Nordic Noir fans, listen up: your new Danish crime fiction obsession is here! Last year, Anne Mette Hancockβs debut crime novel THE CORPSE FLOWER was published in the US to tremendous acclaim, and this coming November, she returns with her newest dark, psychological crime story: THE COLLECTOR. Iβm so honored to be able to reveal the cover of THE COLLECTOR today, and to give you the opportunity to read an early, exclusive excerpt from the book! If youβre a Nordic crime fiction fan like I am, youβre going to love Anne Mette Hancockβs gritty, intricate writingβand if youβve never tried a Nordic crime book before, Anne Metteβs work would make a great entry point into the genre for you. Anne Metteβs crime fiction exemplifies the qualities I love so much about the Nordic Noir genre as a whole. Her debut novel THE CORPSE FLOWER relied on vivid, complex character development, taking readers into the darkest corners of her charactersβ lives, and introduced an unlikely investigative duoβa journalist and a police officerβwhose parallel investigations of a crime made for seriously engaging reading. I think itβs fair to say that Anne Mette Hancockβs intricate and seriously dark plotting can rival that of many of the genreβs greats, and fans of books from the likes of Jo NesbΓΈ, Lars Kepler, and Stefan Ahnhem will find much to love in her work.
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