The Corpse Flower, Anne Mette Hancock
The Corpse Flower, Anne Mette Hancock
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The Corpse Flower

Author: Anne Mette Hancock

Narrator: Laura Jennings

Unabridged: 8 hr 1 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/12/2021

Synopsis

Danish journalist Heloise Kaldan is in the middle of a nightmare. One of her sources has been caught lying, and she could lose her job over it. Then she receives the first in a series of cryptic and unsettling letters from a woman named Anna Kiel. Wanted in connection with the fatal stabbing of a young lawyer three years earlier, Anna hasn't been seen by anyone since she left the crime scene covered in blood. The police think she's fled the country until homicide detective Erik Scháfer comes up with a lead after the reporter who originally wrote about the case is found murdered in his apartment. Has Anna Kiel struck again, or is there more than one killer at large? And why does every clue point directly to Heloise Kaldan? Meanwhile, the letters keep coming, and they hint at a connection between Anna and Heloise. As Heloise starts digging deeper, she realizes that to tell Anna's story she will have to revisit the darkest parts of her own past—confronting someone she swore she'd never see again.The Corpse Flower is the first in the #1 bestselling Danish crime series, the Kaldan and Scháfer mysteries.

About Anne Mette Hancock

Anne Mette Hancock is the author of The Corpse Flower, a poignant suspense novel that debuted at #1 on the Danish bestseller charts. She was awarded the Danish Crime Academy's debutant prize and was named Author of the Year in Denmark.

About Laura Jennings

Laura Jennings is a professional narrator and voiceover artist with an MFA in creative writing. Her intrinsic appreciation of the techniques that comprise storytelling allows her to analyze the underlying moods and currents of a book and bring them into her interpretation of it. An avid reader, she enjoys a quiet lifestyle in the Pacific Northwest with her loving husband and aged beagle, Dottie.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Nilufer on February 19, 2023

Hmm well, okay, I think I’m standing in front of my Switzerland border : a book I didn’t adore but also I didn’t dislike so I’m staying in the middle territory : this is okay but not so soul crushing, mind spinning read I was expecting! I loved Swedish thrillers a lot. I think this book has true pr......more

Goodreads review by Ceecee on October 26, 2021

Anna Kriel is in Paris but why does she flee when a tourist with a camera spots her? The tourist is Danish and she takes her picture to Detective Erik Schäfer on her return home because Anna is wanted for the murder of lawyer Christoffer Mossing. Meanwhile, Heloise Kaldan a journalist for Demokratis......more

Goodreads review by Pat on September 30, 2021

I don’t like the title of this. I don’t think it does the book any favours. It makes it sound creepy which it isn’t. Corpse flower is simply the common name of Amorphophallus titanium - a giant flower that is native to Sumatra and is so called as it has the distinction of smelling of rotting flesh w......more

Goodreads review by Sonja Rosa Lisa ♡ on September 27, 2021

4,5 Sterne, aufgerundet auf 5 Ein toller Serienstart! Ich denke, diese Reihe werde ich weiterverfolgen, denn der Auftakt war sehr spannend. Es geht um die Journalistin Heloise, die von einer seit Jahren gesuchten Mörderin seltsame Briefe zugeschickt bekommt. Dabei weiß besagte Mörderin persönliche Din......more

Goodreads review by Book Clubbed on August 19, 2022

A promising premise that only partially lives up to its hype as the Danish version of "insert your favorite American mystery series here." I enjoyed, in no particular order, the anti-reconciling-family subplot, the ambiguous villain, and being able to follow a journalist, a welcome respite from all......more

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