Author: Michael Katz Krefeld
Publisher: Podium Publishing
Date Published: May 16, 2023
I am a fan of Nordic thrillers so I don’t know how I missed this author, but I am so glad there will be more in the Inspector Cecile Mars series! The translation from the Danish by Ian Giles is flawless!
Cecile is a recently promoted police detective who still lives in a sketchy area of town where her self-defense training comes in handy.
Partly because of her past, she is outraged that criminals are getting away with atrocious crimes against women. Her colleague’s pet name for her – Guppy – belies her fierceness. But someone has singled her out for that very sense of righteousness, and now she’s being blackmailed.
I loved how Krefeld maintained the voice of the blackmailer throughout, dropping hints to his identity along the way. I was rooting for Cecile as she tried to unmask the blackmailer while pretending to go along with his schemes. This book was so easy to become immersed in because there was something happening in every chapter!
Trigger warnings for rape, abuse, kidnapping.
Thanks to Podium Publishing and Wunderkind PR for a physical review copy.
About the Author:
Michael Katz Krefeld (b. 1966) is one of the most-read Danish crime authors, and his critically acclaimed books have been awarded several fiction prizes. He is best known for his bestselling crime series featuring Detective Ravn, which has thrilled readers across the globe. Having begun his career as a screenwriter, Krefeld tends toward fast-paced and highly unpredictable thrillers. The fight against evil and personal sacrifices made for the greater good are typical recurring elements of his work.
Michael Katz Krefeld has sold more than 1.2 million books in Denmark, a country with a population of 5.8 million, and his books have been sold for publication in more than 20 countries. Krefeld’s crime series about Cecilie Mars and the Ravn series have been praised by critics and repeatedly hit the bestseller lists. The audio edition of the latest volume in the Ravn series, IMPERIET, holds a whooping finishing rate of 89%.
About the Translator
Ian Giles translates all three Scandinavian languages into English, with a preference for works of suspense fiction and non-fiction. He is currently Chair of the Swedish-English Literary Translators’ Association. In 2015, Ian was shortlisted for the Crime Writers’ Association International Dagger for his translation of Andreas Norman’s Into A Raging Blaze. Ian currently lives in Edinburgh.
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