The Crow Girl

A fast-paced page-turning psychological thriller
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The Crow Girl by Erik Axl Sund is a gripping psychological thriller that delves into the dark and disturbing underworld of Stockholm. The novel follows Detective Superintendent Jeanette Kihlberg as she investigates gruesome crimes involving mutilated children. Meanwhile, a mysterious woman, with her own haunted past, is drawn into the case, revealing complex layers of psychological intrigue and human cruelty.
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The Crow Girl

The international thriller sensation

It starts with just one body – the hands bound, the skin covered in marks.

Detective Superintendent Jeanette Kihlberg is determined to find out who is responsible, despite opposition from her superiors.

The most terrifying thriller you'll read this year

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The Crow Girl

The most terrifying thriller you'll read this year.

The international thriller sensation.

It starts with just one body - the hands bound, the skin covered in marks. Detective Superintendent Jeanette Kihlberg is determined to find out who is responsible, despite opposition from her superiors. When two more bodies are discovered, it becomes clear that she is hunting a serial killer.

With her career on the line, Kihlberg turns to psychotherapist Sofia Zetterlund. Together, they expose a chain of shocking events that began decades ago - but will it lead them to the murderer before someone else dies?

'A compulsive page-turner'
Sunday Express

'Compelling... we are left gasping for breath'
Daily Mail

'There's a fantastic twist... the pace of its revelations is relentless'
Observer

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The Crow Girl by Erik Axl Sund is lauded for being a compelling and relentless crime thriller, leaving readers breathless with its dark and powerful narrative. It is seen as a compulsive page-turner with fantastic twists and a pace that ensures continuous entertainment. Many critics have highlighted its disturbing yet engaging story, with some regarding it as the best crime novel of the year.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780099583684

Publisher: Vintage Publishing

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 06 April 2017

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Vintage

Contributors:

  • Translated by Neil Smith
  • Translated by Neil Smith

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 40.0mm

Width: 130.0mm

Height: 197.0mm

Weight: 551g

Pages: 784

About the Author

Erik Axl Sund (Author) Erik Axl Sund is the pseudonym for two authors who have been friends and collaborators for years- Jerker Erikson and H kan Axlander Sundquist. H kan was a sound engineer, musician and artist, while Jerker was a music producer and worked as a librarian in a prison. Both live in Sweden where they are now full-time writers, and also run an art gallery together. Originally written as a trilogy before being re-worked for the English language markets The Crow Girl is their first book. The complete trilogy received the 'Special Award' from the Swedish Academy of Crime Writers in 2012, with the academy highlighting the trilogy's \"hypnotically captivating psychoanalysis in crime fiction form.\" Neil Smith (Translator) Neil Smith has translated many acclaimed Norwegian and Swedish novels, including books by Fredrik Backman and Leif G. W. Persson's The Dying Detective, winner of the CWA International Dagger 2017. He lives in Norfolk.

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