The Tenant
The Tenant by Katrine Engberg is a literary suspense novel published by Simon and Schuster on December 28, 2021. This edition spans 464 pages and is presented in English. The story follows Copenhagen police detectives Jeppe Korner and Anette Werner as they investigate the brutal murder of a young woman, Julie Stender, found in her apartment with a disturbing pattern carved into her face. The detectives soon uncover a connection between Julie and her landlady, Esther de Laurenti, who is also an aspiring novelist.
Readers will find a narrative that intertwines the realms of fiction and reality, as Esther’s unfinished mystery novel eerily mirrors the crime. As the investigation unfolds, the detectives delve deeper into the lives of both women, revealing complex relationships and hidden motives. The plot explores themes of vengeance and the blurred lines between victim and perpetrator, creating a tense atmosphere as Jeppe and Anette race to uncover the truth behind the murder. This edition offers a compelling exploration of crime and mystery, set against the backdrop of Copenhagen.
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Selected as a Most Anticipated title by People, Parade, Bustle, CrimeReads, She Reads, and more!
An electrifying work of literary suspense from internationally bestselling author Katrine Engberg, The Tenant—heralded as a “stunning debut” by #1 New York Times bestselling author Kathy Reichs—follows two Copenhagen police detectives struggling to solve a shocking murder and stop a killer hell-bent on revenge.
When a young woman is discovered brutally murdered in her own apartment with an intricate pattern of lines carved into her face, Copenhagen police detectives Jeppe Korner and Anette Werner are assigned to the case. In short order, they establish a link between the victim, Julie Stender, and her landlady, Esther de Laurenti, who’s a bit too fond of drink and the host of raucous dinner parties with her artist friends. Esther also turns out to be a budding novelist—and when Julie turns up as a murder victim in the still-unfinished mystery she’s writing, the link between fiction and real life grows both more urgent and more dangerous.
But Esther’s role in this twisted scenario is not quite as clear as it first seems. Is she the culprit or just another victim, trapped in a twisted game of vengeance? Anette and Jeppe must dig more deeply into the two women’s pasts to discover the identity of the brutal puppet-master pulling the strings.
Evocative and original, The Tenant promises “dark family secrets—and a smorgasbord of surprises” (People).
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