The Corpse Flower

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Danish journalist Heloise Kaldan is in the middle of a nightmare. One of her sources has been caught lying, and she could lose her job over it. And then she receives the first in a series of cryptic letters from an alleged killer.

Anna Kiel is wanted for murder but hasn't been seen by anyone in three years. When the reporter who first wrote about the case is found murdered in his apartment, detective Erik Schafer comes up with the first lead. Has Anna Kiel struck again If so, why does every clue point directly to Heloise Kaldan

As Heloise starts digging deeper she realises that to tell Anna's story she will have to revisit her darkest past, and confront the one person she swore she'd never see again...

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'Ingenious ... It demands not to be ignored ... Taut, menacing, and intensely thrilling, it never lets go' - Geoffrey Wansall, The Daily Mail

Hancock writes with a razor-sharp pen, wittily and with originality. I simply adore her books Katrine Engberg, #1 internationally bestselling author of The Tenant and The Butterfly House

Anne Mette Hancock, newcomer to the Nordic thriller, has a lot of talent Elle France

Scandinavian noir at its noirest. Its hard, maybe unthinkable, to imagine how Hancock will follow it up Kirkus Reviews

A guaranteed page-turner Emelie Schepp, author of the Jana Berzelius Series

[A] gripping debut ... Assured prose matches the intricate plot. Hancock is off to a strong start Publishers Weekly

Can most assuredly hold her ground against a number of Swedish and Danish crime queens Berlingske

Absolutely wonderful. Superbly constructed and totally enthralling Helene Tursten, author of Snowdrift

Anne Mette Hancock has written a killer book.This one has it all - a great story, compelling characters, and a page-turning plot. Dont miss The Corpse Flower Harry Hunsicker, author of The Devils

Country Classic femi-crime with equal parts lifestyle and suspense Weekendavisen

Breathes life into old genre-clichs Jyllands posten

Likblomman really stands out with a personal, hard-boiled style and Kaldan and Schfer deviate early from what youd believe to be the predictable path Sknska Dagbladet

Author Bio

Anne Mette Hancock lives in Copenhagen with her two children. In 2017 her debut The Corpse Flower introduced readers to journalist Heloise Kaldan and police officer Erik Schfer. It won the Danish Crime Academy's debutant prize, was a#1 bestseller in Denmark and a top ten bestseller in Europe. The sequel, The Collector, was published in Denmark in 2018and will be published by Swift in 2023.