Book cover for The Vanished by Lotte Hammer and Søren Hammer
2016 Released
448 Pages
8-9 Hours
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Bloomsbury USAISBN 9781632864871
Translated by Martin Aitken

Lying at the bottom of his apartment stairs, a postman is found dead.

At first glance, his death appears to be a simple fall, a straightforward accident and the perfect case for Detective Chief Superintendent Konrad Simonsen to return to after a severe heart attack. But when he is called to investigate, new forensic evidence comes to light and something doesn't add up. Did the postman fall or was he pushed?

When life-size images of a girl are discovered plastering the walls of the dead man's attic, the case takes a new and sinister turn. Who is she? Could she be alive?

Soon the homicide team find themselves delving into the past, but as they approach the truth, Simonsen discovers long-hidden skeletons in his own closet.

Lotte Hammer

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Søren Hammer

Søren Hammer is one part of a writing duo. His siser, Lotte, is the other half. Together they are the authors of the Konrad Simonsen series. Their first book, The Hanging, was published in English in 2013. The writing pair has a huge following throughout Europe.

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Martin Aitken

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Martin Aitken’s translations of Scandinavian literature number some thirty-five books. His work has appeared on the shortlists of the International DUBLIN Literary Award (2017) and the US National Book Awards (2018), as well as the 2021 International Booker Prize. He received the PEN America Translation Prize in 2019.

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