The Weeping Girl by Håkan Nesser - ISBN: 9781447216582
Paperback
A daughter seeks truth, a father vanishes, and secrets kill.

The Weeping Girl

Van Veeteren Mysteries Book 8

  • Paperback

    496 pages

  • Release Date

    1 October 2013

Summary

A community is left reeling after a teacher - Arnold Maager - is convicted of murdering his female pupil Winnie Maas. It seems the girl had been pregnant with Maager’s child. Years later, on her eighteenth birthday, Maager’s daughter Mikaela finally learns the terrible truth about her father. Desperate for answers, Mikaela travels to the institution at Lejnice, where Maager has been held since his trial. But soon afterwards she inexplicably vanishes.

Detective Inspector Ewa Moreno fro…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781447216582
ISBN-10:144721658X
Author:Håkan Nesser, Laurie Thompson
Publisher:Pan Macmillan
Imprint:Pan Books
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:496
Edition:Main Market Ed.
Release Date:1 October 2013
Weight:334g
Dimensions:32mm x 130mm x 197mm
Series:The Van Veeteren series
Audience Age:18
A-Format
The Weeping Girl by Håkan Nesser - ISBN: 9781447216582
130 × 197 mm
B-Format
C-Format
A4
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What They're Saying

Critics Review

One of the best of the Nordic Noir writers.

One of the best of the Nordic Noir writers. * Guardian *
The godfather of Swedish crime. * Metro *
One of Sweden’s best crime writers. * Mail on Sunday *
A master of suspense. * Sunday Times *

About The Author

Håkan Nesser

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) 2010⁄11, the Swedish Crime Writers’ Academy Prize (three times) and Scandinavia’s Glass Key Award. The Van Veeteren series is published in over 25 countries and has sold over 10 million copies worldwide. Håkan Nesser lives in Gotland with his wife and spends part of each year in the UK.

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