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One of the New York Times’s Best Crime Novels of the Year • A Good Morning America Buzz Pick
 
#1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER • A serial killer in a small Swedish town commits his first murder the same night the prime minister is assassinated—a “thrilling and profoundly poignant” (Angie Kim)…

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1 author picked Blaze Me a Sun as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

This is the first book I've read from this Swedish author. I picked it up at Left Coast Crime in Seattle this past year. Beautifully written with story line that keeps you guessing. A bit of Swedish folklore about a particular bird and what it portends is woven in.

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