"When the body of a young woman was discovered in an incinerated farmhouse in 1994, resolution was swift--it was murder, her boyfriend did it, case closed. But for the boyfriend's nephew, Isak; the arresting officer, Vidar Jörgensson; and the entire community of Marbäck, closure is a myth about to be shattered. The character trajectories (and tragedies) of Isak and Vidar have real narrative heft, but Carlsson also makes room to explore bigotry, misogyny and nativism . . . wonderfully translated by Rachel Willson-Broyles."
--Sarah Weinman, The New York Times "A tense police procedural."
--The Wall Street Journal "A brilliantly woven, unsettling crime novel . . . Boasting the psychological intensity of a Hitchcock film . . . this is a gripping, utterly distinctive mystery by a newly established Swedish master. As in
Blaze Me a Sun, Carlsson explores the nature of grief and generational trauma, all while keeping readers unsure of what's going to happen next."
--Kirkus Reviews (starred review) "
Under The Storm is the quintessential crime novel--not only a brilliantly constructed whodunit about the unfolding of a murder investigation over three decades, but a profound and immersive portrait of the ripple effects of one act of crime, judgment, and doubt on a community. Christoffer Carlsson is a master at layering nail-biting suspense with psychological depth and acuity, and I can't recommend this book highly enough."
--Angie Kim, New York Times bestselling author of Happiness Falls "[Christoffer] Carlsson is to the police procedural what Cormac McCarthy is to the Western."
--Anthony Marra, New York Times bestselling author of Mercury Pictures Presents and A Constellation of Vital Phenomena "A tense police procedural."
--Wall Street Journal
"Carlsson is the finest crime writer we have in Sweden. His writing is a perfect combination of crystal clear prose and exact knowledge."
--David Lagercrantz, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Girl in the Spider's Web and other novels in Stieg Larsson's Millennium series "Carlsson demonstrates impressive character development and a knack for slow-building suspense."
--BookPage "This slow-burning, masterfully constructed literary thriller from the author of
Blaze Me a Sun (2023) and one of Sweden's leading crime experts lays bare the haunting effects of violent crime."
--Booklist
