Overview

A woman's body is found on a frozen lake, bearing the marks of grisly torture. Inspector Anna-Maria Mella knows she needs help with the case - the woman was a key player in a mining company whose tentacles reach across the globe. Lawyer Rebecka Martinsson is desperate to get back to work, to feel alive again after a case that almost destroyed her both physically and emotionally. Soon she is delving into the affairs of the victim's boss, the founder of Kallis Mining, whose relationship with the dead woman was complex and obsessive. Martinsson and Mella are about to uncover a dark and tangled drama of family secrets, twisted sexuality, and corruption on a massive scale. Set against a haunting, icy backdrop and packed with suspense, The Black Path is a menacing and evocative psychological crime novel.

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Author:   Asa Larsson ,  Marlaine Delargy
Publisher:   Quercus Publishing Plc
Imprint:   MacLehose Press
Edition:   UK airports ed
ISBN:  

9780857050328

ISBN 10:   085705032
Pages:   384
Publication Date:   07 June 2012
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock  
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'Another enormously successful Swedish import, Larsson is a remarkably good writer who has been well served by her translator' Literary Review. 'Torture, corruption and perversion: there is no shortage of naughtiness in Asa Larsson's The Black Path ... A superior example of Scandinavian noir' Sunday Telegraph. 'Larsson aficionados will know that her duo of distaff investigators are among the most quirkily characterised in the field ... [the] author's grasp of all her characters' psychology possesses a keen veracity' Independent. 'Larsson's chilling insight into the worst of human nature cannot be faulted' The Irish Examiner. 'Asa Larsson is one of the best' Shots. 'a compelling read ... this series is really amongst the cream of recently translated Scandinavian crime fiction' Eurocrime. 'as dark in theme as the wintry landscapes are bleak, but Anna-Maria Mella [...] provides sufficient light and warmth to guide even the most Scandi-sceptic reader through to the end' The Sunday Independent. 'Powerful psychological insights ... gripping ... totally fascinating... Enthralling' Crimesquad. 'a gripping tale about how corruption corrupts' Country Life.

Asa Larsson is as deft at writing heart-stopping scenes ... as she is at getting inside the heads of characters. -- Washington Post

'Another enormously successful Swedish import, Larsson is a remarkably good writer who has been well served by her translator' Literary Review. 'Torture, corruption and perversion: there is no shortage of naughtiness in Asa Larsson's The Black Path ... A superior example of Scandinavian noir' Sunday Telegraph. 'Larsson aficionados will know that her duo of distaff investigators are among the most quirkily characterised in the field ... [the] author's grasp of all her characters' psychology possesses a keen veracity' Independent. 'Larsson's chilling insight into the worst of human nature cannot be faulted' The Irish Examiner. 'Asa Larsson is one of the best' Shots. 'a compelling read ... this series is really amongst the cream of recently translated Scandinavian crime fiction' Eurocrime. 'a refreshing read' I Will Read Books. 'as dark in theme as the wintry landscapes are bleak, but Anna-Maria Mella ... provides sufficient light and warmth to guide even the most Scandi-sceptic reader through to the end' The Sunday Independent.

Author Information

Author Website:   http://www.wardmccandlish.co.uk/AuthorPhoto/QuercusPublishing/Asa_Larsson.jpg

Asa Larsson was born in 1966 and grew up in Kiruna, Sweden. She is a qualified lawyer and made her debut in 2003 with The Savage Altar, awarded the CWA International Dagger. Its sequel, The Blood Spilt, was chosen as Best Swedish Crime Novel of 2004. The Black Path is the third in the Rebecka Martinsson series. Marlaine Delargy has translated the novels of Asa Larsson and Johan Theorin, and is on the editorial board of the Swedish Book Review.

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Author Website:   http://www.wardmccandlish.co.uk/AuthorPhoto/QuercusPublishing/Asa_Larsson.jpg

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