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The Arc of the Swallow

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Full Title:

The Arc of the Swallow

Contributors:

By (Author) Sissel-Jo Gazan
Translated by Charlotte Barslund

ISBN:

9780857387721

Publisher:

Quercus Publishing

Imprint:

riverrun

Publication Date:

21st April 2016

UK Publication Date:

21st April 2016

Country:

United Kingdom

Classifications

Readership:

General

Genre:
Fiction/Non-fiction:

Fiction

Other Subjects:

Fiction in translation

Dewey:

839.8138

Physical Properties

Physical Format:

Paperback

Number of Pages:

592

Dimensions:

Width 128mm, Height 196mm, Spine 40mm

Weight:

460g

Description

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.

Reviews

A terrific novel, involving bitter rivalries among scientists - Sunday Times

A top-flight thriller - smart and outrageously entertaining - Financial Times, on The Dinosaur Feather

Intelligently plotted and psychologically believable - The Times, on The Dinosaur Feather

Author Bio

Sissel-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.

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