The Weeping Girl
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
The Weeping Girl
By (Author) Hkan Nesser
Translated by Laurie Thompson
Pan Macmillan
Pan Books
1st October 2013
26th September 2013
United Kingdom
Classifications
General
Fiction
839.738
Short-listed for Petrona Award 2014 (UK)
Physical Properties
Paperback
496
Width 130mm, Height 197mm, Spine 32mm
334g
Description
A community is left reeling after a teacher - Arnold Maager - is convicted of murdering his female pupil Winnie Maas. It seems the girl had been pregnant with Maager's child. Years later, on her eighteenth birthday, Maager's daughter Mikaela finally learns the terrible truth about her father. Desperate for answers, Mikaela travels to the institution at Lejnice, where Maager has been held since his trial. But soon afterwards she inexplicably vanishes. Detective Inspector Ewa Moreno from the Maardam Police is on holiday in the area when she finds herself drawn into Mikaela's disappearance. But before she can make any headway in the case, Maager himself disappears - and then a body is found. It will soon become clear to Ewa that only unravelling the events of the past will unlock this dark mystery...
Reviews
One of the best of the Nordic Noir writers. * Guardian *
The godfather of Swedish crime. * Metro *
One of Swedens best crime writers. * Mail on Sunday *
A master of suspense. * Sunday Times *
Author Bio
Hkan Nesser is one of Sweden's most popular crime writers, receiving numerous awards for his novels featuring Inspector Van Veeteren, including the European Crime Fiction Star Award (Ripper Award) 2010/11, the Swedish Crime Writers' Academy Prize (three times) and Scandinavia's Glass Key Award. The Van Veeteren series is published in over 25 countries and has sold over 10 million copies worldwide. Hkan Nesser lives in Gotland with his wife and spends part of each year in the UK.
