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The Unlucky Lottery

By: Håkan Nesser, Laurie Thompson - translator
Narrated by: David Timson
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A Swedish crime writer as thrilling as Mankell, a detective as compelling as Wallander . . .

Chief Inspector Van Veeteren delves into a dark family mystery in the sixth book in Håkan Nesser's Van Veeteren series, The Unlucky Lottery.

Four friends celebrate winning the lottery. Just hours later, one of them – Waldemar Leverkuhn – is found in his home, stabbed to death.

With Chief Inspector Van Veeteren on sabbatical, working in a second hand bookshop, the case is assigned to Inspector Münster. But when another member of the lottery group disappears, as well as Leverkuhn's neighbour, Münster appeals to Van Veeteren for assistance.

Soon Münster will find himself interviewing the Leverkuhn family, including the eldest – Irene – a resident of a psychiatric clinic. And as he delves deeper into the family's history, he will discover dark secrets and startling twists, which not only threaten the clarity of the case – but also his life . . .

The Unlucky Lottery is followed by the seventh book in the series, Hour of the Wolf.

 Crime Thrillers International Mystery & Crime Mystery Police Procedurals Thriller & Suspense Exciting

Critic Reviews

One of the best of the Nordic Noir writers.
The godfather of Swedish crime.
One of Sweden’s best crime writers.
A master of suspense.
All stars
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Captivating storyteller!
This is the second book of this writer I have read. In the first I guessed the killer half way through.
This one is Suspenseful right to the very end!
His psychological analysis in both books very good.
But the same mixture of missing bodies, one cut to pieces and homosexuality explained as environmental!

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