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Meditative. Dark. Really, really cold ... This is a worthy successor to Larsson's Millennium trilogy ... This first installment in Kallentoft's crime series is a splendid representative of the Swedish crime novel, in all its elegance and eeriness. -- Booklist Starred Review Don't bother with Stieg Larsson, Kallentoft is better -- Magnus Utvik, Sweden's leading critic One of the best-realised female heroines I've read by a male writer -- Guardian The highest suspense -- Camilla Lackberg, international bestselling author of The Stonecutter He has a completely unique style, an exquisite narrative that you drink in with pleasure ... I'm convinced: a crime novel doesn't get much more beautiful than this -- Kristianstadsbladet A gripping opening gambit ... Investigating inspector Malin Fors is a feisty single mother, whose flaws are intriguing and endearing ... The chillingly suspense-filled story works up to a truly stunning finale. -- Easy Living Sharp writing and original insights add spice -- Literary Review This is a dark novel, full of awful people and desperate loneliness. Kallentoft is ruthless in his descriptions, but there is a great story here with solid police work leading Fors to the tale of the dead man in the tree. A must for the fans of Swedish crime novels. -- Globe and Mail Most successful as an in-depth exploration of small-town life in a country which is theoretically democratic and egalitarian, but only on the surface. -- Canberra Times Kallentoft is gifted ... He has a knack for characterisation and describing the slow burn of police work. -- The Age (Australia) A cleverly crafted ... dark multilayered murder mystery -- Courier Mail (Australia) Malin Fors is an intriguing and complex heroine ... MIDWINTER SACRIFICE shows the hidden life under the picturesque surface ... Kallentoft is an outstanding writer -- Nordic Bookblog More very impressive input from another Scandinavian writer with something refreshingly different to say and with a different way of saying it ... the background of Sweden in the grip of a cruel and punishing winter is brought vividly to the page. His illustration of the complex character of his heroine is also impressive ... An impressive book. -- Tangled Web Engaging -- Manly Daily (Australia) Gripping -- New Books Magazine Delivers in spades -- Sunday Herald Sun (Australia) An all-round chilling read, and an interesting beginning to what will be a fascinating five-part series of crime fiction page turners featuring the policewoman. -- Sunshine Coast Daily (Australia) The prose is spare and the dead man whispers to the detective which she seems to hear and transform into an unerring instinct for the truth. -- South Coast Register [Kallentoft] is rightly praised for his skill at plotting, as well as his ability to create strongly-realised female protagonists ... The author's sequence featuring his wonderfully rounded female protagonist Malin Fors is rapidly acquiring a devoted following. -- Good Book Guide My current favourite among the Scandinavian crime writers is another Swede, Mons Kallentoft. So far, three of his Malin Fors books have been translated into English: Midwinter Sacrifice, Summertime Death and Autumn Killing. I loved them all, particularly for the way Kallentoft gives a voice to his victims. -- Alex Gray, author of Sleep Like the Dead
