Description
"The authors' intimate style; translated by Martin Aitken, yields character studies of emotional depth and intensity." - The New York Times Book Review "Like Sjöwall and Wallöö's Martin Beck (an acknowledged influence) and Henning Mankell's Kurt Wallander, Simonsen is a typical Scandinavian noir protagonist, brooding and filled with self-doubt . . . [He] will keep his faithful readership turning the pages and looking for more." - New York Journal of Books "A deftly written procedural with clear appeal for fans of Scandinavian crime fiction, particularly those who delight in riveting investigative detail and psychological intricacies." - Booklist "If you haven't picked up on this fine, addicting series yet, there is still time to do so in its early days . . . I recommend that you jump on now, particularly if you are a fan of Nordic noir." - Book Reporter "The reader can't help but be held rapt . . . [This is] the kind of novel you'll read again, marveling at the care the Hammer siblings have taken in constructing Simonsen's fictive world." - Spectrum "Several factors elevate The Girl in the Ice above the run-of-the-mill police-procedural maniac-murderer hunt . . . Cultural and personal wisdom . . . permeates the book." - The Wall Street Journal on THE GIRL IN THE ICE "Outstanding crime thriller. Everything works in this dark Scandinavian procedural--the intelligent and complex plot, the fallible lead, and the atmospheric prose." - Publishers Weekly on THE HANGING "The Hammers have struck a chord with European readers, and The Hanging is seen as Denmark's answer to successful Swedish, Norwegian, and Icelandic crime fiction. U.S. crime lovers will likely want to stick a pin in Denmark on their crime-fiction maps." - Booklist on THE HANGING "Serious, complex novel by a Danish brother and sister raises disturbing issues." - The Times, on THE HANGING "The best Danish crime fiction in years. We are already looking forward to the next book in the series." - Lars Kepler, on THE HANGING "Enough twists and turns for even the most fervent of thriller fans." - Irish Times on THE HANGING LOTTE AND SOREN HAMMER are siblings. A Price for Everything is the second book in a series following Detective Konrad Simonsen and his team. Their first book, The Hanging , was published in English inxa02013. The writing pair have a huge following throughout Europe.
Features & Highlights
- Lying at the bottom of his apartment stairs, a postman is found dead. At first glance, his death appears to be a simple fall, a straightforward accident and the perfect case for Detective Chief Superintendent Konrad Simonsen to return to after a severe heart attack. But when he is called to investigate, new forensic evidence comes to light and something doesn't add up. Did the postman fall or was he pushed?When life-size images of a girl are discovered plastering the walls of the dead man's attic, the case takes a new and sinister turn. Who is she? Could she be alive?Soon the homicide team find themselves delving into the past, but as they approach the truth, Simonsen discovers long-hidden skeletons in his own closet.
