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by Steffen Jacobsen (author), Charlotte Barslund (translator)
For Fans of Jo Nesbø, Stieg Larsson, and Henning Mankell, a gripping Nordic thriller that was a bestseller in Denmark.
After the death of her industrialist father, Elizabeth Caspersen finds a compromising DVD in his safe: it seems to show two people being hunted to their death in a gruesome, well-organized manhunt. Michael Sander, a private investigator and security consultant, is hired to find out who the victims are and why Caspersen was involved. Meanwhile, police investigator Lene Jenesen is investigating the death of a decorated war veteran found hanged on his wedding night. Having recently come into money, the man appears to have been driven to suicide, but the question is, why?
As the two cases begin to intertwine, Lene and Michael uncover a chilling secret: the existence of a hunting club formed by Denmark's elite businessmen, where the targets are humans who are carefully selected and made to run for their lives. As their investigations take them into the darkest depths of humanity, uncovering crimes that reach further than they ever imagined, Lene and Michael must team up to overcome an opponent who outstrips them in resources and lethal danger - before they become the ones who are hunted.
"Starred Review. Jacobsen's electrifying tale of personal morality pitted against ruthless inhumanity definitively negates the currently popular myth of Denmark as the happiest country in the world. Stieg Larsson fans will find much to like." - Publishers Weekly
"Nerve-shredding page-turner ... Jacobsen is a master story-teller on par with Jo Nesbo and Jussi Adler-Olsen." - Sunday Express (UK)
"A gripping and intriguing read that you won't want to put down." - CrimeSquad (UK)
"The author has a talent for drawing very believable characters ... An exciting, very good read ... Thoroughly recommended." - EuroCrime (UK)
"It thunders with tension and thrill ... You are totally absorbed, forget to get off the train, put off dinner and curse the alarm because you MUST read a few pages more." - Ekstra Bladet (Denmark)
"The thrill is frightening and the plot sophisticated till the last page." - Jyllands-Posten (Denmark)
"It begins as a good thriller must begin: serious threats, evil warnings. And then it gets going. Steffen Jacobsen really knows his job." - Berlingske (Denmark)
"Steffen Jacobsen brilliantly transforms the very best of crime to hard blown and marvelous thrill, that works from the first page." - Weekendavisen (Denmark)
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Any "Author Information" displayed below reflects the author's biography at the time this particular book was published.
Steffen Jacobsen is an orthopedic surgeon and consultant who has worked in Greenland and the far north of Norway. Trophy is his fourth thriller, and the first in the series featuring Michael Sander and Lene Jensen, which also include Retribution, A Mountain of Lies, and The Unicorn, all of which have been bestsellers in Denmark. He currently resides in Denmark.
Charlotte Barslund is the translator of the Inspector Sejer novels by Karin Fossum and the novels by Per Petterson and Carsten Jensen.
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