The intruder : a crime novel

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Title:

The intruder : a crime novel

Author:

Östlundh, Håkan, 1962- author.

Norlén, Paul R. translator.

Summary:

"The Intruder is an unusual story about betrayal and dark secrets. The Andersson family is being sent scary letters without a sender's name. Who could possibly want to harm them? Gotland policeman Fredrik Broman and his colleagues take the threats seriously, but cannot rule out the possibility that it is all a tasteless joke. When the threats escalate and the couple's daughter disappears, all doubts vanish. This is for real. And it is only the beginning. When the police pressure the husband, a complicated family history is revealed. What really made him return to the small island after his successful career as an international photographer? Is it really someone nearby that wants to harm the family, or does the threat come from elsewhere? Acclaimed crime novelist Håkan Östlundh combines high literary quality with high-end suspense"-- Provided by publisher.

General Note:

"A Thomas Dunne book"

Edition:

First U.S. edition.

Physical Description:

392 pages ; 22 cm

Genre:

Thrillers (Fiction)

Detective and mystery fiction.

Subject Term:

Police -- Fiction.

Missing persons -- Fiction.

Family secrets -- Fiction.

Geographic Term:

Sweden -- Fiction.

Author(s):

Norlén, Paul R.

Publisher:

Minotaur Books,

Electronic Access:

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Publication Date:

2015

ISBN:

9781250029485

Publication Information:

New York : Minotaur Books, 2015.

Call Number:

OSTLUND

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In The Intruder the Andersson family is being sent scary letters without a sender's name. Who could possibly want to harm them?

Gotland policeman Fredrik Broman and his colleagues take the threats seriously, but cannot rule out the possibility that it is all a tasteless joke. When the threats escalate and the couple's daughter disappears, all doubts vanish. This is for real. And it is only the beginning.

When the police pressure the husband, a complicated family history is revealed. What really made him return to the small island after his successful career as an international photographer? Is it really someone nearby that wants to harm the family, or does the threat come from elsewhere?

Published in many countries world-wide, acclaimed crime novelist HÃ¥kan Ã-stlundh combines high literary quality with high-end suspense.

Author Notes

HAKAN Ã-STLUNDH grew up in Stockholm, Sweden, where he still lives today. He has worked as a journalist for Sweden's bestselling morning paper and spends summers on Gotland with his wife and three sons.

PAUL NORLEN translates fiction from Danish, Norwegian and Swedish. In 2004 he was awarded the American-Scandinavian Foundation Translation Prize. He lives with his family in Seattle, Washington.

Reviews (1)

Publisher's Weekly Review

At the start of Östlundh's outstanding second Det. Fredrik Broman novel to be published in the U.S. (after 2012's The Viper), food blogger Malin Andersson and her fashion photographer husband, Henrik Kjellander, return with their two children, Ellen and Axel, to their isolated house on the island of Fårö, off Gotland, after a holiday on the mainland. To their dismay, there's broken glass on the kitchen floor, a nasty surprise in the kids' toy basket, and family photos missing from the study. Broman and his colleagues have little to go on, but soon anonymous letters start arriving. When the family photos start turning up, the eyes of those in the pictures are poked out. Then someone tries to abduct Ellen. Malin and Henrik don't know who could hate them so much, though Henrik's complicated family history may provide a clue. Fans of psychologically insightful Scandinavian crime fiction will relish this tale of betrayal, shame, and madness. Agent: Lena Stjernström, Grand Agency (Sweden). (Aug.) © Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.