Reviews

• “It is difficult to rank [Engman’s] four books [in the Vanessa Frank series] in relation to each other, because they are all great and Pascal Engman always manages to take things to new levels. Here, the action is turned up into an astonishing ending, and The Widows must be described as one of his best so far. /…/ All in all, an excellent Swedish suspense novel.”

• “The pace and appealing main characters make The Widows a Scandi thriller to count on. This is emphasized by the exciting plot: nothing is what it seems, and the suspense remains until the very last page. /…/ All of this makes The Widows one of the best Scandi thrillers of this year and Engman is a force to be reckoned with.”

• “The story revolves around hatred and revenge, but also love and the pathos of justice. Above all, The Widows is an exciting Swedish contemporary thriller.”

• “Engman (…) succeeds in staging the nerve-wracking plot as if on a screen.”

• “Engman writes knowledgeably, atmospherically, and his storylines are cleverly thought-out. A reading feast for all fans of Swedish crime novels!”

• “The plot of [The Widows] is incredibly clever. The storylines, which at the beginning (seem) to be far apart, are interwoven and linked in an artful and highly exciting way. The result is a frighteningly realistic and oppressively authentic book – and certainly one of the best Scandinavian thrillers currently available.”