The Unlucky Lottery (The Van Veeteren series, 6) - Softcover

Nesser, Håkan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0230753329 ISBN 13: 9780230753327

Publisher: Mantle, 2011

Synopsis

Four friends celebrate winning the lottery. Just hours later, one of them - Waldemar Leverkuhn - is found in his home, stabbed to death. With Chief Inspector Van Veeteren on sabbatical, working in a second hand bookshop, the case is assigned to Inspector Munster. But when another member of the lottery group disappears, as well as Leverkuhn's neighbour, Munster appeals to Van Veeteren for assistance. Soon Munster will find himself interviewing the Leverkuhn family, including the eldest - Irene - a resident of a psychiatric clinic. And as he delves deeper into the family's history, he will discover dark secrets and startling twists, which not only threaten the clarity of the case - but also his life.

About this title

Review:

'Beautifully crafted, the novel once again displays Nesser's trademark compassion and insight into human nature.'
--Sunday Times

'Nesser was dominating Swedish fiction before Stieg Larsson and has sold five million books worldwide. Here he has put together an intriguing plot that keeps twisting right to the very end...The Unlucky Lottery sees Nesser paint a colourful picture of police life and a gripping story of revenge served very cold indeed' --Edinburgh Evening News

'Nesser is one of the best of the Nordic Noir writers, unafraid of moral ambiguity and excellent at building a brooding atmosphere'
--The Guardian

`Nesser's typically quirky The Unlucky Lottery demonstrated that the author's idiosyncratic skills were still firmly in place.'
--The Independent

Book Description:

A dark family mystery from Hakan Nesser - ‘in the front rank of Swedish crime writers’ The Times

About this edition

• Publisher: Mantle
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0230753329
• ISBN 13: 9780230753327
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 448