The Hanging

✍ Scribed by Hammer, Lotte; Hammer, Søren

• Book ID: 107560552
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
• Year: 2013
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 234 KB
• Category: Fiction
• ISBN-13: 9781408820018

✦ Synopsis

On a cold Monday morning before school begins, two children make a gruesome discovery. Hanging from the roof of the school gymnasium are the bodies of five naked and heavily disfigured men. Detective Chief Superintendent Konrad Simonsen and his team from the Murder Squad in Copenhagen are called in to investigate this horrific case - the men hanging in a geometric pattern; the scene so closely resembling a public execution. When the identities of the five victims and the disturbing link between them is leaked to the press, the sinister motivation behind the killings quickly becomes apparent to the police. Up against a building internet campaign and even members of his own team, Simonsen finds that he must battle public opinion and vigilante groups in his mission to catch the killers. A nerve-wrenching look at justice and retribution, * The Hanging * is a spectacular crime tale straight from the heart of Scandinavia.

Review

"Enthralling, pacey, and intricately plotted, The Hanging kept me on the edge of my seat and illuminated a dark corner of Danish society." —Denise Hamilton, Edgar finalist, nationally bestselling author and editor of Los Angeles Noir

International praise for The Hanging :
"Spectacular . . . An outstanding writing achievement." — Vejle Amts Folkeblad

“One of the most ambitious Danish crime novels in ages.” — Kristeligt Dagblad

“An extremely well-designed crime debut.”—*Jyllands-Posten

“Thought-provoking and a really good read.” — Helsingor Dagblad
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“An unfailing and genuine crime debut.” —_ Politiken *

About the Author

LOTTE AND SOREN HAMMER are siblings. The Hanging is the first in a series following Detective Konrad Simonsen and his team from the murder squad. They live in Frederiksværk, Denmark.