{"product_id":"post-mortem-9781529413281","title":"Post Mortem : The third novel in a gripping Scandi crime series inspired by Sherlock Holmes","description":"\u003cp\u003eProfessor Hans Rekke and Micaela Vargas have earned a reputation for solving the unsolvable. But they've never been confronted by a serial killer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThat changes when Rekke receives a visit from Spanish chief inspector Rafael Corales, who is unable to forget the unsolved murder of a young woman in Santander in 1988. Now other bodies have come to light, marked with signs that seem to be some kind of numerical order.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStill recovering from his latest hypomanic episode - his relationship with Vargas strained by a secret she's keeping - Rekke agrees to help track down the killer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eClues from a posthumously published short story by the victim draw him undercover into the murky world of Sweden's literary scene - authors, agents and producers who are past masters at selling a lie. To unmask the killer, Rekke must relearn the difference between fact and fiction, and discover what really happened that night in Santander in 1988.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReviews for Dark Music and Fatal Gambit\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A classic murder mystery . . . one Holmes himself would have loved to solve\" Independent\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Fans of dark Swedish crime will love this moody thriller\" The Sun\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A rich, engrossing novel\" Literary Review\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTranslated from the Swedish by Ian Giles\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: David Lagercrantz\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eThriller \/ suspense\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 27 Aug 2026 by Quercus Publishing.\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHardback\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"David Lagercrantz","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57320165015930,"sku":"9781529413281","price":22.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0373\/4125\/files\/9781529413281.jpg?v=1790644756","url":"https:\/\/belfastbooks.co.uk\/ro\/products\/post-mortem-9781529413281","provider":"Belfast Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}