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They share a house.
And all its secrets . . .
When a young woman is discovered brutally murdered in her own apartment, with an intricate pattern of lines carved into her face, Copenhagen police detectives Jeppe Kørner and Anette Werner are assigned to the case.
They quickly establish a link between the victim, Julie Stender, and her complex landlady, Esther. Esther is a budding novelist - and when Julie features as a murder victim in the still-unfinished mystery she's writing, the link between fiction and real life grows more urgent.
But is Esther guilty or merely another victim in a far more dangerous game of vengeance? Anette and Jeppe must dig more deeply into the two women's pasts to discover the secret that links them both . . .
See what readers are saying about The Tenant:
'Full of intrigue and clever twists' *****
'This is as tense and gripping as anything I've read this year.' *****
'Gripping Scandi police procedural' *****
'Kept me engrossed with a strong sense of location and plenty of tension' *****
'This will keep you hooked! It kept me guessing all the way through' *****
'A great thriller full of twists and turns that will keep you engaged to the end' *****
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
ISBN: 9781529344639
Number of pages: 368
Weight: 260 g
Dimensions: 196 x 128 x 28 mm
A stunning debut. Katrine Engberg's unforgettable characters and brilliant plot twists will captivate readers of suspense fiction - Kathy Reichs
What a fantastic debut! I love the characters, the sparkling prose, and the depiction of Copenhagen. Katrine Engberg is an absolute star! - Camilla Läckberg
Engberg's fast-paced narrative is bolstered by an interesting and quirky cast as well as an intriguing setting - Kirkus
Everyone has secrets, and some secrets are lies. Engberg's debut novel, a sleeper hit in her native Denmark, is sure to attract comparisons to other Scandinavian thrillers... layered, character-driven suspense from authors including Erin Kelly and Ruth Ware may prove to be more apt read-alike suggestions - Booklist
Engberg's debut features dark family secrets - and a smorgasbord of surprises - People
[A] gripping addition to the Scandinavian crime fiction pantheon - OprahMag.com
The careful plotting ensures that the mystery unfolds deliberately, with surprises constantly woven into the narrative . . . Engberg's English language debut promises a gritty, unflinching procedural series, and will leave readers craving the translation of Kørner and Werner's next adventure - BookPage
It took me quite a long time to get into this story, despite the brutal murder discovered at the very beginning.
I agree with other reviews, that the translation is very clunky in places, especially at the start of...
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It's been a while since I indulged in Nordic noir and The Tenant proved a great refresher to a genre I very much enjoy. Cops Jeppe Kørner and Anette Werner investigate the murder of a woman in her apartment which... More
My thanks to NetGalley and publisher Hodder & Stoughton for the ARC.
I do enjoy Nordic Noir; the different places, the different climate and culture and weather. However, I did find this novel to be a tad on the...
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