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The Unlucky Lottery by Hakan Nesser

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The Unlucky Lottery

The Van Veeteren series (Related to this series)

Narrator
David Timson
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Publish Date
22 February 2018
Run Time
9 hours 17 minutes
Format
Audiobook

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What to expect

A Swedish crime writer as thrilling as Mankell, a detective as compelling as Wallander . . .

Chief Inspector Van Veeteren delves into a dark family mystery in the sixth book in Håkan Nesser's Van Veeteren series, The Unlucky Lottery.

Four friends celebrate winning the lottery. Just hours later, one of them – Waldemar Leverkuhn – is found in his home, stabbed to death.

With Chief Inspector Van Veeteren on sabbatical, working in a second hand bookshop, the case is assigned to Inspector Münster. But when another member of the lottery group disappears, as well as Leverkuhn's neighbour, Münster appeals to Van Veeteren for assistance.

Soon Münster will find himself interviewing the Leverkuhn family, including the eldest – Irene – a resident of a psychiatric clinic. And as he delves deeper into the family's history, he will discover dark secrets and startling twists, which not only threaten the clarity of the case – but also his life . . .

The Unlucky Lottery is followed by the seventh book in the series, Hour of the Wolf.

Critics Review

  • One of the best of the Nordic Noir writers.

    Guardian

  • The godfather of Swedish crime.

    Metro

  • One of Sweden’s best crime writers.

    Mail on Sunday

  • A master of suspense.

    Sunday Times

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Details

Author
Hakan Nesser
Narrator
David Timson
Duration
9 hours 17 minutes
Release Date
22 February 2018
ISBN
9781509856060
Format
Audiobook
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Genre
Crime and mystery: police procedural, Fiction in translation

Synopsis

A Swedish crime writer as thrilling as Mankell, a detective as compelling as Wallander . . . Chief Inspector Van Veeteren delves into a dark family mystery in the sixth book in Håkan Nesser's Van Veeteren series, The Unlucky Lottery. Four friends celebrate winning the lottery. Just hours later, one of them – Waldemar Leverkuhn – is found in his home, stabbed to death. With Chief Inspector Van Veeteren on sabbatical, working in a second hand bookshop, the case is assigned to Inspector Münster. But when another member of the lottery group disappears, as well as Leverkuhn's neighbour, Münster appeals to Van Veeteren for assistance. Soon Münster will find himself interviewing the Leverkuhn family, including the eldest – Irene – a resident of a psychiatric clinic. And as he delves deeper into the family's history, he will discover dark secrets and startling twists, which not only threaten the clarity of the case – but also his life . . .The Unlucky Lottery is followed by the seventh book in the series, Hour of the Wolf.

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