The Summer of Kim Novak

"Nesser is one of the foremost Swedish crime authors." THE TIMES Sweden in the '60s. Erik and his friend Edmund spend their vacation by a forest lake daydreaming about Ewa, a young substitute teacher with an uncanny resemblance to the actress Kim Novak. The boys are having the time of their lives until a shocking discovery disrupts their world. Twenty-five years later, Erik comes across a newspaper article about unsolved crimes and is overwhelmed by memories and questions from that summer of his youth. What actually happened back then? The Summer of Kim Novak has all the tension and mystery of Nesser's world-famous thrillers, combined with a coming-of-age tale of remarkable psychological precision. "Nesser has a penetrating eye for the skull beneath the skin." The New York Times "Nesser is one of the best of the Nordic Noir writers, unafraid of moral ambiguity and excellent at building a brooding atmosphere." The Guardian "Not only a brilliant thriller, but also a sensitive and atmospheric portrayal of a coming-of-age adventure." Frankfurter Neue Presse "Nesser is a deft anatomist of character." O, The Oprah Magazine