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Post Mortem
Rekke and Vargas (Related to this series)
- Author
- David Lagercrantz
- Narrator
- Matt Bates
- Publisher
- Quercus
- Publish Date
- 27 August 2026
- Run Time
- 9 hours 54 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
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What to expect
That changes when Rekke receives a visit from Spanish chief inspector Rafael Corales, who is unable to forget the unsolved murder of a young woman in Santander in 1988. Now other bodies have come to light, marked with signs that seem to be some kind of numerical order.
Still recovering from his latest hypomanic episode - his relationship with Vargas strained by a secret she's keeping - Rekke agrees to help track down the killer.
Clues from a posthumously published short story by the victim draw him undercover into the murky world of Sweden's literary scene - authors, agents and producers who are past masters at selling a lie. To unmask the killer, Rekke must relearn the difference between fact and fiction, and discover what really happened that night in Santander in 1988.
Reviews for Dark Music and Fatal Gambit
"A classic murder mystery . . . one Holmes himself would have loved to solve" Independent
"Fans of dark Swedish crime will love this moody thriller" The Sun
"A rich, engrossing novel" Literary Review
Translated from the Swedish by Ian Giles
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Details
- Author
- David Lagercrantz
- Narrator
- Matt Bates
- Duration
- 9 hours 54 minutes
- Release Date
- 27 August 2026
- ISBN
- 9781529413311
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Quercus
- Genre
- Thriller / suspense fiction
Synopsis
Professor Hans Rekke and Micaela Vargas have earned a reputation for solving the unsolvable. But they've never been confronted by a serial killer.That changes when Rekke receives a visit from Spanish chief inspector Rafael Corales, who is unable to forget the unsolved murder of a young woman in Santander in 1988. Now other bodies have come to light, marked with signs that seem to be some kind of numerical order.Still recovering from his latest hypomanic episode - his relationship with Vargas strained by a secret she's keeping - Rekke agrees to help track down the killer.Clues from a posthumously published short story by the victim draw him undercover into the murky world of Sweden's literary scene - authors, agents and producers who are past masters at selling a lie. To unmask the killer, Rekke must relearn the difference between fact and fiction, and discover what really happened that night in Santander in 1988.Reviews for Dark Music and Fatal Gambit"A classic murder mystery . . . one Holmes himself would have loved to solve" Independent"Fans of dark Swedish crime will love this moody thriller" The Sun"A rich, engrossing novel" Literary ReviewTranslated from the Swedish by Ian Giles
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