By Hans Koppel Translated by Kari Dickson Published by Sphere It is safe to say that my choice of reading material is not usually truculent. That’s why I surprised myself when I decided to read a novel whose front cover prominently displays a quote describing it as a ‘terrifying crime novel’. I started to read expecting the worse and - it being impossible to put the book down - a few hours later I was trying to understand what had hit me. Let’s be clear: I loved this book and I’m grateful to Sphere for publishing this Swedish novel by author Karl Petter Lidbeck who, being a children’s literature author, decided to have it published under the pen name of Hans Koppel. I can see why he doesn’t want to have the two genres mixing on the bookshelves! The plot is simple enough: one day after work, Ylva does not return home. When she hasn’t returned 24 hours later, her husband Mike starts to worry and calls the police. Ylva seems to have disappeared without a trace and, month after month, Mike
First thought seeing the pictur: 'what are they doiiiiinnnnggggg???!!!! ' (jeane)
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I hate this kind of thing. I think altered books etc are great if the book is damaged beyond repair already or if it's totally out of date. Otherwise I think the best way to recycle a book is to donate it to a second hand bookshop or give it as a gift. That said I recently saw a big truck outside a secondhand shop and the staff filling it up with books to go to the dump
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