The Considerate Killer

Description

On her way home from grocery shopping, Nina Borg is attacked in a parking lot. Dazed and half-conscious, she hears her assailant ask for her forgiveness. Only later does she understand that this isn't for what he's just done, but for what he plans to do to. As a Red Cross nurse, Nina typically finds herself fighting for others' lives, not her own. For the first time, she's the primary target of a hit, and it slowly dawns on her that this case is connected to a surprising and dangerous friendship among three young men from Manila.

Lene Kaaberb l and Agnete Friis are the Danish duo behind the Nina Borg series. Friis is a journalist by training, while Kaaberb l has been a professional writer since the age of 15, with more than 2 million books sold worldwide. Their first collaboration, The Boy in the Suitcase, was a New York Times and USA Today bestseller, has been translated into 30 languages, and has sold half a million copies worldwide. They are also the authors of two other Nina Borg novels in addition to The Boy in the Suitcase- Invisible Murder and Death of a Nightingale.

Praise for The Considerate Killer "One of the most distinctive characters in contemporary fiction." -Los Angeles Review of Books "Powerful . . . As in previous installments, Kaaberbol and Friis tackle social justice issues head-on." -Mystery Scene "If this indeed is the finale, the series will end on a high-flying note . . . We have four fine books in a series that demands to be read and re-read." -Bookreporter.com "Intriguing." -Booklist "Uncompromising." -Reviewing the Evidence "Seldom do readers get to know a character who so wholeheartedly-and blindly-throws herself into the role of White Knight, constantly battling to do right, unceasing in her fight to give a voice to the powerless. Yes, the stories are excellent, but Nina is the reason I recommend this series." -Kittling Books "Chilling and startling . . . A very satisfying conclusion to a gripping series." -Fresh Fiction's Fresh Pick Praise for Death of a Nightingale A BBC Front Row Best Crime Novel of the Year A Publishers Weekly Top 10 Mystery of the Year A Book Page Best Mystery & Thriller of the Year An IndieNext Selection A Public Library Association LibraryReads Selection "[Nina] joins the sisterhood of run-amok heroines like Homeland's Carrie Mathison and Lisbeth Salander of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. Nina doesn't just have a bee in her bonnet-she has a whole hive. And it's buzzing away in her latest adventure, Death of a Nightingale, an elaborately plotted page-turner that flits from today's liberal-minded Denmark and mobbed-up Ukraine to the starvation-racked Soviet Union of the Stalinist '30s." -John Powers, NPR's Fresh Air "Death of a Nightingale is a gripping and elegant tapestry of a novel. A seamless weaving of psychological depth and rocket-paced plotting, the story hooked me in and the strong, complicated, and fascinating women at its center kept me utterly riveted cover-to-cover. Nina Borg is one of my new favorite heroines!" -Lisa Unger, New York Times bestselling author of In the Blood "Feminist outrage fuels the politically pointed novels of the Danish writing partners Lene Kaaberbol and Agnete Friis . . . Nina is all heart and her efforts to bring justice to women like Natasha are heroic." -The New York Times Book Review "A moving story . . . [Kaaberbol and Friis] tell a socially conscious-and, at times, critical-tale about immigration issues that apply both to Denmark and the U.S. without sacrificing the urgency of the best thrillers." -Oprah.com