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In The Name Of Love
Patrick Smith
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A young woman is brutally murdered on an island near Stockholm - a haunt of wealthy retirees and arty weekenders. Suspicion falls first on a family of Iraqi refugees, initially welcomed into the community but gradually feared and shunned. But then, as the victim's story unfolds, suspicion begins inexorably to fall elsewhere. Lena Sundman was rude, dysfunctional, and very young. Everything a fastidious man like Dan Byrne disliked. Taking refuge on the island after the sudden death of his wife, Dan finds himself strangely drawn to the troubled girl, starting from the moment he reluctantly rescues ... Read more
A young woman is brutally murdered on an island near Stockholm. Suspicion falls first on a family of new Swedes, Iraqi refugees. But then, as the victim's story begins to unfold, suspicion begins inexorably to fall elsewhere.
Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FF. Dimension: 133 x 210 x 25. Weight in Grams: 334. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wearA young woman is brutally murdered on an island near Stockholm - a haunt of wealthy retirees and arty weekenders. Suspicion falls first on a family of Iraqi refugees, initially welcomed into the community but gradually feared and shunned. But then, as the victim's story unfolds, suspicion begins inexorably to fall elsewhere. Lena Sundman was rude, dysfunctional, and very young. Everything a fastidious man like Dan Byrne disliked. Taking refuge on the island after the sudden death of his wife, Dan finds himself strangely drawn to the troubled girl, starting from the moment he reluctantly rescues ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Head of Zeus
Condition
Used, Very Good
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781784971755
SKU
KTJ8039181
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1
About Patrick Smith
Born in Ireland, Patrick Smith has spent most of his life as a translator in Sweden and, having published novels and short stories in Swedish, began his first novel in English at the age of seventy.
Reviews for In The Name Of Love
'Bittersweet, beautifully crafted, unclassifiable, this haunting debut speaks to dislocation and loss in modern society and the murderous lengths some will go to recover home' Michael Collins. 'A slowly gripping and intricately haunting novel about love and loss - and murder. This book will leave you questioning many things. But it is a brilliantly written novel, something a bit different ... Read more