Gideon’s Ring

A deadly and mysterious case pushes a Swedish detective squad to its limit in this novel from “a very exciting new voice from the north” (Ragnar Jónasson).

Dawn, Stockholm’s Hammarby neighborhood. A naked young woman is spotted by the side of the road. Later, she shows up outside piano technician John Gideon’s apartment, unable to tell anyone who she is or what has happened to her. The neighbors tell stories of girls—dozens of them—that have walked in and out of his place for several years. And John Gideon is not opening his door.

An already-puzzling case for Hammarby detective Conny Sjöberg and his team soon becomes even more intricate with a fatal assault and the discovery of a dead infant. And as the tension mounts, the cracks within the force begin to show. With his colleagues’ long-festering conflicts and long-buried secrets rising to the fore, Conny Sjöberg struggles to stay neutral and close the case before it destroys the department.

A dark, complex tale told from multiple perspectives, Gideon’s Ring blends gripping psychological suspense with a tense procedural plot. It is the fifth novel in the acclaimed internationally bestselling Hammarby series, which can be read in any order.

A very exciting new voice from the north.”
—Ragnar Jónasson

Carin Gerhardsen writes so vividly, like she is painting with words, gripping your heart and soul in an ever-tightening tourniquet.”
—Peter James

Gerhardsen’s masterful plotting takes us around multiple metaphorical corners, possible killers, and surprise victims in her character- and emotion-driven saga. Maybe it’s time to get back into Scandi noir—and you don’t have to have read the previous books in the series to enjoy this one.”
—FirstCLUE on The Saint

Intricately plotted . . . Series fans will enjoy themselves.”
—Publishers Weekly on The Saint

This gripping procedural . . . offers smart investigation and a disturbing mystery, but the absorbing shifts in the VCU detectives’ relationships are Gerhardsen’s most impressive feat.”
—Booklist on The Saint

Carin Gerhardsen is a mathematician who made her literary debut in 1992. Her standalone thriller, Black Ice, was selected as one of Publishers Weekly’s best mysteries of the year, and her Hammarby series has been translated into twenty-five languages and sold over three million copies worldwide. She lives in Stockholm.

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