{"product_id":"9781632867490","title":"The Lake","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eThe Lake\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Lotte Hammer, Søren Hammer\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn engrossing crime novel from the internationally bestselling authors of \u003ci\u003eThe Hanging \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Girl in the Ice--\u003c\/i\u003ethe fourth in the Konrad Simonsen series.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe remains of a young woman are discovered in a lake north of Copenhagen. Her identity is a mystery and no one, it appears, has reported her missing. After months of fruitless investigation by the local police the case is handed over to Konrad Simonsen. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt soon becomes clear to Simonsen and his team that this unknown woman is the key to a world of trafficking, prostitution, and violence. A world where everything comes with a price, no mistake goes unpunished and everyone knows how to keep a secret.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Lake \u003c\/i\u003eis the fourth novel in the series by Hammer and Hammer; a story of ice-cold cynicism and contempt for human life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Searing . . . The Hammers (a brother-sister writing team) expose the moral turpitude of a country lacking a national law that criminalizes the buying of sex.\" - starred review, \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Simonsen is as brilliant yet fallible as ever in a piece of Nordic noir that will leave readers chilled to the bone, even though it is set in spring and the thaw is on . . . \u003ci\u003eThe Lake\u003c\/i\u003e scores highly as both a police procedural and an enthralling, sometimes appalling study of depravity and heartlessness.\" - \u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The Danish sister-and-brother duo Lotte and Søren Hammer (\u003ci\u003eThe Vanished\u003c\/i\u003e) has created characters and smart plots that lend themselves beautifully to the police procedural . . . The Hammers bring their distinctive spin to the formula, ratcheting the camaraderie and humor, and lending some compelling warmth to the mix. Their well-rounded characters are as much a draw to this fine series as their plots.\" -\u003ci\u003e Shelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A deftly written procedural with clear appeal for fans of Scandinavian crime fiction, particularly those who delight in riveting investigative detail and psychological intricacies.\" -\u003ci\u003e Booklist on THE VANISHED\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Several factors elevate \u003ci\u003eThe Girl in the Ice\u003c\/i\u003e above the run-of-the-mill police-procedural maniac-murderer hunt . . . Cultural and personal wisdom . . . permeates the book.\" - \u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal on THE GIRL IN THE ICE\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Outstanding crime thriller. Everything works in this dark Scandinavian procedural--the intelligent and complex plot, the fallible lead, and the atmospheric prose.\" - \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly on THE HANGING\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The Hammers have struck a chord with European readers, and \u003ci\u003eThe Hanging\u003c\/i\u003e is seen as Denmark's answer to successful Swedish, Norwegian, and Icelandic crime fiction. U.S. crime lovers will likely want to stick a pin in Denmark on their crime-fiction maps.\" - \u003ci\u003eBooklist on THE HANGING\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The best Danish crime fiction in years. We are already looking forward to the next book in the series.\" - Lars Kepler, on THE HANGING\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781632867490\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Bloomsbury USA","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":40616237465806,"sku":"9781632867490","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_7783982b-b1d1-4f02-a29b-d1219c9e7130.jpg?v=1638320857","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781632867490","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}