
The Collector
A missing child. No witnesses.
Anne Mette Hancock(Author)
Swift Press
Published on 1. June 2023
Book
Paperback/Softback
336 pages
978-1-80075-151-4 (ISBN)
Description
'Gripping, endearing, dark, and funny ... Highly recommended' Harlan Coben
When 10-year-old Lukas disappears, investigator Erik Schaefer has little to work with. Until he discovers that the boy is obsessed with pareidolia - the psychological phenomenon where we see faces in random things - and has recently photographed an old barn door. Journalist Heloise Kaldan thinks she recognizes the barn - but from where?
Kaldan drops her current article, a controversial investigation into soldiers with PTSD, to cover the story of the missing boy. But when she realises that the traumatized soldiers are mixed up in Lukas' case, Schaefer and Heloise must try to separate optical illusion from reality - before it's too late.
When 10-year-old Lukas disappears, investigator Erik Schaefer has little to work with. Until he discovers that the boy is obsessed with pareidolia - the psychological phenomenon where we see faces in random things - and has recently photographed an old barn door. Journalist Heloise Kaldan thinks she recognizes the barn - but from where?
Kaldan drops her current article, a controversial investigation into soldiers with PTSD, to cover the story of the missing boy. But when she realises that the traumatized soldiers are mixed up in Lukas' case, Schaefer and Heloise must try to separate optical illusion from reality - before it's too late.
Reviews / Votes
'Gripping, endearing, dark, and funny, Anne Mette Hancock has written the best series I've read this year. Kaldan and Schafer are my new favourite crime-solving duo. Highly recommended' - Harlan Coben 'Hancock writes with a razor-sharp pen, wittily and with originality. I simply adore her books' - Katrine Engberg, #1 internationally bestselling author of The Tenant and The Butterfly House 'Ingenious ... Taut, menacing, and intensely thrilling, it never lets go' - Daily Mail on The Corpse Flower 'Well-written and a page-turner ... The story twists unexpectedly but with conviction ... A strong plus from this reviewer' - Jeremy Black,The CriticMore details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 131 mm
Thickness: 32 mm
Weight
290 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-80075-151-4 (9781800751514)
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E-Book
11/2022
Swift Press
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Persons
Anne Mette Hancock lives in Copenhagen with her two children. In 2017 her debut The Corpse Flower introduced readers to journalist Heloise Kaldan and police officer Erik Schaefer. It won the Danish Crime Academy's debutant prize, was a #1 bestseller in Denmark and a top ten bestseller in Europe. The Collector is the bestselling sequel.