Ann Cleeves meets Håkan Nesser in this Scandi crime debut.
Maria Adolfsson (b. 1958) lives in Stockholm where she, until recently, worked as a communications director and now writes full-time. The Doggerland series has been sold in to 18 languages to date, and has sold over 250 000 copies in Sweden alone.
This first novel in a proposed trilogy has terrific characters as
well as effectively inventing a new
genre, Anglo-Nordic noir
*Sunday Times*
A cracking police procedural set in a richly described isolated
island community
*Irish Independent*
An excellent police procedural - she does detail brilliantly - but
also really thrilling. I love books that send me somewhere
completely new and I really enjoyed Doggerland. She captured it
perfectly, and held me there for the whole thing
*Jo Spain*
Karen Eiken reminds me a bit of Jane Tennison: a strong, feminine
and dedicated woman confronted by sexism within the police force
while doing her job. At the same time striving not to be eaten up
by the pressure of duties, struggling to quit smoking and not
drinking too much. The island is a cool setting too, a bit
Shetland-like . . . a good debut
*Kjell Ola Dahl*
A suspenseful and intriguing story that combines the best of
British crime writing tradition with Nordic noir. Doggerland is a
unique and alluring universe that I can't wait to revisit
*Camilla Grebe*
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