Black Ice by Carin Gerhardsen
A suspense thriller: dark secrets haunt a group of strangers who cross paths in the snow of a Swedish midwinter.
Plotted with the complexity of a 19th-century labyrinth * New York Times *
Skillfully plotted.. The author's mastery of tone imbues a largely tragic tale with touches of humor. By turns touching and terrifying, this nail-biter deserves a wide audience * Publishers Weekly Starred Review *
A very exciting new voice from the North -- Ragnar Jónasson
Gerhardsen was a mathematician before becoming a writer, which might explain the precision with which she's mapped her characters' backstories and trajectories. Black Ice is both an intricate puzzle and a probing psychological study of flawed people as they navigate a series of moral dilemmas, often making the wrong choice or misunderstanding the actions of another. Ultimately, the book's greatest strength lies in its messy humanity * Air Mail *
All our speculations and conceptions concerning the plot's reality are bound to fall apart as Gerhardsen enjoys teasing her readership in a masterful manner, while the main characters are drawn in a way that leaves room for various theories regarding their actual role in the story's events * Tap the Line magazine *
Skillfully plotted.. The author's mastery of tone imbues a largely tragic tale with touches of humor. By turns touching and terrifying, this nail-biter deserves a wide audience * Publishers Weekly Starred Review *
A very exciting new voice from the North -- Ragnar Jónasson
Gerhardsen was a mathematician before becoming a writer, which might explain the precision with which she's mapped her characters' backstories and trajectories. Black Ice is both an intricate puzzle and a probing psychological study of flawed people as they navigate a series of moral dilemmas, often making the wrong choice or misunderstanding the actions of another. Ultimately, the book's greatest strength lies in its messy humanity * Air Mail *
All our speculations and conceptions concerning the plot's reality are bound to fall apart as Gerhardsen enjoys teasing her readership in a masterful manner, while the main characters are drawn in a way that leaves room for various theories regarding their actual role in the story's events * Tap the Line magazine *
Carin Gerhardsen is a mathematician and internationally best-selling author who made her literary debut in 1992. She is best known for her Hammarby series of crime novels, and her books have sold three million copies and been translated into 25 languages. She lives in Stockholm.
Ian Giles has a PhD in Scandinavian literature from the University of Edinburgh. He translates fiction and non-fiction from Swedish, Norwegian and Danish, and is the Chair of the Swedish-English Literary Translators' Association. He has translated Camilla Läckberg, David Lagercrantz and Gustaf Skördeman, among others. He lives in Edinburgh.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781804548790 |
| ISBN 10 | 1804548790 |
| Title | Black Ice |
| Author | Carin Gerhardsen |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Year published | 2023-01-05 |
| Number of pages | 384 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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