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Killing, The

David Hewson

2012400 pagesabout 6–9 hours
2012
first published
  • 2012Clipper Large Print · ENGISBN 9781471206061
  • 2012Macmillan · 400 pages · ENGISBN 9780230761742
  • 2012Pan Macmillan · 400 pages · ENGISBN 9781447213574
  • 2012W F Howes · 560 pages · ENGISBN 9781471206450
  • 2013ENGISBN 9781471238642

Sarah Lund is looking forward to her last day as a detective with the Copenhagen Police department before moving to Sweden. But everything changes when 19-year-old student Nanna Birk Larsen is found raped and brutally murdered in the woods outside the city. Lund's plans to relocate are put on hold as she leads the investigation along with fellow detective Jan Meyer. While Nanna's family struggles to cope with their loss, local politician Troels Hartmann is in the middle of an election campaign to become the new mayor of Copenhagen. When links between City Hall and the murder suddenly come to light, the case takes an entirely different turn. Over the course of 20 days, suspect upon suspect emerges as violence and political intrigue cast their shadows over the hunt for the killer.

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