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'a compelling read ... this series is really amongst the cream of recently translated Scandinavian crime fiction' Eurocrime. (Eurocrime)

'a gripping tale about how corruption corrupts' Country Life. (Country Life)

'Another enormously successful Swedish import, Larsson is a remarkably good writer who has been well served by her translator' Literary Review. (Literary Review)

'as dark in theme as the wintry landscapes are bleak, but Anna-Maria Mella [...] provides sufficient light and warmth to guide even the most Scandi-sceptic reader through to the end' The Sunday Independent. (Sunday Independent)

'Åsa Larsson is one of the best' Shots. (Shots)

'Larsson aficionados will know that her duo of distaff investigators are among the most quirkily characterised in the field ... [the] author's grasp of all her characters' psychology possesses a keen veracity' Independent. (Independent)

'Larsson's chilling insight into the worst of human nature cannot be faulted' The Irish Examiner. (Irish Examiner)

'Powerful psychological insights ... gripping ... totally fascinating... Enthralling' Crimesquad. (Crimesquad)

'Torture, corruption and perversion: there is no shortage of naughtiness in Åsa Larsson's The Black Path ... A superior example of Scandinavian noir' Sunday Telegraph. (Sunday Telegraph)

Åsa Larsson was born in 1966 and grew up in Kiruna, Sweden. She is a qualified lawyer and made her debut in 2003 with The Savage Altar, awarded the CWA International Dagger. Its sequel, The Blood Spilt, was chosen as Best Swedish Crime Novel of 2004. The Black Path is the third in the Martinsson/Mella series. Film rights to her novels have been sold to Sandrew Metronome.

Marlaine Delargy works as a translator and adult learning support tutor. She has translated novels by Asa Larsson and Johan Theorin, among others, and serves on the editorial board of the Swedish Book Review. She lives in Shropshire, England.