The Corpse Flower, Hancock - B+

       This Danish novel justifiably received a number of awards. It is a great read - bordering on a must. A Danish journalist is contacted by a woman wanted for murder, but the woman is so far off the radar that neither Copenhagen police nor Interpol can find her. The killer offers tantalizing bits of information in order to have Heloise reopen the files at the paper, and even draw the investigating officer back into the case. The motive for the murder has nothing to do with the perpetrator's presumed lunacy and leads to a hair raising story involving a dozen of the city's luminaries. Police procedural/ psychological thriller - flat out page turner.