Midwinter Sacrifice

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Meditative. Dark. Really, really cold . . . This is a worthy successor to Larsson's Millennium trilogy . . . This first installment in Kallentoft's crime series is a splendid representative of the Swedish crime novel, in all its elegance and eeriness. * <i>Booklist</i> Starred Review * Don't bother with Stieg Larsson, Kallentoft is better * Magnus Utvik, Sweden's leading critic * One of the best-realised female heroines I've read by a male writer * <i>Guardian</i> * The highest suspense * Camilla Lackberg, international bestselling author of <i>The Stonecutter</i> * He has a completely unique style, an exquisite narrative that you drink in with pleasure . . . I'm convinced: a crime novel doesn't get much more beautiful than this * <i>Kristianstadsbladet</i> * A gripping opening gambit . . . Investigating inspector Malin Fors is a feisty single mother, whose flaws are intriguing and endearing . . . The chillingly suspense-filled story works up to a truly stunning finale. * <i>Easy Living</i> * Sharp writing and original insights add spice * <i>Literary Review</i> * This is a dark novel, full of awful people and desperate loneliness. Kallentoft is ruthless in his descriptions, but there is a great story here with solid police work leading Fors to the tale of the dead man in the tree. A must for the fans of Swedish crime novels. * <i>Globe and Mail</i> * Most successful as an in-depth exploration of small-town life in a country which is theoretically democratic and egalitarian, but only on the surface. * <i>Canberra Times</i> * Kallentoft is gifted . . . He has a knack for characterisation and describing the slow burn of police work. * <i>The Age</i> (Australia) * A cleverly crafted . . . dark multilayered murder mystery * <i>Courier Mail </i> (Australia) * Malin Fors is an intriguing and complex heroine . . . MIDWINTER SACRIFICE shows the hidden life under the picturesque surface . . . Kallentoft is an outstanding writer * Nordic Bookblog * More very impressive input from another Scandinavian writer with something refreshingly different to say and with a different way of saying it . . . the background of Sweden in the grip of a cruel and punishing winter is brought vividly to the page. His illustration of the complex character of his heroine is also impressive . . . An impressive book. * <i>Tangled Web</i> * Engaging * <i>Manly Daily</i> (Australia) * Gripping * <i>New Books</i> Magazine * Delivers in spades * <i>Sunday Herald Sun </i>(Australia) * Delivers in spades * <i>Hobart Mercury<i> * An all-round chilling read, and an interesting beginning to what will be a fascinating five-part series of crime fiction page turners featuring the policewoman. * <i>Sunshine Coast Daily</i> (Australia) * The prose is spare and the dead man whispers to the detective which she seems to hear and transform into an unerring instinct for the truth. * <i>South Coast Register</i> * [Kallentoft] is rightly praised for his skill at plotting, as well as his ability to create strongly-realised female protagonists . . . The author's sequence featuring his wonderfully rounded female protagonist Malin Fors is rapidly acquiring a devoted following. * <i>Good Book Guide</i> * My current favourite among the Scandinavian crime writers is another Swede, Mons Kallentoft. So far, three of his Malin Fors books have been translated into English: Midwinter Sacrifice, Summertime Death and Autumn Killing. I loved them all, particularly for the way Kallentoft gives a voice to his victims. * Alex Gray, author of <i>Sleep Like the Dead</i> *