The Princess of Burundi

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Winner of the Swedish Crime Academy Award for Best Crime Novel, The Princess of Burundi introduces readers to a leading crime writer from Sweden whose work has created an international sensation. Eriksson's debut opens a week before Christmas when a Swedish town is rocked by the brutal murder of John Jonsson, a local family man. Detectives, led by a very pregnant Inspector Ann Lindell, at first suspect a chillingly well-drawn psychotic, and they may be right. But if they are not right, that leaves a cunning and vicious murderer on the loose in their town.A page-turner from start to finish, The Princess of Burundi catapults Eriksson to the top ranks of international crime fiction writers.

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"Riveting.... THE PRINCESS OF BURUNDI resembles the books of Maj Sjowall and Per Wahloo, not to mention those of the modern master Henning Mankell." The Wall Street Journal"

Author Bio

Kjell Eriksson's first crime novel, The Illuminated Path, was named Best First Novel of 1999 by the Swedish Crime Fiction Academy, and The Princess of Burundi was selected Best Swedish Crime Novel in 2002. Much like previous winner Henning Mankell, Kjell Eriksson is very adept at spinning a tight and suspenseful mystery plot, laden with psychological and sociological insight.