The Darkest Day

A Thrilling Mystery from the Godfather of Swedish Crime

First published 2006

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The Darkest Day is the first novel in the five part Inspector Barbarotti series from renowned Swedish crime author Håkan Nesser. It’s December in the quiet Swedish town of Kymlinge, and the Hermansson family are gathering to celebrate a big family birthday. But beneath the guise of happy festivities, tensions are running high, and it’s not long before the night takes a dark and unexpected turn... Before the weekend is over, two members of the Hermansson family are missing, and it’s up to Inspector Barbarotti to determine exactly what happened on that darkest day, and unravel a web of sinister family secrets in the process... Continue the thrilling investigative series with The Root of Evil.

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Håkan Nesser, born 1950, Sweden.

Catalogue record

Pan Books · 534 pages

Publisher
Pan Books
Pages
534
ISBN
978-1-5098-0932-5 +1
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Publisher
Pan Books
Pages
534
ISBNs
  • 978-1-5098-0932-5
  • 978-1-5098-0936-3
Author
Nesser, Håkan, 1950–
Statement
The Darkest Day : A Thrilling Mystery from the Godfather of Swedish Crime / Håkan Nesser.
Records
Open Library

Subjects

  • 2000s

Catalogue data checked 5 October 2026