The Darkest Day
Håkan Nesser
Translated by Sarah Death
02 November 2017Imprint: Macmillan Digital Audio
Synopsis
The Darkest Day is the first audiobook 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 2017985 minutes
Martin Wenner
9781509856015Imprint: Macmillan Digital Audio
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
