The Border
ORIGINAL TITLE: Gränsen
NUMBER OF PAGES: 496
AUTHOR: Magnus Montelius
ORIGINAL PUBLISHER: Albert Bonniers förlag
GENRE: Crime, Current Books, Fiction
David Lithander has no difficulty in identifying the two men who were found tortured to death in a warehouse in Frihamnen, Stockholm. He is their common denominator. A summer behind the Iron Curtain, a mission that he never asked for and then there is all that with Ágnes – the events he had been ordered never to mention to anyone.
Now both the police and the stubborn journalist Natalie Petrini wants to know what he did there and who in fact pulled the strings. The problem is that David Lithander doesn’t even know himself.
Reviews
"A brilliant, thrilling spy novel in the style of John le Carré."
Ingalill Mosander, Aftonbladet
“Sweden’s own John Le Carré. […] I almost read breathlessly and as slowly as I cann so it doesn’t end too quickly.”
Gunilla Wedding, Skånska Dagbladet
"Montelius knows ht to tell an exciting story, and he succeeds well inn depicting life behind the Iron Curtain during the Cold War.”
Kenth Jönsson, Ölandsbladet
"[The] newly released "The Border", is nominated for Best Swedish Crime Novel of the Year. It is a nomination it truly deserves, even though it’s exactly the kind of spy novel I usually avoid. Well, unless it’s written by Magnus Montelius, that is."
Lotta Olsson, Dagens Nyheter
“Magnus Montelius writes intricate spy novels in the tradition of John Le Carré, and he hold up to the comparison […] It is remarkable how Magnus Montelius can maintain the tension for nearly 500 pages without relying on many dramatic, action-packed scenes. The quiet narrative makes it nerve-racking between the lines. […] The plot shifts between 1980 and 1995, and the depiction of time is brilliant. […] The characters are very well-developed [and] feel intensely alive.”
Dast Magazine
”This is amazingly good and incredibly well-written fiction […] Montelius puts immeasurable care into every detail of the story. It is hugely impressive and results in credibility and the joy of reading.”
Anders Kapp, Kapprakt.se
