Penguin Random House South Africa

Categories: Crime & Thrillers, Fiction, International Fiction, Adult
ISBN: 9780552778374
Published: February 2017
Imprint: Black Swan
Page Extent: 544
Format: Paperback
RRP 275.00

Dying Detective

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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 determined to solve the atrocious crime - from his deathbed.

The inimitable style, distinct voice and dark humour of Leif GW Persson, along with the...

About the Author

Leif G W Persson

Leif G W Persson

Leif G.W. Persson’s previous novels include Backstrom: He Who Kills the Dragon, Between Summer’s Longing and Winter’s End, and Another Time, Another Life. He has served as an adviser to the Swedish ministry of justice and is Sweden’s most renowned psychological profiler. A professor at the Swedish National Police Board, he is considered the country’s foremost expert on crime.

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