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  • Published: 15 December 2015
  • ISBN: 9781616956233
  • Imprint: Soho Press
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 336
  • RRP: $36.00

The Beige Man



A speeding BMW leaves a dead pedestrian in its wake and leads police to the corpse of a young girl in a cellar. Detective Inspector Irene Huss's ensuing investigation draws her into the chilling world of sex trafficking.

Göteborg, Sweden: The high-speed chase of a stolen BMW takes a chilling turn when the two police officers involved witness a gruesome hit-and-run. When they finally recover the abandoned vehicle, search dogs are unable to trace the thieves, but they do uncover an entirely different horror: the half-naked corpse of a young girl in a nearby root cellar.

As Detective Inspector Irene Huss and her colleagues struggle to put the pieces together, they discover the man whose car was stolen—a retired police officer—is none other than the victim in the hit-and-run. Could it be a strange coincidence? Or is something larger at play? Meanwhile, the hunt for the girl’s killer leads Irene into the dark world of sex trafficking. An international criminal has arrived in Göteborg, and he’ll stop at nothing to expand his sinister operation.

  • Published: 15 December 2015
  • ISBN: 9781616956233
  • Imprint: Soho Press
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 336
  • RRP: $36.00

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Praise for The Beige Man

"The cast of characters is a colorful array, each officer vividly and individually drawn... thoroughly engaging and convincingly unraveled."
--Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

"Fans of Henning Mankell and Håkan Nesser will enjoy Tursten. For readers new to the series, there is no need to start at the beginning."
--Library Journal, Starred Review

"Two cases that arise on the same wintry night in Göteborg, Sweden, propel Tursten's excellent seventh mystery featuring Det. Insp. Irene Huss . . . Cleverly, Tursten doesn't reveal the significance of the beige man of the title until the last page."
--Publishers Weekly, Starred Review

"Effectively puzzling till the final pages, rewardingly logical in its conclusion: One of Irene's best."
--Kirkus Reviews

"Tursten again masterfully blends a well-paced procedural with a broader social issue and the personal lives of members of the Göteborg, Sweden, police force. Superior Scandinavian crime fiction with a feminist bent."
--Booklist