The Darkest Day

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What to expect

The Darkest Day is the first audiobook in the five part Inspector Barbarotti series from renowned Swedish crime author Håkan Nesser.

It’s December in the quiet Swedish town of Kymlinge, and the Hermansson family are gathering to celebrate father Karl-Erik and eldest daughter Ebba’s joint landmark birthdays. But beneath the guise of happy festivities, tensions are running high, and it’s not long before the night takes a dark and unexpected turn . . .

Before the weekend is over, two members of the Hermansson family are missing, and it’s up to Inspector Barbarotti – a detective who spends as much of his time debating the existence of God as he does solving cases – to determine exactly what has happened. And he soon discovers he’ll have to unravel a whole tangle of sinister family secrets in the process . . .

Critics Review

  • Barbarotti has to disentangle years of bad blood and resentment to get to the heart of a thrillingly complex case

    Sunday Times

  • Told with wry humour and compassion, Nesser has four more Barbarotti stories to come — cherish them all

    Daily Mail

  • In an exemplary translation by Sarah Death, this tangled tale of guilt and betrayal whets the appetite for translations of the other Barbarotti novels

    Financial Times

  • A top-notch investigation into some grisly goings-on, courtesy of his latest crime-fighting duo Barbarotti and Backman

    Riveting Reads

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