The most terrifying thriller you'll read this year
Erik Axl Sund (Author)
Erik Axl Sund is the pseudonym for two authors who have been
friends and collaborators for years- Jerker Erikson and H kan
Axlander Sundquist. H kan was a sound engineer, musician and
artist, while Jerker was a music producer and worked as a librarian
in a prison. Both live in Sweden where they are now full-time
writers, and also run an art gallery together.
Originally written as a trilogy before being re-worked for the
English language markets The Crow Girl is their first book. The
complete trilogy received the 'Special Award' from the Swedish
Academy of Crime Writers in 2012, with the academy highlighting the
trilogy's "hypnotically captivating psychoanalysis in crime
fiction form."
Neil Smith (Translator)
Neil Smith has translated many acclaimed Norwegian and Swedish
novels, including books by Fredrik Backman and Leif G. W. Persson's
The Dying Detective, winner of the CWA International Dagger 2017.
He lives in Norfolk.
Compelling... we are left gasping for breath
*Daily Mail*
A compulsive page-turner... ridiculously entertaining
*Sunday Express*
There's a fantastic twist... the pace of its revelations [is]
relentless
*Observer, Thriller of the Month*
Dark, powerful, disturbing
*The Times*
The best crime novel of the year so far
*Metro*
A breakneck journey through a plot of labyrinthine complexity...
Sund boldly places dissociative identity disorder…at the heart of
this extremely disturbing novel.
*Sunday Times*
A dark and brutal read that addresses violence perpetuated by
women. Snappy writing makes this a page-turning thriller
*ShortList*
Creepy is elevated to an art form in this tale of dysfunctional
characters, peppered with paedophilia, guilt, pain, powerlessness,
denial and betrayal... The subject matter makes for harrowing
reading at times, but skilfully escalating suspense keeps you
hooked all the way
*Irish News*
A pulse-pounding thriller that manages to linger on character depth
and puts an emphasis on supporting characters that are usually
given short shrift. With its heady mix of graphic violence, noirish
thrills and social commentary, the book is a must-read for
Scandinavian crime fiction enthusiasts….a huge book and a landmark
achievement
*CrimeFictionLover*
Tipped to make a killing
*Guardian*
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