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Forty Days Without Shadow: An Arctic Thriller Audiobook

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Author: Olivier Truc
ISBN: 9781478983002

By: Olivier Truc

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Read By: Malcolm Hillgartner Publisher: Grand Central Publishing Listen Time: 15.25 hours at 1.0x Speed 10.17 hours at 1.5x Speed 7.63 hours at 2.0x Speed Release Date: November 2014 Format: Unabridged Audiobook ISBN: 9781478983002

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The international award-winning, bestselling phenomenon, now available in English for the first time.

Tomorrow, the sun will rise for the first time in 40 days. Thirty minutes of daylight will herald the end of the polar night in Kautokeino, a small village in northern Norway, home to the indigenous Sami people.

But in the last hours of darkness, a precious artifact is stolen: an ancient Sami drum. The most important piece in the museum's collection, it was due to go on tour with a UN exhibition in a few short weeks.

Hours later, a man is murdered. Mattis, one of the last Sami reindeer herders, is found dead in his gumpy.

Are the two crimes connected? In a town fraught with tension--between the indigenous Samis fighting to keep their culture alive, the ultra-Lutheran Scandinavian colonists concerned with propagating their own religion, and the greedy geologists eager to mine the region's ore deposits--it falls to two local police officers to solve the crimes. Klemet Nango, an experienced Sami officer, and Nina Nansen, his much younger partner from the south of Norway, must find the perpetrators before it's too late...

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“As much a fascinating anthropological study and travelog as a compelling police procedural, this debut crime novel immerses the reader in the barren lifestyle of the Sami reindeer herders in northern Lapland….This atmospheric thriller leaves a lasting impression with its depiction of an ancient culture under pressure from the modern world. Aficionados of the genre who enjoy intriguing settings in their mysteries and fans of Tony Hillerman, James Lee Burke, and Henning Mankell will delight in discovering this young French writer.”
— Library Journal

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“Haunting…Forty Days without Shadow is more than a splendidly told murder investigation and its consequences. It is a fascinating telling of bloody history, culture, and indigenous people struggling against all odds to survive. The winter scenes are frighteningly real, at times leaving you breathless and filled with awe. A book you will not forget. A powerful, ingenious piece of crime noir.”
— New York Journal of Books
“Against the backdrop of the polar night, ancient religious traditions, and the fierce rivalries of reindeer-herders, Olivier Truc’s remarkable, triumphant thriller is far more than a colorful stroll through an exotic culture.”
— Télérama magazine (France), a Best Crime Novel of 2012
“A beautiful thriller that carries us away to a mysterious land.”
— L’Unitá (Italy)
“Gripping…Fascinating details, including the rift between the snowmobile lobby and the reindeer herders, enhance the fast-moving plot. Truc brings an obscure part of the world to vivid life.”
— Publisher’s Weekly (starred review and review of the day)
“Originally published in French, and retaining the flavor of that language in an English translation, this is a lyrical, exotic mystery set in a remote Norwegian village…The novel combines a compelling mystery and equally compelling characters…Readers who follow Nordic noir should really enjoy this one.”
— Booklist
“Malcolm Hillgartner manages the tension between the various characters, particularly between the male and female cops, Klemet Nango and Nina Nansen. His characterization of their differences is achieved through pitch and pace. The story and Hillgartner’s narration are examples of the best that the genre of the Scandinavian procedural has to offer.”
— AudioFile
Against the backdrop of the polar night, ancient religious traditions, and the fierce rivalries of reindeer-herders, Olivier Truc's remarkable, triumphant thriller is far more than a colourful stroll through an exotic culture.
— Télérama magazine, "Best Crime Novels of 2012"
It's always a pleasure to encounter a really unusual setting for crime fiction, but novelty alone is no good - it needs a decent story to go with it. Luckily, Forty Days Without Shadow by Olivier Truc scores both ways...This dense but tense thriller is full of local colour.
— Morning Star (UK)
Olivier Truc's debut novel is a fascinating thriller by a writer who is already a master of the genre.
— Librairie Garin
A beautiful thriller that carries us away to a mysterious land.
— L'Unita
A powerful 'Nordic' thriller... At last, a French writer has succeeded in reviving the genre, in fine style. I can't remember the last time I read a truly dark, gripping crime novel by a home-grown author.
— Librairie l'usage du monde
A unique setting, the snow, the freezing cold, reindeer, unforgettable characters...make this novel a must-read book.
— Il Fatto Quotidiano
A dark, highly original novel.
— Livres Hebdo
Deep historical research and in-depth first-hand knowledge allow Truc to accomplish an impeccable backdrop, a true immersion into this little-known indigenous culture.
— Diario del Alto Aragón
An inspiring crime novel out of the ordinary...an original and fascinating setting.
— Verdens Gang
The bone-numbing cold of a snowy vastness underlines a chilling story. 8 stars.
— Peterborough Telegraph (UK)
A really well-written, masterly novel, and a tremendous pleasure to read. Original, fascinating, with no concessions to surface "exoticism". A terrifically successful crime novel.
— Librairie L'Atelier
This is a superb story....Truc stands out in his masterful depiction of characters.
— La Razón

