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The Dying Detective
Leif G W Persson
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Description for The Dying Detective
Paperback. Retired Chief of the National Crime Police and Swedish Security Service Lars Martin Johansson has just suffered a stroke. In the hospital, a chance encounter with a neurologist provides an important piece of information about a 25-year-old murder investigation and alerts Lars Martin Johansson's irrepressible police instincts. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: FF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 41. Weight in Grams: 378.
Retired Chief of the National Crime Police and Swedish Security Service Lars Martin Johansson has just suffered a stroke. He is paying the price for a life of excess - stress, good food and fine wine. With his dangerously high blood pressure, his heart could fail at the slightest excitement. In the hospital, a chance encounter with a neurologist provides an important piece of information about a 25-year-old murder investigation and alerts Lars Martin Johansson's irrepressible police instincts. The period for prosecution expired just weeks earlier and that isn't the only limitation. Lars Martin Johansson is ... Read more
Retired Chief of the National Crime Police and Swedish Security Service Lars Martin Johansson has just suffered a stroke. He is paying the price for a life of excess - stress, good food and fine wine. With his dangerously high blood pressure, his heart could fail at the slightest excitement. In the hospital, a chance encounter with a neurologist provides an important piece of information about a 25-year-old murder investigation and alerts Lars Martin Johansson's irrepressible police instincts. The period for prosecution expired just weeks earlier and that isn't the only limitation. Lars Martin Johansson is ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Black Swan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
544
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780552778374
SKU
V9780552778374
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-25
About Leif G W Persson
Leif G.W. Persson is Scandinavia's most renowned criminologist and a leading psychological profiler. He has also served as an advisor to the Swedish Ministry of Justice. Since 1991, he has held the position of Professor at the National Swedish Police Board and is regularly consulted as the country's foremost expert on crime. He is the author of ... Read more
Reviews for The Dying Detective
Persson is more authentic than Stieg Larsson.
La Repubblica, Italy
Persson remains unthreatened as the King of Swedish crime writing
Kvallsposten, Sweden
Persson combines the humor of Van Veeteren, Hakan Nesser's hero with the energy of Henning Mankell's detective Kurt Wallander.
Trouw, Netherlands
Read the book for its ... Read more
La Repubblica, Italy
Persson remains unthreatened as the King of Swedish crime writing
Kvallsposten, Sweden
Persson combines the humor of Van Veeteren, Hakan Nesser's hero with the energy of Henning Mankell's detective Kurt Wallander.
Trouw, Netherlands
Read the book for its ... Read more