Quicksand
by Malin Persson Giolito
Buy on AmazonMaja killed her best friend, Amanda, and her boyfriend, Sebastian, at their school. We know she has confessed; we know she is on trial for the crimes. In this English-language debut from Swedish novelist Malin Persson Giolito, however, everything is quicksand, and that includes Maja’s memories of what happened on that bloody day. The book provides a razor-sharp view of modern Sweden and its criminal justice system, yet is a tonic for readers who have had enough of the brooding, often-bloody “Scandi-crime” that has been so popular in recent years.
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"Maja killed her best friend, Amanda, and her boyfriend, Sebastian, at their school. We know she has confessed; we know she is on trial for the crimes. In this English-language debut from Swedish novelist Malin Persson Giolito, however, everything is quicksand, and that includes Maja’s memories of what happened on that bloody day. The book provides a razor-sharp view of modern Sweden and its criminal justice system, yet is a tonic for readers who have had enough of the brooding, often-bloody “Scandi-crime” that has been so popular in recent years."
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