Christoffer Carlsson | Blaze Me a Sun

Blaze Me a Sun

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In February 1986, the Halland police receive a call from a man who claims to have attacked his first victim. I’m going to do it again, he says before the line cuts off. By the time police officer Sven Jörgensson reaches the crime scene, the woman is taking her last breath. For Sven, this will prove a decisive moment. On the same night, Sweden plunges into a state of shock after the murder of the prime minister. Could there possibly be a connection?

As Sven becomes obsessed with the case, two more fall victim. For years, Sven remains haunted by the murders he cannot solve, fearing the killer will strike again. Having failed to catch him, Sven retires from the police, passing his obsession to his son, who has joined the force to be closer to his father.

Decades later, the case unexpectedly resurfaces when a novelist returns home to Halland amid a failed marriage and a sputtering career. The writer befriends the retired police officer, who helps the novelist—our narrator—unspool the many strands of this engrossing tale about a community confronting its shames and legacies.

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Publisher: Hogarth

ISBN: 978-0593449356

ASIN: B09XL59MJX

Word Count: 130200 words

Length: 434 pages

Language: English

Release Date: January 3, 2023

Available as: Ebook,Paperback

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A crime novel about murders in a very small town (in Western Sweden) as told by a fictional crime writer who represents a second generation involved in the crimes. While the tone is broody and the story feels a bit unfocussed and slow to take off, author Christoffer Carlsson ultimately delivers an excellent second half to the novel with first rate character depth and what amounts to a reversal of guilt and innocence.

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