rains are pouring down on the Swedish countryside, but it’s the discovery of a brutally stabbed body floating facedown in the moat of Skogså Castle that chills one town to the bone. Jerry Petersson, the castle’s new owner and a notoriously ruthless lawyer and entrepreneur, is now, shall we say, permanently out of business. Meanwhile, Malin Fors, the brilliant but flawed star of the local police force, is already struggling to keep her life together following the recent murder attempt on her teenage daughter, Tove. Now, as the Petersson case forces Malin to delve deep into her town’s history and her own family’s past, the secrets she uncovers threaten to drown her, too.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
In Swedish writer Kallentoft's psychologically gripping third novel featuring Supt. Malin Fors (after 2013's Summer Death), Count Erik F gelsj of Link ping, Sweden, is forced to sell Skogs Castle, his family's 17th-century home, because his son and heir, Fredrick, has incompetently managed the estate. The buyer, arrogant and resentful millionaire Jerry Petersson, spent his childhood in Link ping, where people like the F gelsj s snubbed him. Soon after moving into the castle, Petersson is found face down in the moat with a fatal blow to the head and 40 postmortem stab wounds. Despite her alcoholism and a personal life spiraling out of control, Malin skillfully leads the complex investigation. Potential suspects include members of the F gelsj family, several villagers Petersson wronged over the years, and the victim's former business partner, convicted criminal Jochen Goldman. Well-drawn characters help propel the plot to an exciting climax.
