A Darker Shade: 17 Swedish stories of murder, mystery and suspense including a short story by Stieg Larsson - Hardcover

Rolf Börjlind; Cilla Börjlind; Inger Frimansson; Eva Gabrielsson; Anna Jansson; Henning Mankell; Håkan Nesser; Magnus Montelius; Dag Öhrlund; Malin Persson Giolito; Maj Sjöwall; Per Wahlöö; Sara Stridsberg; Johan Theorin

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1781858179 ISBN 13: 9781781858172

Publisher: Head of Zeus, 2013

Synopsis

Original Swedish crime stories from the masters of Nordic noir including a never before published story by Stieg Larsson. Ever since Stieg Larsson shone a light on the brilliance of Swedish crime writing with his bestselling Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, readers have devoured this dark and compelling genre. Now the nation's best crimewriters have been brought together to form the first ever anthology of Swedish crime. Contributors include: - Stieg Larsson, author of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. - Henning Mankell, creator of Wallander. - Per Wahloo and Maj Sjowall, creators of Martin Beck. - Eva Gabrielsson, writer and thirty-year partner to Stieg Larsson.

About this title

About the Author:

John-Henri Holmberg is the Edgar Award-nominated co-author of The Tattooed Girl, about the Millennium novels and their author, Stieg Larsson, who was a personal friend. He is a writer, editor and translator and lives in Sweden.

Review:

'Gripping ... these unsettling dark tales reaffirm the dominance of Swedish writers with original crime fiction' The Sun. 'An entertaining collection with an imaginative story from Stieg Larsson ... demonstrates the depth of the Swedish crime pool' The Times. 'A wonderful collection of beautiful and dark Nordic Noir with Stieg Larsson as the cherry on the top' Camilla Lackberg.

About this edition

• Publisher: Head of Zeus
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1781858179
• ISBN 13: 9781781858172
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 361
• Editor: John-Henri Holmberg