Awards

Winner of Prix Sang d'Encre de la Ville de Vienne , 2013
Winner of Prix MystÃ¨re de la critique , 2013
Winner of Prix Thierry Jonquet , 2013
Among shortlisted titles for CWA International Dagger, 2014
Winner of Prix 1001 Feuilles Noires de la BibliothÃ¨que de La, 2013
Winner of Prix des lecteurs Plume Libre Â Bronze Thriller, 2013
Winner of Prix des Lecteurs de Quais du Polar, 2013
Winner of Prix Robinsonnais , 2013
Winner of Prix Inter polar du festival polar de Reims , 2013
Winner of Prix Biblioblog , 2013
Runner-up for Le Grand Prix du Roman Noir FranÃ§ais, 2013
Winner of Prix des lecteurs Plume Libre Bronze Thriller, 2013
Winner of Prix du premier roman Rotary Club et Salon du livr, 2013
Among shortlisted titles for Prix SNCF du Polar, 2013
Winner of Prix polar Michel Lebrun, 2013
Winner of Prix Sang dÂEncre de la Ville de Vienne , 2013
Winner of Prix Mes-Sou-Thu , 2013
Winner of Prix Biblioblog , 2013
Winner of Prix polar Michel Lebrun, 2013
Winner of Prix 1001 Feuilles Noires de la BibliothÃ¨que de La, 2013
Winner of Prix du premier roman Rotary Club et Salon du livr, 2013
Winner of Prix des lecteurs Plume Libre Bronze Thriller, 2013
Winner of Prix MystÃ¨re de la critique , 2013
Winner of Prix des lecteurs Plume Libre Â Bronze Thriller, 2013
Winner of Prix Sang dÂEncre de la Ville de Vienne , 2013
Among shortlisted titles for CWA International Dagger, 2014
Runner-up for Le Grand Prix du Roman Noir FranÃ§ais, 2013
Winner of Prix Sang d'Encre de la Ville de Vienne , 2013
Among shortlisted titles for Prix SNCF du Polar, 2013
Winner of Prix des Lecteurs de Quais du Polar, 2013
Winner of Prix Inter polar du festival polar de Reims , 2013
Winner of Prix Mes-Sou-Thu , 2013
Winner of Prix Robinsonnais , 2013
Winner of Prix Thierry Jonquet , 2013
Winner of Prix Biblioblog, 2013
Winner of Prix Inter polar du festival polar de Reims, 2013
Among shortlisted titles for CWA International Dagger, 2014
Winner of Prix Robinsonnais, 2013
Runner-up for Le Grand Prix du Roman Noir FranÃ§ais, 2013
Winner of Prix des lecteurs Plume Libre Bronze Thriller, 2013
Winner of Prix Sang d'Encre de la Ville de Vienne, 2013
Winner of Prix Mes-Sou-Thu, 2013
Winner of Prix Sang dÂEncre de la Ville de Vienne, 2013
Winner of Prix MystÃ¨re de la critique, 2013
Winner of Prix polar Michel Lebrun, 2013
Winner of Prix du premier roman Rotary Club et Salon du livr, 2013
Winner of Prix des Lecteurs de Quais du Polar, 2013
Winner of Prix des lecteurs Plume Libre Â Bronze Thriller, 2013
Winner of Prix Thierry Jonquet, 2013
Winner of Prix 1001 Feuilles Noires de la BibliothÃ¨que de La, 2013
Among shortlisted titles for Prix SNCF du Polar, 2013
Winner of Prix Sang d'Encre de la Ville de Vienne , 2013
Winner of Prix Biblioblog , 2013
Winner of Prix des lecteurs Plume Libre Bronze Thriller, 2013
Among shortlisted titles for CWA International Dagger, 2014
Among shortlisted titles for Prix SNCF du Polar, 2013
Winner of Prix polar Michel Lebrun, 2013
Winner of Prix 1001 Feuilles Noires de la BibliothÃ¨que de La, 2013
Winner of Prix des lecteurs Plume Libre Â Bronze Thriller, 2013
Winner of Prix du premier roman Rotary Club et Salon du livr, 2013
Runner-up for Le Grand Prix du Roman Noir FranÃ§ais, 2013
Winner of Prix Mes-Sou-Thu , 2013
