Forty Days without Shadow
In Kautokeinko, a small village in the extreme north of Scandianvia, the police try to solve a murder and the theft of an ancient drum, amidst raising tensions between members of the Arctic-based Sami religion and fundamentalists opposed to their beliefs. The vast white wilderness of Lapland has become a battlefield, where anger, greed and suspicion reign. Klemet Nango and Nina Nansen are members of the P9 patrol of the Reindeer Police, a specialized brigade accustomed to most of the natural and manmade challenges in the region. But not everyone in Kautokeino wants to see their investigation move forward…
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Original Language
FRENCH | Éditions Métailié
FRENCH (Graphic novel) | Sarbacane
Translation Rights
CATALAN | Columna
CZECH | Panteon
DANISH | Modtryk
DUTCH | Signatuur
ENGLISH (UK) | Trapdoor/Little Brown
ENGLISH (USA) | Grand Central/Little Brown
FINNISH | Siltala
GERMAN | Droemer Knaur
ITALIAN | Marsilio
JAPANESE | Tokyo Sogen
LATVIAN | Lauku Avize
LITHUANIAN | Briedis
NORWEGIAN | Cappelen Damm
POLISH | Czarna Owca
PORTUGUESE (Brazil) | Alaúde/Tordesilhas
PORTUGUESE (Portugal) | Planeta Portugal
SLOVAK | Pantheon
SPANISH | Destino / Grupo Planeta
SPANISH (Audio) | Audible
SWEDISH | Piratförlaget
Prizes
Prix Salon du Polar de Montigny - Best Crime novel in French
Prix Inter polar du Festival Polar de Reims
Prix des Lecteurs Plume Libre 2013, plume de bronze dans la catégorie Nouvelle Plume Polar, thriller francophone
Prix Quais du polar
Prix Mystère de la critique
Trophée 813
Reviews
«Set in Northern Norway, a fascinating thriller that makes you shudder and offers the opportunity to discover a mysterious land, the land of the Sami people.» La Reppublica
«This novel is a homage to the recovery of identity.» La Vanguardia
