Catherine Renaud Knihy

A rapidly rising star in international crime fiction delivers a taut and compelling second novel set around the mysterious Butterfly House.

Termush caters to every need of its wealthy patrons--first among them, a coveted spot at this exclusive seaside getaway, a resort designed for the end of the world. Everyone within its walls has been promised full protection from the aftereffects of "the disaster." The staff work behind the scenes to create a calming and frictionless mood; they pipe soothing music into the halls and quickly remove the dead birds that fall out of the sky. But the specter of death remains. Recon teams come and go in protective gear. Fear of contamination spreads as the hotel cautiously welcomes survivors only to then censor news of their arrival. As the days pass, the veneer of control begins to crack, and it becomes clear that the residents of Termush can insulate themselves from neither the physical effects of the cataclysm nor the moral fallout of using their wealth to separate themselves from the fate of those trapped outside. With an introduction by Jeff VanderMeer that makes an ardent case for its relevance to today's world, this rediscovered classic of Scandinavian fiction is still shockingly relevant more than fifty years after it was first published. Sven Holm's Termush is a searing and prophetic study of humanity forced into a moral bind through its own doing.

Fermer les yeux sur le viol, le meurtre et la corruption pratiqués au Kenya par Dana Oil, la compagnie pétrolière danoise où elle travaille, ou faire taire les terribles accusations contre son employeur ? Caroline Kayser, trentenaire ambitieuse et cynique, envoyée à Nairobi pour résoudre un conflit dont nul ne mesurait la portée, doit choisir entre sa mission et la vérité. Confrontée à l'hypocrisie de son entreprise, objet d'une effrayante chasse à l'homme dans les bas quartiers de la ville, pourra-t-elle, si elle reste en vie, sortir indemne de cette mission cauchemardesque ?