Killer's Art
The Anders Knutas
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Starred review from August 12, 2013
The foggy island of Gotland provides the eerie, atmospheric setting for Jungstedt’s beautifully written fourth novel featuring Det. Supt. Anders Knutas (after 2008’s The Inner Circle). Before respected art dealer Egon Wallin can make some drastic personal and professional changes, he’s murdered, his body left to hang from the top of the Dalman Gate in the medieval town of Visby. Knutas and his assistant, Det. Insp. Karin Jacobsson, get on the trail of a deranged and vengeful killer in a case that attracts nationwide attention. The seductive tale of The Dying Dandy, a legendary Swedish painting whose theft is linked to Wallin’s death, adds depth. Knutas, a decent man, deplores the growing tastelessness of Swedish media as much as Jungstedt’s other protagonist, ethical journalist Johan Berg, in a noir novel that exposes the vicissitudes of a society in which cheating the system has become the norm. Agent: Niclas Salomonsson, Salomonsson Agency (Sweden).
October 15, 2013
The fourth book in the Anders Knutas series, this brooding thriller is set on Sweden's largest island, Gotland, a place that has such a palpable creepiness about it that it almost becomes another character in the story. Egon Wallin is a successful art dealer about to embark on some serious lifestyle changes. But those plans are thwarted when he is murdered and left to hang on Dalman Gate in downtown Visby, a historic town in Gotland. A woman out for an early-morning stroll finds the body, and the press are there almost as quickly as the police, somewhat hampering the investigation. A famous Swedish painting called The Dying Dandy has been stolen, and there seems to be a link between the theft and the murder. There is an underlying theme about the media and corruption that pervades the story, adding additional depth, but the virtuous journalist Johan Berg helps balance things a bit. This is excellent Scandinavian noir, as first popularized by Steig Larsson, and a beautifully written addition to the genre.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2013, American Library Association.)
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