WINNER OF THE GLASS KEY AWARD – previous winners include Henning Mankell, Jo Nesbø, Karin Fossum, Stieg Larsson and Arnaldur Indridason
WINNER OF THE DANISH DEBUTANT AWARD
WINNER OF THE HARALD MOGENSEN PRIZE
Publishers Weekly, Starred Review
Booklist, Starred Review
A car is found on a deserted beach on the Spanish island of Fuerteventura. On the back seat lies a cardboard box containing the body of a small boy buried in newspaper cuttings. No one knows his name, and there is no trace of a driver. The last thing an ailing tourist resort needs is a murder, and the police are desperate to close the case.
The island is rife with rumours about the reclusive Erhard. Two decades of self-imposed exile from his wife and children have left him alienated and alone, whiling away his days in a drunken haze, driving an old taxi to get by. This unlikeliest of detectives determines to solve the crime himself – and he has nothing to lose. But how can one old man, cut off from the modern world, solve a murder whose dangerous web of deceit stretches far beyond the small island? And what if the killer forces Erhard to confront his own long-buried past?
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About the Author:
Thomas Rydahl has translated Malcolm Gladwell s "Blink" and "Outliers" into Danish. "The Hermit" is his first novel. He lives in Fredensborg, Denmark.
K.E. Semmel is a writer and translator who has received numerous grants from the Danish Arts Foundation for his work. A 2016 NEA Literary Translation Fellow, he lives in Milwaukee, WI."
Review:
"In KE Semmel's melancholy translation, this alienated old man proves to be a more complete human being than any of his 10-fingered friends."
―Marilyn Stasio, The New York Times Book Review
"Stunningly conceived and expertly executed."
Publishers Weekly, Starred Review
"Remarkably assured debut novel ... superb."
Booklist, Starred Review
"If Danish debut author Rydahl is launching a series, he's come up with a winner in what would be its first installment."
Kirkus Reviews
"One of the most distinctive detectives you will meet this year nothing less than excellent."
Politiken
"A hard-boiled and heart-breaking thriller [with] the year’s most surprising detective Riveting.
Solkysten
"Completely unique and incredibly ambitious."
Jyllands-Posten
"Wow! It will knock you off your feet."
Go’morgen Danmark
"Unique Is [Rydahl] the new star of Danish crime?"
Frk. Bogorm
"A wonderful crime novel, full of charm."
Vildmedkrimi.dk
"Remarkable... a flawless, immaculate piece of work."
Weekendavisen
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- PublisherPoint Blank
- Publication date2016
- ISBN 10 1780748892
- ISBN 13 9781780748894
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages480
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