Winner of the Swedish Crime Academy Award for Best Crime Novel, international sensation Kjell Eriksson has quickly built a name for himself in the United States. In this highly acclaimed follow-up to "The Cruel Stars of the Night," Manuel Alavez's life is in ruins. One of his brothers is dead, the other is in jail, and the man who double-crossed both men is running a high-class successful restaurant. A series of dramatic events inevitably leads to murder, and Inspector Ann Lindell is forced to sample many fine meals at the restaurant as she attempts to thwart a cunning killer.

Winner of the Swedish Crime academy Award for Best Crime Novel, "The Princess of Burundi" introduces readers to a leading crime writer from Sweden whose work has created an international sensation. Eriksson's U.S. debut opens a week before Christmas when a Swedish town is rocked by the brutal murder of John Jonsson, a local family man. Detectives, led by a very pregnant Inspector Ann Lindell, at first suspect a chillingly well-drawn psychotic, and they may be right. But if they are not right, that leaves a cunning and vicious murderer on the loose in their town...A page-turner from start to finish, "The Princess of Burundi" catapults Eriksson to the top ranks of international crime fiction writers.

Kjell Eriksson has made a huge splash around the globe with his series set in his native Sweden. Now Eriksson is back with a stunning mystery packed with surprises. Police officer Ann Lindell is great at solving crimes, but she doesn't have as much luck in her personal life. When she meets journalist Anders Brant, Ann thinks her luck has turned around. When Anders disappears without a trace and a homeless man's body is found with Anders' phone number in his pocket, she must keep quiet about her connection to her former beau while she races to find Anders and clear his name.

Stellar Acclaim for" The Princess of Burundi"
"Stunning...haunting...can chill you to the bone."
- "The New York Times Book Review"
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"Terrific...subtly brilliant...compellingly suspenseful."
- "San Francisco"" Chronicle"
"Reminiscent of Ed McBain's 87th Precinct series. Don't miss it."
- "Library Journal" (starred review)
"Ingenious...a chillingly well-drawn psychotic...Very satisfying."
- "Los Angeles"" Times"
"A deep, insightful psychological thriller."
- "The Midwest Book Review"
"Suspenseful, intelligent, and perceptive...terrific."
- "Publishers Weekly" "Riveting . . . resembles the books of Maj Sjowall and Per Wahloo, not to mention those of the modern master Henning Mankell."
- "The Wall Street Journal"