The Root of Evil
The Root of Evil
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Summary
The second installment in Håkan Nesser’s Inspector Barbarotti quintet: a series of letters detailing future murders arrives on Inspector Barbarotti’s very own doorstep . . .
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The Root of Evil by Håkan Nesser
The second installment in Hakan Nessers Inspector Barbarotti quintet: a series of letters detailing future murders arrives on Inspector Barbarottis very own doorstep . . .
The godfather of Swedish crime * Metro *
Told with wry humour and compassion, Nesser has four more Barbarotti stories to come — cherish them all -- Daily Mail on The Darkest Day
A master of suspense * Sunday Times *
In an exemplary translation by Sarah Death, this tangled tale of guilt and betrayal whets the appetite for translations of the other Barbarotti novels -- Financial Times on The Darkest Day
One of the best of the Nordic Noir writers * Guardian *
One of Sweden's best crime writers * Mail on Sunday *
Barbarotti has to disentangle years of bad blood and resentment to get to the heart of a thrillingly complex case * Sunday Times (on The Darkest Day) *
Told with wry humour and compassion, Nesser has four more Barbarotti stories to come — cherish them all -- Daily Mail on The Darkest Day
A master of suspense * Sunday Times *
In an exemplary translation by Sarah Death, this tangled tale of guilt and betrayal whets the appetite for translations of the other Barbarotti novels -- Financial Times on The Darkest Day
One of the best of the Nordic Noir writers * Guardian *
One of Sweden's best crime writers * Mail on Sunday *
Barbarotti has to disentangle years of bad blood and resentment to get to the heart of a thrillingly complex case * Sunday Times (on The Darkest Day) *
Håkan Nesser is one of Sweden’s most popular crime writers, receiving numerous awards for his novels featuring Inspector Van Veeteren, including the European Crime Fiction Star Award (Ripper Award), the Swedish Crime Writers’ Academy Prize (three times) and Scandinavia’s Glass Key Award. His Van Veeteren series is published in over twenty-five countries and has sold over 15 million copies worldwide. Håkan Nesser lives in Gotland with his wife, and spends part of each year in the UK.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781509809394 |
| ISBN 10 | 1509809392 |
| Title | The Root of Evil |
| Author | HÃÂ¥kan Nesser |
| Series | The Barbarotti Series |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Pan Macmillan |
| Year published | 2019-09-05 |
| Number of pages | 608 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |