The Claws of the Lynx
ORIGINAL TITLE: Lokattens klor
NUMBER OF PAGES: 400
AUTHOR: Karin Smirnoff
ORIGINAL PUBLISHER: Bokförlaget Polaris
GENRE: Crime, Current Books, Fiction
Ruthless exploitation is underway in Sweden’s far north. Major multinational interests are setting the agenda – one characterized by predatory capitalism, greenwashing and lawlessness. The town of Gasskas is a perfect tableau for the ongoing drama. That much is clear when a local mining contractor is found murdered.
Mikael Blomkvist, who is on his way up north to be closer to his daughter, realizes that this is a task for him. A climate activist pays with his life as Blomkvist starts to unravel a story that has the makings of a shocking scoop.
At the same time, Lisbeth Salander has become prey for the underworld. Plague, her lifeline over the years, has disappeared and Svala, her niece, is in mortal danger: her stepfather just released from prison and seeking revenge.
The Claws of the Lynx is the eighth installment in Stieg Larsson’s monumental Millennium Series, Sweden’s greatest literary success ever, with more than 100 million copies sold worldwide. Karin Smirnoff has created a sequel that breathes new life into this epic and adds additional dimensions.
“The Claws of the Lynx is incessantly exhilarating and has a peculiar luminosity.”
Reviews
"This author takes the Millennium series to a new level." Arbetarbladet
"Criminally fast-paced in a lawless Norrland!"
Femina
"Here a direction is set, solidly tethered to Stieg Larsson's original Millennium series. It’s not merely a narrative device indicating that the spirit of the predecessor is invited and duly respected in this new story. It’s a deep urgency that confronts the reader’s gaze. …a gaze that matches Larsson's feminist rage, but drills down deeper still. … The plot is thick, anchored firmly in the present ... Centuries-old colonial power structures bubble to the surface, toxic fumes rise again, as skull measurements of Sámi girls are icing on the cake at elegant banquets where far-right extremists rub shoulders with venture capitalists."
Västerbotten-kuriren
"The plot is carefully considered, and Karin Smirnoff’s use of language is worth the read in itself."
Dagens Nyheter
"Well-written and suspenseful."
Dast
"Well-written, linguistically fantastic!"
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