The dying detective
By: Leif G.W. Persson ; translated from the Swedish by Neil Smith
Contributors: Smith, Neil (Neil Andrew), translator
Publisher: DOUBLEDAY; BLACK SWAN
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 426
ISBN-13: 9780857520883; 9780857520890; 9780552778374; 9781448126057
Subjects: Murder; Cerebrovascular disease; Translations into English; Patients; Cold cases (Criminal investigation); Fiction; Terminally ill; Investigation; Swedish fiction; Police
Work titles: Döende detekiven
Description: Retired Chief of the National Crime Police and Swedish Security Service Lars Martin Johansson has just suffered a stroke. He is paying the price for a life of excess - stress, good food and fine wine. With his dangerously high blood pressure, his heart could fail at the slightest excitement. In the hospital, a chance encounter with a neurologist provides an important piece of information about a 25-year-old murder investigation and alerts Lars Martin Johansson's irrepressible police instincts. The period for prosecution expired just weeks earlier and that isn't the only limitation. Lars Martin Johansson is determined to solve the atrocious crime - from his deathbed. The inimitable style, distinct voice and dark humour of Leif GW Persson, along with the fascinating exploration of a long-cold murder case, serves to make The Dying Detective a true masterpiece of the genre.
Notes: Originally published in Sweden as Den döende detekiven in 2010 by Albert Bonniers Förlag.

Translated from the Swedish.

The Dagger Awards: Best International Crime Dagger Award, Shortlist 2017.