The search for evidence in a 25-year-old child murder reinvigorates the life of an ageing detective in Leif G.W. Persson's latest novel. Photo: 123rf.com
There's a mystery – a 25-year-old cold case – in The Dying Detective, but it’s not the most interesting part of Leif G.W. Persson’s latest novel – what's interesting is the life story of a former cop.
It’s a tale of ageing, of coming to grips with death and illness and the meaning of life. As in many Scandinavian novels, it’s a dark vision.
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