Forty Days Without Shadow
an arctic thriller
- Paperback
448 pages
- Release Date
8 December 2014
Summary
Forty Days Without Shadow: A Lapland Mystery
Winter’s grip is unrelenting in the frozen expanse of Lapland. In Kautokeino, a remote village nestled in the heart of the snowy tundra, a priceless local relic vanishes, triggering an urgent investigation.
Detectives Klemet Nango, a known figure within the community, and Nina Nansen, a recent graduate of the police academy, are thrust into the case. With a looming UN conference on indigenous peoples, the pressure mounts to recove…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781847445865 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1847445861 |
| Author: | Olivier Truc |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Trapdoor |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 448 |
| Release Date: | 8 December 2014 |
| Weight: | 310g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 129mm x 28mm |
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Forty Days Without Shadow is more than a splendidly told murder investigation and its consequences. It is a fascinating telling of bloody history, culture and indigenous people struggling against all odds to survive. The winter scenes are frighteningly real, and at times leave you breathless and filled with awe. A book you will not forget. A powerful, ingenious piece of crime noir. - New York Journal of Books
A dark, highly original novel. - Livres HebdoA remarkable, triumphant thriller. - Telerama MagazineA powerful Nordic thriller. - Librairie l’usage du mondeOriginal, fascinating, with no concessions to surface ‘“exoticism”. - Librairie L’AtelierOlivier Truc’s debut novel is a fascinating thriller by a writer who is already a master of the genre. - Librairie GarinAbout The Author
Olivier Truc
Olivier Truc was born in France in 1964. He has worked as a journalist since 1986, and has been based in Stockholm since 1994, where he is currently the Nordic and Baltic correspondent for Le Monde and Le Point. As a reporter, Olivier Truc covers subjects from politics and economics to social issues like immigration and minorities. He has also produced TV documentaries, including one that portrays a group of Norwegian policemen in Lapland. This is his debut novel.
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