A masterful crime novel – it demonstrates what can be accomplished within the genre when you write as wonderfully as Stein does.
Masterful … What begins as a crime novel about a murder develops into an ambitious political thriller based around a nasty ethical dilemma with contemporary relevance. Stein builds the story up to its climax with impressive literary skill.
Brilliant … shut out the rest of the world and prepare yourself: this book won’t let you put it down until the puzzle of the murder and – not least – the motive has been solved.
This fourth instalment in the dark saga about tough cop Axel Steen is the best in the series thus far.
It’s hair-raisingly exciting. It’s incredibly well executed. It’s immaculately written and brilliantly plotted. Basically, it’s Jesper Stein.
With Aisha Jesper Stein has cemented his place at the pinnacle of Danish crime-writing.
This fourth instalment in the dark saga about tough cop Axel Steen is the best in the series thus far.
THANKS JESPER STEIN, thanks for getting my heart-rate up without having to go to the goddamn gym. Thanks for making me breathless without having to run through bedraggled leaves in a wet Danish forest. Thanks for giving me the shivers without getting a fever. Thanks for the laughs without Klovn
Forever … Thanks for the sparkling writing – and a phenomenal plot with some deadly-dangerous!surprises. Thanks Jesper Stein – for a fourth book that should be giving you some serious performance anxiety about the fifth. Just bring it. And a little fast sir Stein. We neeeeeeeeeeed ….
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