On her way home from the shops, Nina Borg is attacked. Dazed and half-conscious, she hears her assailant ask for her forgiveness. Only later does she understand that this isn't for what he's just done, but for what he plans to do to. As a Red Cross nurse, Nina typically finds herself fighting for others' lives, not her own. For the first time, she's the primary target of a hit, and it slowly dawns on her that this case is connected to a surprising and dangerous friendship among three young men from Manila. The Nina Borg series continues with fast-paced, gripping adventures.
Praise for The Considerate Killer "One of the most distinctive characters in contemporary fiction."
--Los Angeles Review of Books "Powerful . . . As in previous installments, Kaaberbøl and Friis tackle social justice issues head-on."
--Mystery Scene "If this indeed is the finale, the series will end on a high-flying note . . . We have four fine books in a series that demands to be read and re-read."
--Bookreporter.com "Intriguing."
--Booklist "Uncompromising."
--Reviewing the Evidence "Seldom do readers get to know a character who so wholeheartedly--and blindly--throws herself into the role of White Knight, constantly battling to do right, unceasing in her fight to give a voice to the powerless. Yes, the stories are excellent, but Nina is the reason I recommend this series."
--Kittling Books "Chilling and startling . . . A very satisfying conclusion to a gripping series."
--Fresh Fiction's Fresh Pick
Praise for Death of a Nightingale A BBC Front Row Best Crime Novel of the Year
A Publishers Weekly Top 10 Mystery of the YearA Book Page Best Mystery & Thriller of the YearAn IndieNext Selection
A Public Library Association LibraryReads Selection
"[Nina] joins the sisterhood of run-amok heroines like
Homeland's Carrie Mathison and Lisbeth Salander of
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. Nina doesn't just have a bee in her bonnet--she has a whole hive. And it's buzzing away in her latest adventure,
Death of a Nightingale, an elaborately plotted page-turner that flits from today's liberal-minded Denmark and mobbed-up Ukraine to the starvation-racked Soviet Union of the Stalinist '30s."
--John Powers, NPR's Fresh Air "
Death of a Nightingale is a gripping and elegant tapestry of a novel. A seamless weaving of psychological depth and rocket-paced plotting, the story hooked me in and the strong, complicated, and fascinating women at its center kept me utterly riveted cover-to-cover. Nina Borg is one of my new favorite heroines!"
--Lisa Unger, New York Times bestselling author of In the Blood "Feminist outrage fuels the politically pointed novels of the Danish writing partners Lene Kaaberbøl and Agnete Friis . . . Nina is all heart and her efforts to bring justice to women like Natasha are heroic."
--The New York Times Book Review "A moving story . . . [Kaaberbøl and Friis] tell a socially conscious--and, at times, critical--tale about immigration issues that apply both to Denmark and the U.S. without sacrificing the urgency of the best thrillers."
--Oprah.com
