VENDETTA – VENDETTA
By Lars Kjædegaard
THREE BRUTAL KNIVE murders are committed in quick succession in Helsingør, and investigators Agnes Hillstrøm and Thor Belling have their work cut out for them. At first glance, the three victims appear to have nothing to do with each other, and the motive is unknown. Hillstrøm and Belling seek help from retired judge Søren Madsen and his wife, Anna, who both have their own dark secrets. When another violent attack is committed, the investigators make a breakthrough that may uncover the truth behind the murders in Helsingør.
VENDETTA IS THE third novel in Lars Kjædegaard’s crime series about Hillstrøm & Belling.
“If we shall crown a King of Crime it must be Lars Kjædegaard.”
Politiken
ABOUT THE BOOK
First published by Gyldendal, Denmark 2025
RIGHTS SOLD
Denmark, Gyldendal
REVIEWS
“A stroke of genius.”
Bogrummet.dk
“Exciting all the way.”
Politiken
“Kjædegaard weaves his plots like intimate plays where the true motives and relations are hidden beneath the surface. What makes the stories both extraordinarily and elementary thrilling are the characters with their reasons and their well-hidden dreams and nightmares. Kjædegaard is a master of finding intelligence in the mundane, surprises in the obvious and disturbing elements in the predictable.”
Ekstra Bladet
“Kjædegaard is … among the very best in Danish crime fiction.”
Jyllands Posten
“One of the country’s most interesting crime writers.”
Berlingske
“Lars Kjædegaard is a rare talent as a writer and storyteller.”
Fyens Stiftende
“If we shall crown a King of Crime it must be Lars Kjædegaard.”
Politiken
“A delightful language, lots of subtlety, and a warm twinkle in the eye.”
Bogrummet.dk
“Fine observations of the human mind.”
Bogvægten.dk
“Kjædegaard writes in a clear and empathetic style.”
Weekendavisen
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