Frozen Moment: 'A good psychological crime novel that will appeal to fans of Wallander and Stieg Larsson' CHOICE

by Camilla Ceder

Overview

'Provincial detective Christian Tell is more sensitive than Henning Mankell's Wallender, while an extraordinary twist offers a women's take on Stieg Larsson's Lisbeth Salander. This is a terrific debut.' Joan Smith, SUNDAY TIMES

One cold morning in December, in a small rural town on the Swedish coast, Ake Melkersson is on his way to work when his car breaks down. Luckily he spots a garage nearby, but as he approaches he realises something is wrong. The owner of the garage lies dead, sprawled on the ground, his lower body crushed where a car has repeatedly driven over him. Inspector Christian Tell - a sensitive man with a complex past - begins to investigate. Could this be the result of a grudge, or a local feud? But then another murder occurs - this time the man has been shot in the head before being driven over several times. A female reporter sees links between these two deaths and a person who went missing ten years earlier. But will Tell listen to her suspicions? And can he overcome the demons of his own past?

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780297859505
Publisher:	Orion
Publication date:	09/01/2011
Sold by:	Hachette Digital, Inc.
Format:	eBook
Sales rank:	990,786
File size:	616 KB

About the Author

Camilla Ceder (born 1976) has studied social science and psychotherapy, and besides being an author she also works with counselling and social work. FROZEN MOMENT is her debut novel.

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Editorial Reviews

Simple but effective prose distinguishes Ceder’s procedural debut from the Scandinavian crime fiction pack. When Swedish factory worker Åke Melkersson’s car begins to fail early one morning, he decides to stop at an auto repair shop off a country road. The only person Åke finds lies dead on the ground outside the shop. That person, later identified as photographer Lars Waltz, was shot in the head, execution style, and then repeatedly run over by a car. Soon after Insp. Christian Tell starts his inquiry, a near identical crime claims another life. Flashbacks to the early 1990s tip the reader to the killer’s motive, but the whodunit aspect is secondary to a nuanced study of Tell, who can’t stop himself from making some serious missteps along the way. Ceder conjures a vivid sense of place, and the byplay among the inspector’s police colleagues rings true. Karin Fossum fans will find much to like. (May)

Publishers Weekly

A good psychological crime novel that will appeal to fans of Wallander and Stieg Larsson—CHOICE

Well constructed and pacy, with plenty of twists and turns and a vividly evoked atmosphere—BIG ISSUE

I couldn't put it down... Add to this a depiction of the Swedish countryside which rivals Mankell at his best and you have a very atmospheric book. Camilla Ceder is definitely a writer to watch—WWW.THEBOOKBAG.CO.UK

A terrific debut—SUNDAY TIMES

A rookie reporter, a world-weary police inspector, a body that has been executed then run over, and an unsolved mystery from the past lie at the heart of this intricate psychological puzzler—WOMAN AND HOME

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