Anders de la Motte has established himself as a distinct new voice in Scandinavian crime fiction. His works are characterized by fast-paced suspense, humor, and informed commentary on IT and social media. With a wild, playful approach full of popular culture references, his writing appeals to readers seeking a unique style.
The thrilling new standalone suspense novel from award-winning writer and Sweden's answer to Val McDermid, Anders de la Motte. IT WAS ALWAYS GOING TO BE A NIGHT TO REMEMBER WINTER 1987Laura is excited to spend Christmas as usual with her beloved aunt Hedda and her friends.
Soon Anna is left with no choice but to ignore all warnings and reopen the case - while hoping her own sins won't catch up with her. BUT SOMEONE WILL DO ANYTHING TO HIDE THE TRUTH .
WINNER SWEDISH CRIME NOVEL OF THE YEAR.The adrenaline-charged and suspenseful thriller set in a ruthless world where all means are permitted in the fight for power.When a savaged body is found in the waters outside the governing party's conference centre, the case lands on detective Julia Gabrielsson's desk. Who is the deceased and why has somebody gone to such trouble to make sure the body is unidentifiable?Officer David Sarac is a man haunted by demons. After a violent showdown that almost cost him his life, the policeman is being treated at a closed ward far from the capital. Soon he will permanently silence the accusing voices in his head. But a mysterious offer has David changing his mind.
Perfect for fans of Val McDermid and Yrsa Sigurdardottir, Rites of Spring is Scandi-crime at its best from a master storyteller.
"After a high-profile kidnapping case goes wrong, criminal inspector Leonore Asker is relegated to the so-called Department of Lost Souls where she, drawn into a peculiar case, one possibly linked to the kidnapping, is led to the darkest recesses of the city where an unusual kind of evil lurks in the shadows"--
Game Over: Will the conspiracy collapse or conclude with a deadly end-game in the concluding part of the Game Trilogy. Until now the truth behind The Game has been carefully hidden in a bubble of disinformation and distraction. But all bubbles burst eventually, and as HP and Rebecca battle to uncover the connection between The Game and their father’s shocking past, it looks like it’ll soon be Game Over in the conclusion to the Scandinavian series taking the world by storm.
How do you protect yourself from a threat whose existence you cannot prove? After fourteen months in exile, HP misses the thrill of The Game. When he discovers that a powerful IT corporation may be affiliated to it, he begins a dangerous investigation. Meanwhile, his sister Rebecca is threatened by a faceless enemy - are they connected to The Game too?
David Sarac is a police officer who has done something unforgiveable. But how can he atone for his crimes when he can't remember the victims?
David Sarac, a member of Stockholm Police Force's Intelligence Unit, investigates a mystery related to the enigmatic, high-level informant Janus and his only clues are an anonymous source offering two mysterious photographs.
The new compelling standalone from international bestselling and award-winning writer Anders de la Motte, whose first 'Seasons Quartet' novel, Rites of Spring, was selected as the Sunday Times' Crime Book of the Month 'For fans of the hugely successful CWA Gold Dagger-winning The Dry by Jane Harper' Vaseem Khan 'One of Sweden's most talented crime fiction authors' Erik Axl Sund You can always go home. But you can never go back . . . Summer 1983: Four-year-old Billy chases a rabbit in the fields behind his house. But when his mother goes to call him in, Billy has disappeared. Never to be seen again. Today: Veronica is a bereavement counsellor. She's never fully come to terms with her mother's suicide after her brother Billy's disappearance. When a young man walks into her group, he looks familiar and talks about the trauma of his friend's disappearance in 1983. Could Billy still be alive after all this time? Needing to know the truth, Veronica goes home - to the place where her life started to fall apart. But is she really prepared for the answers that wait for her there?