The Man Who Wasn't There

A new series from internationally bestselling authors, Hjorth &amp; Rosenfeldt, creators of hit television shows, Wallander, The Bridge and ITV's Marcella, starring Anna Friel. Following the publication of their most recent novel The Silent Girl, each of the books in this series held three of the top five spots on the official Norwegian bestseller list.

Stunning … This is a complex and compelling novel that invites comparison with Stieg Larsson’s Millennium Trilogy.

Fans of Scandinavian TV dramas and clever thrillers will love The Man Who Wasn’t There… I can guarantee it’ll keep you on the edge of your seat.

It’s as good as Scandi lovers could imagine.

The Man Who Wasn’t There isn’t just a good chunky novel – it’s a book that scores top marks for character plot and quality writing.

Michael Hjorth (Author) 
 Michael Hjorth is one of Sweden’s best-known film and TV producers, and a well-renowned screenwriter whose work includes several screenplays of Henning Mankell’s Wallander. 
 
Hans Rosenfeldt (Author) 
 Hans Rosenfeldt has hosted both radio and television shows, and is Sweden’s leading screenwriter and the creator of The Bridge, which is broadcast in more than 170 countries.

Six bodies are found on a Swedish mountain - and a cold case rapidly heats up... 
 
FROM THE ACCLAIMED CREATORS OF WALLANDER and THE BRIDGE 
 
Six skeletons on a mountainside. The relics of a terrible crime committed long ago. 
 
For Sebastian Bergman, that just makes the investigation into who they are, who killed them, and why, even more complex. At first the investigation was a chance to escape his ex-girlfriend and spend some time with his daughter, Vanja. An opportunity to try and build a relationship with her before it's too late. 
 
But soon he finds that he's more involved than he would ever want to be. And his personal life is horribly, disastrously tangled up in it all . . .

The Man Who Watched Women

Scandinavian crime writing at its best from the creators of hit television shows, Wallander, The Bridge and ITV's Marcella, starring Anna Friel.

well written with a captivating storyline

One of the best Swedish serial-killer thrillers ever

Crime novels simply do not get any better

Hjorth and Rosenfeldt are able to create suspense and maintain it over hundreds of pages … yet another unexpected twist.

A relentlessly exciting and intelligent thriller

One on the best thrillers to come from Sweden in recent years

A real page-turner that leaves the reader desperately wanting more.

Michael Hjorth (Author) 
Michael Hjorth is one of Sweden’s best-known film and TV producers, and a well-renowned screenwriter whose work includes several screenplays of Henning Mankell’s Wallander. 
 
Hans Rosenfeldt (Author) 
Hans Rosenfeldt has hosted both radio and television shows, and is Sweden’s leading screenwriter and the creator of The Bridge, which is broadcast in more than 170 countries.

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Scandinavian crime fiction at its best from the creators of Wallander and The Bridge 
 
As a blazing heatwave engulfs Stockholm, a series of women are found brutally murdered and the Criminal Investigation Department is getting nowhere. The murders bear all the hallmarks of Edward Hinde, the serial killer jailed by psychological profiler Sebastian Bergman fifteen years earlier. 
 
Sebastian desperately needs some order in his chaotic life. The revelation that he has a daughter, Vanja, could provide this longed-for stability. But should he tell her the truth and risk destroying her life and career? 
 
Forcing his way into the investigation, Sebastian soon learns that the murders are connected to him and that no one around him is safe. Including Vanja...

Michael Hjorth

Hans Rosenfeldt

The latest novel from internationally bestselling authors, Hjorth &amp; Rosenfeldt, creators of hit television shows, Wallander, The Bridge and ITV's Marcella. 
 
An idyllic white, two-storey, beautiful house in Sweden. Inside, a family has been brutally murdered – mother, father and two young children all shot in broad daylight. And the killer has got away. 
 
Sebastian Bergman has been brought in to solve the crime, but with no credible suspects, he is at a dead end. 
 
Until he discovers that there was a witness to the crime. A young girl who saw it all happen, and she has fled, in fear for her life. 
 
Bergman has to track the young girl down before it’s too late. But the killer is chasing her too – and he is determined to finish what he started.

Michael Hjorth

Books by Michael Hjorth

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