Swedish crime-novelist Edwardson writes thrillers that bristle with psychological intrigue. In this fifth entry in his series featuring Chief Inspector Erik Winter, the policeman investigates the murder of Helene Anderson, whose body was found in a local park. Armed with few clues, Winter soon learns that the young woman left behind a child who may still be alive. Further probing leads him more than two decades back in time to a bank robbery in Denmark that a very young Helene likely witnessed. (The perpetrators remain at large, a source of great frustration for local law enforcement.) Winter travels to Denmark, and soon a cold case turns hot. Back on the home front, the inspector must contend with the annual Gothenburg Party, a hedonistic free-for-all that prompts riots among nativist gangs. This time Edwardson compensates for a somewhat sluggish plot with a cast of compelling characters and vivid renderings of a landscape that is by turns beautiful and bleak. --Allison Block
Review
"Gripping...An expert melding of sociological observation and psychological acuity." -_Kirkus_
"An extremely accomplished cross between crime fiction and psychological thriller...on par with P. D. James." -_Helsingsborgs Dagblad_ (Sweden)
"Masterful...While Åke Edwardson possesses an undertone of humor, his work is full of darkness...With The Shadow Woman [he] establishes himself among the most exciting crime thriller writers in the country." -_Motala & Vadstena Tidning_ (Sweden)
"Erik Winter could be related to Elizabeth George's Sir Thomas Lynley, and the almost clinical descriptions might evoke pathologist Kay Scarpetta in Patricia Cornwell's books, while the social ambience could well be inspired by both P. D. James and Minette Walters." -_Smålänningen_ (Sweden)
"A dramatic crime chase in Gothenburg, intelligently and excitingly told." -_Der Spiegel_ (Germany)
"[Here is] the opportunity to discover a Swede well removed from the 'Swedish model' and enter into the world of Åke Edwardson. Try this voyage, and you will return to it." -_Marianne_ (France)
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Swedish crime-novelist Edwardson writes thrillers that bristle with psychological intrigue. In this fifth entry in his series featuring Chief Inspector Erik Winter, the policeman investigates the murder of Helene Anderson, whose body was found in a local park. Armed with few clues, Winter soon learns that the young woman left behind a child who may still be alive. Further probing leads him more than two decades back in time to a bank robbery in Denmark that a very young Helene likely witnessed. (The perpetrators remain at large, a source of great frustration for local law enforcement.) Winter travels to Denmark, and soon a cold case turns hot. Back on the home front, the inspector must contend with the annual Gothenburg Party, a hedonistic free-for-all that prompts riots among nativist gangs. This time Edwardson compensates for a somewhat sluggish plot with a cast of compelling characters and vivid renderings of a landscape that is by turns beautiful and bleak. --Allison Block
Review
"Gripping...An expert melding of sociological observation and psychological acuity."
-_Kirkus_
"An extremely accomplished cross between crime fiction and psychological thriller...on par with P. D. James."
-_Helsingsborgs Dagblad_ (Sweden)
"Masterful...While Åke Edwardson possesses an undertone of humor, his work is full of darkness...With The Shadow Woman [he] establishes himself among the most exciting crime thriller writers in the country."
-_Motala & Vadstena Tidning_ (Sweden)
"Erik Winter could be related to Elizabeth George's Sir Thomas Lynley, and the almost clinical descriptions might evoke pathologist Kay Scarpetta in Patricia Cornwell's books, while the social ambience could well be inspired by both P. D. James and Minette Walters."
-_Smålänningen_ (Sweden)
"A dramatic crime chase in Gothenburg, intelligently and excitingly told."
-_Der Spiegel_ (Germany)
"[Here is] the opportunity to discover a Swede well removed from the 'Swedish model' and enter into the world of Åke Edwardson. Try this voyage, and you will return to it."
-_Marianne_ (France)