Bestseller

Bestseller Bestseller

Vanessa Frank #6

On his way to the Gothenburg book fair, thriller author Raymond Salinas is murdered outside his home. Vanessa Frank gets assigned to the case and soon discovers that Salinas’ research gave him deeply rooted connections with several criminal networks, both in Sweden and abroad. Several people could have wanted him dead.

Vanessa suspects that the motive can be found in Salinas’ upcoming book, where he may have found something shocking. Vanessa has to follow in his footsteps in order to find the killer. How far is an author willing to go to create a bestseller?

Bestseller is the sixth installment in the bestselling series about detective Vanessa Frank.

Awards

Shortlisted for the BookBeat Award (Crime Fiction of the Year) Sweden 2024
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Reviews

  • “[A] tight and well-composed intrigue. /…/ Clear character depictions and a driving suspense lifts [Bestseller] to high quality. Perhaps Pascal Engman’s most well-thought-out novel yet.”

    Verdens Gang, Norway

  • “An action-packed story with many parts that the author skillfully weaves together for a dramatic resolution. Pascal Engman’s characters are vivid and highly credible, as are the depictions of criminal environments in contemporary Stockholm. The language is brisk, simple, and filled with dialogue. A very good crime novel that is thrilling, well-written, and current.”

    BTJ, Sweden

  • “Pascal Engman has surpassed himself – again.”

    Aftonbladet, Sweden

  • “A chillingly relevant plot where criminal gangs play a crucial role. It’s tough and fast-paced at times, but also well-crafted characters and personal lives that truly add something to the storyline.”

    Allers, Sweden

  • “Engman also writes eloquently about the thrill of success after writing bestsellers, where Raymond Salinas, in the form of fiction, can be seen as Engman’s dark alter ego.”

    Femina, Sweden

  • “Painfully thrilling and impossible to put down. It is obvious that, like his fictional writer, he has put in a considerable amount of effort into research; the depictions of criminal environments are credible and chillingly close.”

    Göteborgs-Posten, Sweden

Author
Pascal Engman
Published
2023
Genre
  • Crime
  • Thriller
Pages
544
Reading material

Swedish edition

Rights sold

Denmark, People's

Finland, WSOY

Netherlands, Volt

Norway, Gyldendal

Sweden, Bookmark

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