--Ake Edwardson's short story, Stairway From Heaven, was named a finalist for the Shamus Award for Best Private Eye Short Story.
"Grouped under three headings, the 13 stories in this outstanding entry in Akashic's noir series capture the gloomy underside of Sweden's capital, portraying the hopelessness of those trapped in what Larson and Edenborg in their introduction call the city that devours your soul." --Publishers Weekly, Starred Review
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