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The Fifth Season, 9781444776317
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Brutal murder, haunting secrets: can one detective solve the unspeakable truth?

The Fifth Season

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  • Paperback

    528 pages

  • Release Date

    10 November 2014

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Summary

It’s early May when a young family out on a forest walk stumble upon a heavily mutilated body. The female corpse is in eerily good condition, and signs of torture are all too visible.

Inspector Malin Fors immediately draws parallels between this case and that of Maria Murvall, the young woman who was found raped and brutally beaten in the forest several years ago. Maria has been living as a mute in the local psychiatric hospital ever since the attack, and Malin is haunted by her inabi…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781444776317
ISBN-10:1444776312
Author:Mons Kallentoft
Publisher:Hodder & Stoughton
Imprint:Hodder Paperback
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:528
Release Date:10 November 2014
Weight:360g
Dimensions:198mm x 130mm x 40mm
Series:Malin Fors
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Critics Review

Praise for Kallentoft’s MALIN FORS series – …

Kallentoft’s experiments with language have created a challenging, unique style. The victims’ thoughts, hopes and memories are a constant reminder of their fate, while short, often repetitive phrases increase the tension in a graphically, often sickeningly, violent exploration of “shameful, terrible, vile crimes” against women. The Fifth Season is atmospheric, disturbing and memorable. - Sydney Morning Herald

One of the best-realised female heroines I’ve read by a male writer. - Guardian

Kallentoft’s books have been called beautiful, exquisite and original. I can see why. - Literary Review

Meditative. Dark. Really, really cold … This is a worthy successor to Larsson’s Millenium trilogy. - Booklist Starred Review

About The Author

Mons Kallentoft

Mons Kallentoft grew up in a working-class household in the provincial town of Linkoping, Sweden, where the Malin Fors series is set. Before becoming a writer, he worked in journalism and is also a keen food critic. His first novel, PESETAS, was awarded the Swedish equivalent of the Whitbread Award. He has been married to wife Karolina for over 20 years, and they live in Stockholm with their daughter and son.

His novels are translated into English by Neil Smith.

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