The Corpse Flower

'Ingenious ... It demands not to be ignored ... Taut, menacing, and intensely thrilling, it never lets go' - Geoffrey Wansall, The Daily Mail

‘A powerful debut … dark and moody’ - Paul Burke, Crime Time FM

‘Hancock writes with a razor-sharp pen, wittily and with originality. I simply adore her books’ – Katrine Engberg, #1 internationally bestselling author of The Tenant and The Butterfly House

‘Anne Mette Hancock, newcomer to the Nordic thriller, has a lot of talent’ – Elle France

‘Anne Mette Hancock has written a killer book. This one has it all - a great story, compelling characters, and a page-turning plot. Don’t miss The Corpse Flower’ – Harry Hunsicker, author of The Devil’s Country

‘Scandinavian noir at its noirest. It’s hard, maybe unthinkable, to imagine how Hancock will follow it up’ – Kirkus Reviews

‘Aguaranteed page-turner’ – Emelie Schepp, author of the Jana Berzelius Series

‘[A] gripping debut ... Assured prose matches the intricate plot. Hancock is off to a strong start’ – Publishers Weekly

‘Can most assuredly hold her ground against a number of Swedish and Danish crime queens’ – Berlingske

‘Absolutely wonderful. Superbly constructed and totally enthralling’ – Helene Tursten, author of Snowdrift

‘Classic femi-crime with equal parts lifestyle and suspense’ – Weekendavisen

‘Breathes life into old genre-clichés’ – Jyllands posten

‘Likblomman really stands out with a personal, hard-boiled style and Kaldan and Schäfer deviate early from what you’d believe to be the predictable path’ – Skånska Dagbladet

'Gripping, endearing, dark, and funny, Anne Mette Hancock has written the best series I've read this year. Kaldan and Schafer are my new favourite crime-solving duo. Highly recommended' - Harlan Coben