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Published Sep 2010
560 pages
Genre: Thrillers
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The first novel in a trilogy that has become the defining account of the unsolved 1986 assassination of Swedish prime minister Olof Palme - an event that still haunts his country's collective memory.
Beginning with the death of an unknown American citizen in Stockholm, Leif GW Persson slowly unravels the complex web of international espionage, greed, sheer incompetence, and shoddy work by a poorly structured Swedish intelligence force that, in this fictional account, led to the murder of the prime minister.
Between Summer’s Longing and Winter’s End is a riveting insider’s combination of black satire, thriller, psychological drama, and police procedural about one of the biggest criminal investigations in recorded history.
"Starred Review. Laced with irony and satire. ...Persson does a fine job of pitting one desperate soul against another in a philosophically charged tale worthy of Ingmar Bergman—but with lots more guns." - Kirkus
"In contrast to the work of Stieg Larsson, this thriller lacks both memorable characters and a streamlined plot." - Publishers Weekly
"A brilliant political thriller." - Der Tagesspiegel
"This is not only a compelling crime story to be read without stopping until the last page. It is not only an unforgettable tale with a ferocious and bitter unexpected ending. It is much more. This is a masterpiece." - Il Sole 24 Ore
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Leif GW Persson has chronicled the political and social development of modern Swedish society in his award-winning novels for more than three decades. Persson has served as an adviser to the Swedish Ministry of Justice and is Sweden’s most renowned psychological profiler. He is a professor at Sweden’s National Police Board and is considered the country’s foremost expert on crime. He lives in Stockholm. This is believed to be his first book to be translated into English.
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