The butterfly house / Katrine Engberg ; translated by Tara Chace.
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TextLanguage: English Original language: Danish Publisher: New York : Scout Press, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc., 2021Copyright date: ©2021Edition: Scout Press hardcover editionDescription: 346 pages ; 24 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781982127602; 1982127600; 9781982127619; 1982127619Uniform titles: Glasvinge. English Subject(s): Murder -- Investigation -- Fiction | Nurses -- Fiction | Police -- Denmark -- Copenhagen -- Fiction | Meurtre -- Enquêtes -- Romans, nouvelles, etc | Infirmières -- Romans, nouvelles, etc | Copenhagen (Denmark) -- FictionGenre/Form: Mystery fiction. | Mystery fiction. | Detective and mystery fiction. | Medical fiction. | Thrillers (Fiction) Additional physical formats: Online version:: The butterfly houseSummary: "A compelling new crime thriller featuring Copenhagen-based police detectives Jeppe Korner and Anette Werner, who work to solve a series of sordid murders that have roots in the care of vulnerable hospital patients and at-risk children -- and to expose a murderer who specializes in cold, cold blood..."-- Provided by publisher.Summary: Six days ago a paperboy on his route in central Copenhagen stumbled upon the naked body of a dead woman, lying in a fountain with arms marked with small incisions. Cause of death: exsanguination-- the draining of all the blood in her body. Lead Investigator Jeppe Korner, recovering from a painful divorce and in the throes of a new relationship, pounds the streets looking for answers. His partner, Anette Werner is on maternity leave, restless at home with a demanding newborn and an equally demanding husband-- and decides to do a little freelance sleuthing. Their investigations uncover the ambition and greed that festers beneath the surface of caregiving institutions. -- adapted from jacket
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| Book | A J M Library 868-5076 | ENGB (Browse shelf) | Available | 64794 |
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| EMER Collected poems and translations | EMER Essays & lectures | ENDO Silence : | ENGB The butterfly house / | ENGE So brave, young, and handsome | ENGE Peace like a river | ENGE The high divide : |
Series information from https://www.goodreads.com/series/229801-korner-and-werner.
"Originally published in Denmark in 2018 by People's Press as Glasvinge"-- title page verso.
"A compelling new crime thriller featuring Copenhagen-based police detectives Jeppe Korner and Anette Werner, who work to solve a series of sordid murders that have roots in the care of vulnerable hospital patients and at-risk children -- and to expose a murderer who specializes in cold, cold blood..."-- Provided by publisher.
Six days ago a paperboy on his route in central Copenhagen stumbled upon the naked body of a dead woman, lying in a fountain with arms marked with small incisions. Cause of death: exsanguination-- the draining of all the blood in her body. Lead Investigator Jeppe Korner, recovering from a painful divorce and in the throes of a new relationship, pounds the streets looking for answers. His partner, Anette Werner is on maternity leave, restless at home with a demanding newborn and an equally demanding husband-- and decides to do a little freelance sleuthing. Their investigations uncover the ambition and greed that festers beneath the surface of caregiving institutions. -- adapted from jacket
Translated from the Danish.
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