{"product_id":"the-demon-of-dakar-a-mystery-paperback","title":"The Demon of Dakar: A Mystery - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKjell Eriksson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eEbba Segerberg\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlready a huge star in Europe and the Nordic countries, Kjell Eriksson has American critics also raving, with almost every review studded with words like stunning, chilling, suspenseful, haunting, and brilliant. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Demon of Dakar\u003c\/i\u003e, Ann Lindell and her motley crew of colleagues are faced with a most baffling murder case in which all clues lead straight back to a popular local restaurant named Dakar. The owner, Slobodan Andersson, has some shady connections in his past, and his partner's reputation is equally murky. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe kitchen crew is not above suspicion, either. The meat chef is an oddball, to say the least, while unbeknownst to the rest, the newest hire's personal life is a tangled web of lies. Even Eva Willman, the seemingly blameless older woman returning to the workforce as a waitress, has skeletons in her closet. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnd then the tension rachets up a number of notches as it becomes apparent that one murder has not satisfied the killer in the least. If Ann is to prevent a bloodbath at Restaurant Dakar, she must match wits with a killer whose motives are seemingly completely obscure. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut the reader knows the killer well. His crimes are justified from his point of view. Not only that, he's a very likable fellow who is only looking for justice. As in all of Kjell Eriksson's compelling spellbinders, though, justice entails a frantic race to the finish, a race without rules and fraught with danger. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWinner of the Swedish Academy Award for Best Crime Novel.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKjell Eriksson \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of the internationally acclaimed \u003ci\u003eThe Princess of Burundi, The Cruel Stars of the Night, The Demon of Dakar\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Hand that Trembles\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eBlack Lies, Red Blood\u003c\/i\u003e. His series debut won Best First Novel 1999 by the Swedish Crime Academy, an accomplishment he later followed up by winning Best Swedish Crime Novel 2002 for \u003ci\u003eThe Princess of Burundi\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Sweden and France.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.91 x 8.32 x 5.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 23, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47384987730098,"sku":"9780312366704","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/ce74a56a0f65a70fa27c9036b58bfebf_c7e5d2ba-b1c9-4e8d-9d4d-5f133920ac39.webp?v=1777898782","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/the-demon-of-dakar-a-mystery-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}