Death Angels: A Chief Inspector Erik Winter Novel
By (Author) Ake Edwardson
Translated by Ken Schubert
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Penguin Putnam Inc
The Penguin Press
29th September 2009
United States
General
Fiction
FIC
Paperback
304
Width 140mm, Height 213mm, Spine 18mm
295g
The debut thriller in the internationally acclaimed series available for the first time in the United States A long-time number one bestseller in his native Sweden, ke Edwardsons profile was conspicuously raised when his novel Frozen Tracks was chosen as a finalist for a 2008 Los Angeles Times Book Prize. Until now, however, the novel that launched Edwardsons critically acclaimed Erik Winter series has never been available in the United States. With a new series translator who fully captures Edwardsons signature atmospheric style, Death Angels is Americas introduction to Swedens youngest Chief Inspector as he teams up with Scotland Yard to solve the mysterious parallel killings of young British and Swedish tourists. Richly evocative of mid-nineties South London and Gothenburg, Sweden, Death Angels is a brilliant opening to a mesmerizing series that has become a phenomenon in international crime fiction.
ke Edwardson is one of Scandinavia's most successful crime writers. He has won numerous awards, including the Swedish Academy of Crime Writers' Award three times.