Silence

Silence

by Anthea Bell (Translator), JanCostinWagner (Author)

Synopsis

One ordinary summer's day a young girl disappears while cycling to volleyball practice. Her abandoned bike is found in exactly the same place that another girl was assaulted and murdered thirty-three years previously. The perpetrator was never brought to justice so the authorities suspect the same killer has struck again. The eeriness of the crime unsettles not only the police and public, but also someone who has been carrying a burden of guilt for many years...Detective Kimmo Joentaa calls upon the help of his older colleague Ketola, who worked on the original murder, in the hope that they can solve both cases. While they are following up leads, the ripples from the impact of the new disappearance spread and Kimmo discovers that the truth is not always what you expect.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 256
Publisher: Harvill Secker
Published: 05 Aug 2010

ISBN 10: 1846551773
ISBN 13: 9781846551772
Book Overview: A prize-winning psychological crime thriller featuring melancholy Finnish detective Kimmo Joentaa

Media Reviews
Similar in tone to Mankell's early Wallander novels, this one drifts up off the page with all the deadly intensity of mustard gas Irish Times By turns brutal, exciting and elegiac, it's a page-turner with real heart and a brilliant addition to the current vogue for Scandinavian crime Booktrust
Author Bio
JAN COSTIN WAGNER was born in 1972 in Langen/Hesse near Frankfurt. After studying German language, literature and history at Frankfurt University, he went on to work as a journalist and freelance writer. He divides his time between Germany and Finland (the home country of his wife). Silence is his third novel, and the second to be translated into English after Ice Moon, which was published by Harvill Secker in 2006.