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The Arc of the Swallow
By (Author) Sissel-Jo Gazan
Translated by Charlotte Barslund
Quercus Publishing
riverrun
21st April 2016
21st April 2016
United Kingdom
General
Fiction
Fiction in translation
839.8138
Paperback
592
Width 128mm, Height 196mm, Spine 40mm
460g
Professor Kristian Storm worked tirelessly on vaccination programmes protecting children in West Africa. But shortly after his research hit upon a shocking discovery, Storm is found hanged in his office.
His protege Marie Skov refuses to believes it was suicide. But Storm's theories were controversial, and his critics powerful. Her only ally is Detective Soren Marhauge. Behind the scenes of the cut-throat pharmaceutical industry, Marie and Soren hunt for the truth. As they themselves come under threat, ever darker revelations await.A terrific novel, involving bitter rivalries among scientists - Sunday Times
A top-flight thriller - smart and outrageously entertaining - Financial Times, on The Dinosaur FeatherIntelligently plotted and psychologically believable - The Times, on The Dinosaur FeatherSissel-Jo Gazan (Author)
Sissel-Jo Gazan is a biology graduate from the University of Copenhagen. The Dinosaur Feather was her breakthrough novel, having sold in twelve countries and named the Danish Novel of the Decade. It is followed up by The Arc of the Swallow. She lives in Berlin.