Winner of Prix MystÃ¨re de la critique , 2013
Winner of Prix Thierry Jonquet , 2013
Winner of Prix Sang dÂEncre de la Ville de Vienne , 2013
Winner of Prix Inter polar du festival polar de Reims , 2013
Winner of Prix des Lecteurs de Quais du Polar, 2013
Winner of Prix Robinsonnais , 2013
Winner of Prix Biblioblog, 2013
Winner of Prix Inter polar du festival polar de Reims, 2013
Among shortlisted titles for CWA International Dagger, 2014
Winner of Prix Robinsonnais, 2013
Runner-up for Le Grand Prix du Roman Noir FranÃ§ais, 2013
Winner of Prix des lecteurs Plume Libre Bronze Thriller, 2013
Winner of Prix Sang d'Encre de la Ville de Vienne, 2013
Winner of Prix Mes-Sou-Thu, 2013
Winner of Prix Sang dÂEncre de la Ville de Vienne, 2013
Winner of Prix MystÃ¨re de la critique, 2013
Winner of Prix polar Michel Lebrun, 2013
Winner of Prix du premier roman Rotary Club et Salon du livr, 2013
Winner of Prix des Lecteurs de Quais du Polar, 2013
Winner of Prix des lecteurs Plume Libre Â Bronze Thriller, 2013
Winner of Prix Thierry Jonquet, 2013
Winner of Prix 1001 Feuilles Noires de la BibliothÃ¨que de La, 2013
Among shortlisted titles for Prix SNCF du Polar, 2013
Winner of Prix du premier roman Rotary Club et Salon du livr, 2013
Winner of Prix Biblioblog , 2013
Among shortlisted titles for Prix SNCF du Polar, 2013
Runner-up for Le Grand Prix du Roman Noir FranÃ§ais, 2013
Among shortlisted titles for CWA International Dagger, 2014
Winner of Prix des lecteurs Plume Libre Bronze Thriller, 2013
Winner of Prix des lecteurs Plume Libre Â Bronze Thriller, 2013
Winner of Prix Robinsonnais , 2013
Winner of Prix polar Michel Lebrun, 2013
Winner of Prix des Lecteurs de Quais du Polar, 2013
Winner of Prix Sang dÂEncre de la Ville de Vienne , 2013
Winner of Prix Inter polar du festival polar de Reims , 2013
Winner of Prix Sang d'Encre de la Ville de Vienne , 2013
Winner of Prix Mes-Sou-Thu , 2013
Winner of Prix Thierry Jonquet , 2013
Winner of Prix 1001 Feuilles Noires de la BibliothÃ¨que de La, 2013
Winner of Prix MystÃ¨re de la critique , 2013
Winner of Prix Biblioblog, 2013
Winner of Prix Inter polar du festival polar de Reims, 2013
Among shortlisted titles for CWA International Dagger, 2014
Winner of Prix Robinsonnais, 2013
Runner-up for Le Grand Prix du Roman Noir FranÃ§ais, 2013
Winner of Prix des lecteurs Plume Libre Bronze Thriller, 2013
Winner of Prix Sang d'Encre de la Ville de Vienne, 2013
Winner of Prix Mes-Sou-Thu, 2013
Winner of Prix Sang dÂEncre de la Ville de Vienne, 2013
Winner of Prix MystÃ¨re de la critique, 2013
Winner of Prix polar Michel Lebrun, 2013
Winner of Prix du premier roman Rotary Club et Salon du livr, 2013
Winner of Prix des Lecteurs de Quais du Polar, 2013
Winner of Prix des lecteurs Plume Libre Â Bronze Thriller, 2013
Winner of Prix Thierry Jonquet, 2013
Winner of Prix 1001 Feuilles Noires de la BibliothÃ¨que de La, 2013
Among shortlisted titles for Prix SNCF du Polar, 2013
Winner of Prix Biblioblog, 2013
Winner of Prix Inter polar du festival polar de Reims, 2013
Among shortlisted titles for CWA International Dagger, 2014
Winner of Prix Robinsonnais, 2013
Runner-up for Le Grand Prix du Roman Noir FranÃ§ais, 2013
Winner of Prix des lecteurs Plume Libre Bronze Thriller, 2013
