Hell and High Water by Christian Unge

Hell and High Water by Christian Unge

The first in a new Swedish crime series featuring Tekla Berg, a fearless doctor with a remarkable photographic memory "Watch your blood pressure! A tense and clever thriller" Lilja Sigurðardóttir With 85% per cent burns to his body and a 115% risk of dying, it's a miracle the patient is still alive. He only made it this far thanks to Tekla Berg, an emergency physician whose unorthodox methods and photographic memory are often the difference between life and death. Convinced that the fire was a terrorist attack - and that the patient was involved - the police are determined to question him. Almost as determined as those who would silence him at any cost. And while Tekla battles to keep him breathing, she can't shake the thought that something about him is strangely familiar . . . Tekla has always hidden her remarkable mind from her hospital colleagues, resorting to amphetamines to take the edge off the endless whirl of lucid memories. But now she'll need to call on all her wits as she's drawn into a mystery involving corrupt police, the godfather of the Uzbek mafia, and her beloved but wayward brother. Translated from the Swedish by George Goulding

A taut and blistering thriller with the most memorable protagonist everChristian Unge is in total control of his environment. It deserves to be huge. -- Imran Mahmood
Multi-layered and gritty with a strong emotional undercurrent - this is one to savour. -- Susi Holliday
Christian Unge describes the hospital environment better than anyone else in Sweden. Tekla is a scalpel-sharp character who delivers a massive shot of adrenalin. Unmissable. -- Jens Lapidus
Watch your blood pressure! A tense and clever thriller. -- Lilja Sigurðardóttir
Electrifying. * Crime Monthy. *

A gripping crime novel . . . fast-moving and packed with convincing detail and memorable characters . . . Tekla is a terrific character.

-- Natasha Cooper * Literary Review *

As gripping as it could be. Stressed-out, sleep-deprived and pill-popping Dr Tekla Berg is as unusual a centra character as you will find . . . An authentic and seriously exciting debut.

-- Myles McWeeney * Irish Independent. *

Christian Unge works as a senior doctor at Danderyd Hospital in Stockholm. He spent the early part of his career working for Médecins Sans Frontières in Congo (DRC) and Burundi, later publishing a memoir about his experiences. Film/TV rights to his Tekla Berg series have been sold to FLX, producers of the Netflix series Quicksand. George Goulding was born in Stockholm, educated in England, and spent his legal career working for a London-based law firm. He is now a translator of Swedish literature into English, including David Lagercrantz's continuations of the Millennium trilogy by Stieg Larsson.

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ISBN 13	9781529408058
ISBN 10	1529408059
Title	Hell and High Water
Author	Christian Unge
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Quercus Publishing
Year published	2022-05-26
Number of pages	432
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