Hunting Game

The first installment in Helene Tursten’s brand new series featuring the strong, smart Detective Inspector Embla Nyström.Twenty-eight-year-old
Embla Nyström has been plagued by chronic nightmares and racing
thoughts ever since she can remember. She has learned to channel most of
her anxious energy into her position as Detective Inspector in the
mobile unit in Gothenburg, Sweden, and into sports. A talented hunter
and prizewinning Nordic welterweight, she is glad to be taking a
vacation from her high-stress job to attend the annual moose hunt with
her family and friends.   But when Embla arrives at her uncle’s
cabin in rural Dalsland, she sees an unfamiliar face has joined the
group: Peter, enigmatic, attractive, and newly divorced. And she isn’t
the only one to notice. One longtime member of the hunt doesn’t welcome
the presence of an outsider and is quick to point out that with Peter,
the group’s number reaches thirteen, a bad omen for the week. Sure
enough, a string of unsettling incidents follow, culminating in the
disappearance of two hunters. Embla takes charge of the search, and they
soon find one of the missing men floating facedown in the nearby lake.
With the help of local reinforcements, Embla delves into the dark pasts
of her fellow hunters in search of a killer.
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Praise

A CrimeReads Most Anticipated Crime & Mystery Novel of 2019Praise for Hunting Game“Haunted, driven, immensely human and highly trained as a hunter and tracker, Embla is a winning new Scandinavian noir lead.” —Jane Ciabattari, BBC Culture “Impetuous and physical . . . [Embla is] a bright light among young Swedish cop characters.”—Toronto Star “[An]
outstanding series launch . . . Embla is a refreshingly capable lead,
whose situational ethics means that she doesn’t feel she must do
everything by the book.” —Publishers Weekly, Starred Review   “Embla,
still plagued by nightmares about losing her teenage best friend, is a
sharp, willful, though emotionally vulnerable detective. Fans of the
Huss novels in particular and Nordic noir in general will want to follow
this series from its start.” —Booklist, Starred Review “A
breathless thriller that’s impossible to put down. I was fascinated by
Embla, a credible and complex character who is hiding secrets . . . A
great reading experience.”—Anna Jansson, author of the Maria Wern series“Hunting Game is easy-to-read, exciting and interesting. Embla Nyström will surely appeal to readers as much as Irene Huss.” —Dagbladet (Norway) Praise for Helene Tursten “As good as Louise Welsh’s similarly creepy tour of Glasgow.” —Gillian Flynn, Entertainment Weekly
“These days Scandinavian crime writers are thick on the ground. It’s
nice to see that the women can be just as bloodthirsty as the men.” —The New York Times Book Review
“[Tursten] imbues this novel with a cold chill of dread that can’t be
attributed only to the subfreezing temperatures of Gothenburg in
winter.” —Chicago Sun Times “Truly satisfying.” —Philadelphia Inquirer
“An engaging mystery with a very likable heroine. With a writing style
reminiscent of Camilla Läckberg or Henning Mankell, Helene Tursten
offers a detective with a nuanced and compelling personal life, as well
as a dark and intriguing mystery.” —Shelf Awareness

About the Author
Helene Tursten was a nurse and a dentist before she turned to writing. She is the author of the Irene Huss series, including Detective Inspector Huss, Night Rounds, Who Watcheth, and Protected by the Shadows, as well as the short story collection An Elderly Lady Is Up to No Good. Her books have been translated into 21 languages and made into a television series. She was born in Gothenburg, Sweden, where she now lives with her husband.