Winner of Prix Sang d'Encre de la Ville de Vienne, 2013
Winner of Prix Mes-Sou-Thu, 2013
Winner of Prix Sang dÂEncre de la Ville de Vienne, 2013
Winner of Prix MystÃ¨re de la critique, 2013
Winner of Prix polar Michel Lebrun, 2013
Winner of Prix du premier roman Rotary Club et Salon du livr, 2013
Winner of Prix des Lecteurs de Quais du Polar, 2013
Winner of Prix des lecteurs Plume Libre Â Bronze Thriller, 2013
Winner of Prix Thierry Jonquet, 2013
Winner of Prix 1001 Feuilles Noires de la BibliothÃ¨que de La, 2013
Among shortlisted titles for Prix SNCF du Polar, 2013
Winner of Prix Sang dÂEncre de la Ville de Vienne , 2013
Runner-up for Le Grand Prix du Roman Noir FranÃ§ais, 2013
Winner of Prix polar Michel Lebrun, 2013
Winner of Prix Sang d'Encre de la Ville de Vienne , 2013
Winner of Prix Mes-Sou-Thu , 2013
Winner of Prix Biblioblog , 2013
Winner of Prix des Lecteurs de Quais du Polar, 2013
Winner of Prix Thierry Jonquet , 2013
Winner of Prix des lecteurs Plume Libre Â Bronze Thriller, 2013
Winner of Prix Robinsonnais , 2013
Winner of Prix du premier roman Rotary Club et Salon du livr, 2013
Winner of Prix Inter polar du festival polar de Reims , 2013
Winner of Prix 1001 Feuilles Noires de la BibliothÃ¨que de La, 2013
Among shortlisted titles for CWA International Dagger, 2014
Among shortlisted titles for Prix SNCF du Polar, 2013
Winner of Prix MystÃ¨re de la critique , 2013
Winner of Prix des lecteurs Plume Libre Bronze Thriller, 2013
Winner of Prix Biblioblog, 2013
Winner of Prix Inter polar du festival polar de Reims, 2013
Among shortlisted titles for CWA International Dagger, 2014
Winner of Prix Robinsonnais, 2013
Runner-up for Le Grand Prix du Roman Noir FranÃ§ais, 2013
Winner of Prix des lecteurs Plume Libre Bronze Thriller, 2013
Winner of Prix Sang d'Encre de la Ville de Vienne, 2013
Winner of Prix Mes-Sou-Thu, 2013
Winner of Prix Sang dÂEncre de la Ville de Vienne, 2013
Winner of Prix MystÃ¨re de la critique, 2013
Winner of Prix polar Michel Lebrun, 2013
Winner of Prix du premier roman Rotary Club et Salon du livr, 2013
Winner of Prix des Lecteurs de Quais du Polar, 2013
Winner of Prix des lecteurs Plume Libre Â Bronze Thriller, 2013
Winner of Prix Thierry Jonquet, 2013
Winner of Prix 1001 Feuilles Noires de la BibliothÃ¨que de La, 2013
Among shortlisted titles for Prix SNCF du Polar, 2013

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About Olivier Truc

Olivier Truc was born in France in 1964. He has worked as a journalist since 1986 and has been based in Stockholm since 1994, where he is currently the Nordic and Baltic correspondent for Le Monde and Le Point. As a reporter, Truc covers subjects from politics and economics to social issues like immigration and minorities. He has also produced TV documentaries, including one that portrays a group of Norwegian policemen in Lapland. He has previously published two nonfiction books. Forty Days without Shadow is his first novel and was published in the original French by Éditions Métailié in September 2012.

About Malcolm Hillgartner

Malcolm Hillgartner is an accomplished actor, writer, and musician. Named an AudioFile Best Voice of 2013 and the recipient of several Earphones Awards, he has narrated over 250 audiobooks.