From the acclaimed author of "Blackwater" comes another deeply atmospheric psychological thriller set in northern Sweden. When a man is murdered at a mah-jongg party turned sour, the local police constable receives conflicting reports as to the exact cause of the murder. Gradually, the facts of the case emerge under the relentless summer sun.
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From the acclaimed author of "Blackwater" comes another deeply atmospheric psychological thriller set in northern Sweden. When a man is murdered at a mah-jongg party turned sour, the local police constable receives conflicting reports as to the exact cause of the murder. Gradually, the facts of the case emerge under the relentless summer sun.
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Very Good/Very Good hard cover. 12mo, boards, 208pp. edgewear dust jacket. used book price inked over front end page. small yellow marker stripe back end page. Tate, Joan translator.
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New York. 1998. January 1998. Doubleday. 1st American Edition. Very Good in Dustjacket. 0385488661. Translated from the Swedish by Joan Tate. 209 pages. hardcover. Jacket design by Russell Gordon. keywords: Literature Translated Sweden Scandinavia Women. FROM THE PUBLISHER-From the author of Blackwater comes this atmospheric and chilling tale of small-town secrets and jealousy set in the icy northern landscape of Lapland. When an artist named Matti is killed at a mah jongg party, Police Constable Torsson skis to the remote village of Rakisjok to investigate. Once there, witnesses evade the constable's questions and insist that Matti walked off into the wilderness and froze to death. With no clues to go on, Torsson closes his case. Then David, an old friend of Matti's, arrives in town and together with Torsson, he sets out to get at the truth about Matti's death. inventory #25821.