Synopsis
The Darkest Day is the first novel in the five part Inspector Barbarotti series from renowned Swedish crime author Håkan Nesser.
It’s December in the quiet Swedish town of Kymlinge, and the Hermansson family are gathering to celebrate father Karl-Erik and eldest daughter Ebba’s joint landmark birthdays. But beneath the guise of happy festivities, tensions are running high, and it’s not...
Details
02 November 2017544 pages
9781509809318Imprint: Mantle
Reviews
Barbarotti has to disentangle years of bad blood and resentment to get to the heart of a thrillingly complex caseJoan Smith, Sunday Times
Told with wry humour and compassion, Nesser has four more Barbarotti stories to come — cherish them allGeoffrey Wansell, Daily Mail
In an exemplary translation by Sarah Death, this tangled tale of guilt and betrayal whets the appetite for translations of the other Barbarotti novelsBarry Forshaw, Financial Times
A top-notch investigation into some grisly goings-on, courtesy of his latest crime-fighting duo Barbarotti and BackmanRiveting Reads
