"Sharp on-point writing combined with a clever plot ensure that this Danish debut stands out for all the right reasons."
This award winning crime debut from Denmark is as thoroughly entertaining as it is provocative. Journalist Heloise Kaldan is contacted by the wanted suspect of a murder, Anna Kiel. Detective Erik Schafer has been searching for Anna for three years, as the three lives become entangled, the answers begin to unravel.
Author Anne Mette Hancock writes with confidence, her plot whips along, penetrating and thought-provoking, heading into a dark foreboding territory with compassion. Even in the midst of murder, translator Tara Chace has created a Denmark that feels as though it could be home. I wasn’t expecting the direction this novel took which pleased me immensely.
I understand that this is the first in a series, though it feels as though it is a standalone which is always a good sign, and the second novel The Collector is due to be published in 2023. Any one of the main characters could easily lead a series, I felt totally invested in their lives. The Corpse Flower is smart and intelligent, taking a difficult path with aplomb, and I’ve highlighted it as one of my Liz Picks of the Month.
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo meets Sharp Objects in this internationally bestselling thriller, for fans of Jo Nesbo and Henning Mankell
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The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo meets Sharp Objects in this internationally bestselling thriller, for fans of Jo Nesbo and Henning Mankell Danish journalist Heloise Kaldan is in the middle of a nightmare. One of her sources has been caught lying, and she could lose her job over it.
The Corpse Flower features in the following genres: Thriller and Suspense, Crime and Mystery, Crime and mystery: women sleuths, Fiction, Fiction in translation, Debut Books of the Month, Debuts, Liz Robinson's Picks of the Month, Recommendations, Narrative theme: Death, grief, loss, Narrative theme: Social issues, Fiction: special features, Fiction: narrative themes
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The Corpse Flower was written by Anne Mette Hancock and published by Swift Press
The Corpse Flower has 336 pages
Yes it is part of A Kaldan and Schäfer Mystery series
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