Mons Kallentoft

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Mons Kallentoft

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in Linköping, Sweden
April 15, 1968

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After being awarded the Swedish equivalent to the Whitbread Award for his debut novel Pesetas, Mons Kallentoft chose to give his own unique take on the classic Scandinavian crime novel. His success was immediate. The first book in the series about superintendent Malin Fors received unanimous praise from the national critics; it also conquered the bestseller charts and has today sold more than 300,000 copies in Sweden alone.

Was Mons Kallentoft born to be a storyteller? Yes, perhaps. Because, considering his upbringing, literature was not the obvious path in life. Mons grew up in a working-class home in the provincial town of Linköping, Sweden. Books were a rare phenomenon in his house; instead the young author spent his time playing footbal...more


Average rating: 3.44 · 1,929 ratings · 272 reviews · 11 distinct works · Similar authors
Midvinterblod
3.45 of 5 stars 3.45 avg rating — 1,095 ratings — published 2007 — 39 editions
Summer Death: A Thriller
3.43 of 5 stars 3.43 avg rating — 359 ratings — published 2008 — 27 editions
Höstoffer
3.44 of 5 stars 3.44 avg rating — 228 ratings — published 2009 — 16 editions
Vårlik
3.54 of 5 stars 3.54 avg rating — 124 ratings — published 2010 — 8 editions
Den femte årstiden
3.43 of 5 stars 3.43 avg rating — 68 ratings — published 2011 — 3 editions
Vattenänglar
3.17 of 5 stars 3.17 avg rating — 36 ratings — published 2012 — 3 editions
Pesetas
3.4 of 5 stars 3.40 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2000
Fräsch, frisk och spontan
4.5 of 5 stars 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2005 — 2 editions
Food Junkie : livet, maten,...
4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2013
La 5e saison
3.0 of 5 stars 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2013
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“Falar. Já há demasiadas palavras neste mundo. Pouco ou nenhum silêncio.”
Mons Kallentoft, Sommardöden

“Nunca se sabe nada ao certo, Malin, antes de se saber. Até então prevalece a ignorância.”
Mons Kallentoft, Midvinterblod

“Procuramos memórias, visitamos as nossas vida.Desolador, não? Mas são assim os hábitos dos vivos.”
Mons Kallentoft, Midvinterblod

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