Reviews

• “Eighteen Below Zero is a fantastic reading experience for thriller fans, signed the talented Swedish author and script writer Stefan Ahnhem. /…/ As a reader, you lose yourself, body and soul, in a story that you will only be able to reluctantly let go of when the last page has been devoured. /…/ The plot, terribly well-constructed, does not let go of the reader for a second. Each character is accomplished, chiseled. /…/ An excellent page-turner that we put down with reluctance, and which fortunately leaves enough doors open for us to hope for a continuation.”

• “Stefan Ahnhem plunges into the heart of two investigations boosted by suspense and adrenaline that are sure to delight fans of the genre.”

• “A scriptwriter known for television and cinema, Swedish Stefan Ahnhem has started writing thrillers with equal success.”

• “I really appreciated Eighteen Below Zero. The unusual premise had me hooked. /…/ I found myself caught by the plot and – almost as important – the character’s private lives.  I love how Ahnhem is able to weave all these threads together so easily.”

• “A visually told thriller with a break-neck pace.”

• “Eighteen Below Zero is both well-written and exceedingly thrilling.”

• “Eighteen Below Zero is incredibly well-written and has a plot that will grab hold of the reader with an iron fist and not let go till the very last page. The story is deeply unsettling at times and the mood of the book dark and sometimes despair-filled. The parallel plotline in the novel is also highly suspenseful and is woven into the main story phenomenally well. In summary: a must for all crime fiction fans.”

• “Stefan Ahnhem has set up a thrilling, increasingly exhilarating hunt for an invisible, conscienceless criminal. / … / The cases are masterfully tied together by Ahnhem. A refined page-turner, ending with a nasty cliffhanger.”

• “Compelling!”

• “Stefan Ahnhem is more than on a par with his Scandinavian colleagues in terms of suspense and brutality. Nevertheless, he leaves Fabian Risk, his commissioner, pleasantly human. /…/ The result is several equally captivating plot strands.”

• “Ice-cold thrills.”

• “Thrilling to the very end!”

• “Timeless, original crime fiction.”

• “Stefan Ahnhem has become one of the best in the genre.”

• “Eighteen Below Zero is a chillingly thrilling crime novel.”

• “Ahnhem opens the door to the closed rooms of his characters, to their minds’ labyrinths and nooks. And he does so with great success and insight.”

• “The plot of Fabian Risk’s case in Helsingborg is wonderfully well-conceived and excellently executed, with surprises appearing as the case evolves. The suspense lasts till the end also in the parallel case taking place in Helsingør. /…/ [Eighteen Below Zero is] a truly great and madly thrilling reading experience. /…/ I will look forward to the next one in the series.”

• “I loved Victim Without a Face, the second book in Ahnhem’s Fabian Risk series and I snapped up this new novel, which takes place two years later, and read it through in a weekend. If you’re not already a fan of this terrific series, start with Book 1, The Ninth Grave, and read all three in a row. With its chilly atmosphere and great plots, you won’t be able to rest until you do.”

• “This Nordic Noir from million copy-selling author and screenwriter Ahnhem is ‘unputdownable’. /…/ Edge of the seat stuff.”

• “Intricately plotted. /…/ Ahnhem unflinchingly unveils the monstrous crimes lurking beneath Scandinavia’s seemingly placid surface.”

• “Will haunt your memory long after you’ve finished reading. /…/ Hats off to Ahnhem.”