The Hanging

By: Soren Hammer, Lotte Hammer

Narrated by: Michael Page

One morning before school, two children find the naked bodies of five men hanging from the gym ceiling. The case leads detective Konrad Simonsen and his murder squad to the school janitor, who may know more about the killings than he is telling. Soon, Simonsen realizes that each of the five murdered men had a dark and terrible secret in common. And when Simonsen’s own daughter is targeted, he must race to find the culprit before his whole world is destroyed.

Published in 20 countries around the world, with more than 150 thousand copies sold in Denmark alone, this book introduces a brother and sister duo who have taken the thriller world by storm. Fast-paced, suspenseful, and brilliantly written, The Hanging is a stunning crime novel from Lotte and Soren Hammer, two Danish authors whose international fame is exploding.

©2013 Lotte Hammer Jakobsen & Søren Hammer Jakobsen (P)2013 AudioGO

Critic reviews

"The best Danish crime fiction in years." (Lars Kepler, author of The Hypnotist)

"Enthralling, pacey, and intricately plotted, The Hanging kept me on the edge of my seat and illuminated a dark corner of Danish society." (Denise Hamilton, Edgar finalist and nationally best-selling author and editor of Los Angeles Noir)

Disappointing

Dismal story with no redeemable characters. Voices of the women in the story were stilted and unpleasant. I did keep reading it to the end though!