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The Quarry [Paperback]

Johan Theorin
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23 Jun 2011

As the last snow melts on the Swedish island of Öland, Per Morner is preparing for his children's Easter visit. But his plans are disrupted when he receives a phone call from his estranged father, Jerry, begging for help.

Per finds Jerry close to death in his blazing woodland studio. He's been stabbed, and two dead bodies are later discovered in the burnt-out building.

The only suspect, Jerry's work partner, is confirmed as one of the dead. But why does Jerry insist his colleague is still alive? And why does he think he's still a threat to his life?

When Jerry dies in hospital a few days later, Per becomes determined to find out what really happened. But the closer he gets to the truth, the more danger he finds himself in.

And nowhere is more dangerous than the nearby quarry...


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  • Paperback: 416 pages
  • Publisher: Doubleday (23 Jun 2011)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0385619294
  • ISBN-13: 978-0385619295
  • Product Dimensions: 15.3 x 3 x 23.4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 247,068 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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An intriguing book with well drawn characters (Metro 20110706)

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The third novel set on the Baltic island of Oland from bestselling Swedish author and winner of the CWA International Award 2010.

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars The Scandinavians are coming 23 Jun 2011
By Gareth Wilson - Falcata Times Blog TOP 500 REVIEWER VINE™ VOICE
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I love a good crime story and whilst it's the exotic and unusual that attract the majority of readers, its refreshing to get one that goes back to good old fashioned basics to present the reader with a story motivated mystery that can have echo's with true crime.

What makes the genre particularly exciting for me currently is the influx of Scandinavian authors who not only devote the time to crafting meticulous stories but also present the reader with a whole landscape to envisage that is as hard as those decended from the original inhabitants. What works very well with this title by Johan is the characters who endear themselves to the reader, in this case, I had a particular affinity to Gerlof Davidson, who whilst he wasn't the story linchpin was a cast member to helped make this story more than memorable.

Add to this a wonderfully flowing translation from the original language, a great plot line alongside a whole host of characters that I'd like to meet and it's a story that really will create something special for the reader. Back that up with a wonderful sense of prose alongside decent dialogue and it's easy to see why, in crime circles, the ancient warning again echoes throughout the land "The Scandinavians are coming..."
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant! 30 Jun 2011
Format:Paperback
I read this book in just over a day. The wonderfully drawn characters mixed with local folklore spin a terrific tale. I was gripped from the beginning right to the end, and that doesn't happen to me very often! Try it, you won't be disappointed!
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By A Common Reader TOP 50 REVIEWER VINE™ VOICE
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Theorin's books form a quartet of novels based on the island of Öland in the Baltic Sea. Theorin has had long familiarity with Öland having been a regular visitor there from childhood and coming from a family whose antecedents lived their for centuries as sailors, fishermen and farmers. The island is noted for it's strange folklore involving trolls and ljusalfer (a sort of elf).

In The Quarry, we read of Per Morner, a divorced father of two teenagers who has taken over an old wooden house on Öland and has decided to live there for the summer while he carries on his work as a telephone pollster. Morner has two difficult situations to cope with; his daughter Nilla is in hospital undergoing investigations into a potentially dangerous medical condition. In addition to this, his elderly father Jerry has had a stroke and is no longer coping on his own - to make things more complicated, his father is a renowned pornographer whose life has been dominated by dubious business transactions and affairs with porn-stars.

Theorin creates quite a cast of characters in The Quarry, and as Per Morner arrives on the island for his summer break with his father and son in tow, he finds that near neighbour Vandela Larrson is planning to arrange a neighbourly get-together in her home so that the summer visitors can get to know each other. Vandela has history on the island and it is through her that we learn about the folk-lore and history of the place, with occasional flash-backs to her childhood on a nearby farm.

Before long Per Morner has a whole raft of problems to deal with. His daughter's condition deteriorates rapidly and he has to engage with his ex-wife and find a way of sharing their mutual concern. In addition he has to wind up his father's business while dealing with some ghosts from his father's past who seem bent on retribution for offences committed during his career as a pornographer.

Vandela meanwhile is determined to commune with some of the island's legendary creatures who seem to be able to influence her dealings with the real world despite an unpredictable capriciousness which shows that while they may give her what she asks for the actual results can be disastrous.

I enjoyed every aspect of this novel. It was a deeply intriguing read. Being a thoroughly modern writer, Theorin does not of course believe in trolls and elves, but he enjoys playing with the minds of those of his characters who do. I enjoyed the almost playful folkloric aspects of the book when contrasted with the very real-world corruption of the elderly Jesper and the resultant criminal investigations.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
4.0 out of 5 stars Another Scandi mystery
I consume these so good to find another author to choose from to add to my growing collection of mysteries and procedurals
Published 1 month ago by Bookend
4.0 out of 5 stars More please, Mr Theorin
Having read and enjoyed both The Darkest Room and Echoes From The Dead I needed very little persuasion to snuggle down with this, the third in the Oland series of crime... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Alison McVey
3.0 out of 5 stars The quarry
Another good read from Theorin set on the island of Oland in the Baltic
which I know very well as my wife was born there
Published 4 months ago by arthur
3.0 out of 5 stars slow boiler
It took me quite a while to get into The Quarry. The story is quite layered and is reasonably well structured, intertwining the lives and histories of a small group of people. Read more
Published 12 months ago by Rob Kitchin
1.0 out of 5 stars I struggled
I massively enjoyed his first book, but they got weaker with each instalment. This one starts very slow and barely gains pace. Read more
Published 14 months ago by Max
3.0 out of 5 stars boring
It only gets interesting in the last quarter of the book. The first 75% is not at all necessary, just hope the last book in the series is an improvement.
Published 15 months ago by keith
2.0 out of 5 stars Don't believe Observer reviews
According to the Observer review, Theorin is a "much better writer" than Steig Larsson. This is arrant nonsense. Read more
Published 15 months ago by paulmbannister
5.0 out of 5 stars Superb
I really enjoyed every page of this psychological thriller which starts slowly with the story of a kind of an "everyman" with a lot of family problems and gradually builds into a... Read more
Published 17 months ago by Blue in Washington
5.0 out of 5 stars Another Triumph for Theorin
Having read 'Echoes from the Dead' and 'The Darkest Room' I had high expectations of 'The Quarry', the third in his Oland Quartet. Read more
Published 21 months ago by I Readalot
4.0 out of 5 stars Slow starter, but a smart and atmospheric thriller
The Quarry was a slow starter; it took about a quarter of the book for it to finally take off and firmly draw me in. Read more
Published 21 months ago by W.M.M. van der Salm-Pallada
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