CONSUMED BY FIRE (MANNEN SOM BRANN)

The summer idyll of Halmstad is abruptly shattered when retiring Detective Superintendent Ragnar Ros turns on the local radio and hears a murder take place, live on air. Shortly afterwards, the victim is found inside one of the schools in town. Ros is thrown into the investigation alongside the newly relocated and razor-sharp, but provocatively fearless, Detective Inspector Siri “Garp” Karlsson, newly arrived in town.

When a burning car is discovered in a deserted area on the outskirts of the city, with a man inside, their uneasy partnership is put to the test. The clues point in conflicting directions, and the case expands into a dark web of lies and revenge.

Meanwhile, Garp is stalked by a persistent ex, a former colleague who has grown increasingly unpredictable and refuses to leave her alone. Ros is struggling with grief after the death of his wife and with his strained relationship with his grown-up daughters. Then, suddenly, one of them vanishes without a trace.

Rights

Sweden: Bokfabriken
Denmark: Gyldendal Astra
Germany: Blanvalet
Norway: Gyldendal

Film rights

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Editor’s words

“With their assured sense of character and dramatic structure, Lotta Fritzdorf and Johan Rosenlind deliver a fast-paced and utterly gripping crime novel. The authors show a deep and genuine commitment to society’s most vulnerable, shedding light on power structures within both the family and the wider community. This gives the novel an uncommon depth, elevating it beyond the standard page-turner. Consumed By Fire is truly both thought-provoking and thoroughly entertaining.”
Johanna Rydergren, Editor, Bokfabriken