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Falling Freely, As If In A Dream
The Story of a Crime - Part 3
by Leif G W Persson
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Pub Date
26 Feb 2015
| Archive Date
23 Mar 2015
Description
From the grand master of Scandinavian crime
fiction—and one of the best crime writers of our time—a new critically
acclaimed novel centered around the unsolved murder of Swedish Prime
Minister Olof Palme in 1986.
It's August 2007, and Lars
Martin Johansson, chief of the National Bureau of Criminal Investigation
in Sweden has opened the files on the unsolved murder of Prime Minister
Olof Palme. With his retirement quickly closing in, Johansson forms a
new group comprised of a few trustworthy detectives who doggedly wade
through mountains of paperwork and pursue new leads in a case that has
all but gone cold despite the open wound the assassination has left on
the consciousness of Swedish society. Yet the closer the group gets to
the truth, the more Johansson compromises the greater good for personal
gain, becoming a pawn for the private vendetta of a shady political spin
doctor. Sharply detailed and boldly plotted, Persson's work lifts the
veil on one of history's greatest unsolved crimes in a novel that goes
toe-to-toe with the best of true crime books.
From the grand master of Scandinavian crime fiction—and one of the best crime writers of our time—a new critically acclaimed novel centered around the unsolved murder of Swedish Prime Minister...
Description
From the grand master of Scandinavian crime
fiction—and one of the best crime writers of our time—a new critically
acclaimed novel centered around the unsolved murder of Swedish Prime
Minister Olof Palme in 1986.
It's August 2007, and Lars
Martin Johansson, chief of the National Bureau of Criminal Investigation
in Sweden has opened the files on the unsolved murder of Prime Minister
Olof Palme. With his retirement quickly closing in, Johansson forms a
new group comprised of a few trustworthy detectives who doggedly wade
through mountains of paperwork and pursue new leads in a case that has
all but gone cold despite the open wound the assassination has left on
the consciousness of Swedish society. Yet the closer the group gets to
the truth, the more Johansson compromises the greater good for personal
gain, becoming a pawn for the private vendetta of a shady political spin
doctor. Sharply detailed and boldly plotted, Persson's work lifts the
veil on one of history's greatest unsolved crimes in a novel that goes
toe-to-toe with the best of true crime books.
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Advance Praise
Similar to
Ellroy in his
American Underworld trilogy,
this criminologist and author weaves together reality and fiction when
he lets a group of honest cops once again scrutinize millions of
documents to investigate the murder case. As the conspiracy theory
develops the confusion grows. Brilliant. -
Le Parisien
Clever
and sophisticated...Has the feel of a real investigation, carried out
by convincing characters and shedding new light on this most perplexing
of crimes -
Sunday TimesThere's
plenty of life in Nordic Noir as Persson reminds us. British writers
who complain about the attention given to the Scandinavians should pick
this up and see why that is -
Financial Times
Similar to
Ellroy in his
American Underworld trilogy, this criminologist and author weaves together reality and fiction when he lets a group of honest cops once again scrutinize millions of...
Advance Praise
Similar to
Ellroy in his
American Underworld trilogy,
this criminologist and author weaves together reality and fiction when
he lets a group of honest cops once again scrutinize millions of
documents to investigate the murder case. As the conspiracy theory
develops the confusion grows. Brilliant. -
Le Parisien
Clever
and sophisticated...Has the feel of a real investigation, carried out
by convincing characters and shedding new light on this most perplexing
of crimes -
Sunday TimesThere's
plenty of life in Nordic Noir as Persson reminds us. British writers
who complain about the attention given to the Scandinavians should pick
this up and see why that is -
Financial Times
Marketing Plan
Leif GW Persson is the Grand Master of
Scandinavian crime fiction. Over three decades, he has taken a scalpel
to the political and social mores of Swedish society in his dark and
complex crime novels. His work melds the social realism of a Balzac or a
Dickens with the hard-boiled street smarts of James Ellroy.
Persson
is Scandinavia's most renowned criminologist and a leading
psychological profiler. He has also served as an advisor to the Swedish
Ministry of Justice. Since 1991, he has been Professor at the National
Swedish Police Board and is regularly consulted by media as the
country's foremost expert on crime. He is the author of nine novels.
This is the first one to be translated into English.
Leif GW Persson is the Grand Master of Scandinavian crime fiction. Over three decades, he has taken a scalpel to the political and social mores of Swedish society in his dark and complex crime...
Marketing Plan
Leif GW Persson is the Grand Master of
Scandinavian crime fiction. Over three decades, he has taken a scalpel
to the political and social mores of Swedish society in his dark and
complex crime novels. His work melds the social realism of a Balzac or a
Dickens with the hard-boiled street smarts of James Ellroy.
Persson
is Scandinavia's most renowned criminologist and a leading
psychological profiler. He has also served as an advisor to the Swedish
Ministry of Justice. Since 1991, he has been Professor at the National
Swedish Police Board and is regularly consulted by media as the
country's foremost expert on crime. He is the author of nine novels.
This is the first one to be translated into English.
Available Editions
| EDITION |
Paperback |
| ISBN |
9780552774703 |
| PRICE |
£8.99 (GBP)
|
Additional Information
Available Editions
| EDITION |
Paperback |
| ISBN |
9780552774703 |
| PRICE |
£8.99 (GBP)
|
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