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Genre/Form: | Detective and mystery stories Detective and mystery fiction Fiction Mystery fiction |
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Additional Physical Format: | Print version: Alvtegen, Karin, 1965- Missing. Edinburgh : Canongate, 2003 (DLC) 2003464869 (OCoLC)52846147 |
Material Type: | Document, Fiction, Internet resource |
Document Type: | Internet Resource, Computer File |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Karin Alvtegen |
ISBN: | 9781847676887 184767688X |
OCLC Number: | 988875319 |
Language Note: | Translated from the Swedish. |
Reproduction Notes: | Electronic reproduction. [Place of publication not identified] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2017. MiAaHDL |
Awards: | Short-listed for Edgar Allan Poe Awards: Best Novel Category 2009 |
Description: | 1 online resource (249 pages) |
Details: | Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. |
Other Titles: | Saknad. |
Responsibility: | Karin Alvtegen ; translated from the Swedish by Anna Paterson. |
Abstract:
Missing is a totally compelling read and a classic thriller that confirms Alvtegen as a crime writer worth comparison with Henning Mankell. But at its core, the book also explores the terrifying isolation for a woman who has rejected the values of her background and intimacy of her family.
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A genuine hit . . . a brilliant novel. * * Gefle Dagblad, Sweden * * A very powerful novel. Skilfully, very intimately and realistically, Alvtegen describes an individual living outside the margins. * * Helsingborgs Dagblad * * A gripping, multi-faceted thriller. It is not only about brutal murder, but also about something more profound - an individual's road to awareness about her own life and value . . . Alvtegen is already amongst the top Swedish crime and thriller authors. * * Folkbladet Joenkoeping * * Read more...
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