by David Hewson
‘What court case?’
‘I don’t know. He was the one you found in bits in the junkyard. These lock-ups . . .’
Brix took a call. Held up a hand to be quiet. Finished it.
‘Robert and Maja Zeuthen are here,’ he said. ‘We’ve got to brief them.’
‘I’ll deal with it.’
When she got to the door Borch came and stopped her.
‘Sarah?’
He had Emilie’s phone in his hand.
Praise for The Killing II
‘As with Hewson’s first Killing novel it both illuminates and expands on the series, as well as being equally compelling’
Choice
‘British author David Hewson is making a brilliant job of bringing the acclaimed Danish TV crime drama The Killing to the literary market place’
Lancashire Evening Post
Praise for The Killing
‘A very fine novel, which is more of a re-imagining of the original story than a carbon copy – and with the bonus of a brand new twist to the ending’
Daily Mail
‘David Hewson’s literary translation is far more than a cheap tie-in . . . the book allows the characters more room to breathe . . . Hewson’s greatest achievement is that it’s compelling reading’
Observer
‘Not just a novelization. Hewson is a highly regarded crime writer in his own right; he spent a lot of time with the creators of the original to ensure that he did not offend its spirit and mood, and he has provided his own, different solution to the central murder mystery’
Marcel Berlins, The Times
‘A fast-paced crime novel that’s five-star from start to finish’
Irish Examiner
‘As gripping as the TV series. It will keep you pinned to very last page’
Jens Lapidus
THE KILLING II
David Hewson is the author of ten novels in the highly acclaimed Detective Nic Costa series, set mostly in Rome, which are currently being adapted for TV. He has also written thrillers set in Seville, the US and Venice, and he has brought the highly acclaimed Danish TV crime drama The Killing to the literary market place. Formerly a journalist working for the Sunday Times, The Times and the Independent, he lives in Kent.
Also by David Hewson
The Killing
Nic Costa series
A Season for the Dead
The Villa of Mysteries
The Sacred Cut
The Lizard’s Bite
The Seventh Sacrament
The Garden of Evil
Dante’s Numbers
The Blue Demon
The Fallen Angel
Carnival for the Dead
Other titles
The Promised Land
The Cemetery of Secrets
(previously published as Lucifer’s Shadow)
Death in Seville
(previously published as Semana Santa)
Acknowledgements
I’m once again indebted to a number of people for their assistance. Søren Sveistrup, the creator of the series, Susanne Bent Andersen and Lars Ringhof in Copenhagen were enormously helpful. I’m also deeply grateful to my editor Trisha Jackson in the UK and her colleagues at Pan Macmillan for their useful insights. As with the first book, all diversions from the original TV narrative should, however, be laid at my door alone.
David Hewson
First published 2013 by Macmillan
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Copyright © David Hewson 2013
Based on Søren Sveistrup’s Forbrydelsen (The Killing) – an original Danish Broadcasting Corporation TV series co-written by Torleif Hoppe and Michael W. Horsten
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