Babylon
By: Camilla Ceder ; translated by Marlaine Delargy
Series: Inspector Christian Tell -- bk. 2; Inspector Christian Tell mystery
Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson; Orion Publishing Group, Limited
Published: 2012
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 293
ISBN-13: 9780297866695; 9780297866701; 9780297866718
Subjects: Police; Fiction; Murder; Investigation
Description: Inspector Christian Tell and his team are called to the scene of a double murder. University lecturer Anne-Marie Karpov lies dead in her home, alongside her student and lover, Henrik. The crime appears straightforward: Henrik's girlfriend Rebecca, a woman in therapy for her violent jealousy, had been spotted outside Karpov's flat, and her fingerprints are found on the door. But shortly afterwards, when Rebecca's flat is burgled in a seemingly unconnected attack, Tell begins to wonder whether she might be the victim in a larger game. It emerges that items on the Red List - artefacts raided from Iraqi museums - were found among Henrik's possessions. As the truth behind Anne-Marie and Henrik's past begins to emerge, the dead woman's ex-husband, Danish gangsters and Turkish black marketeers all come into the frame. Tell must unravel a web of hidden motives that spans continents, all while trying to salvage his stormy relationship with Seja.
Notes: Translated from the Swedish.