The Coryphaei, A Conspiracy Novel
Original title: Koryféerna - en konspirationsroman
Author: Lena Andersson
Original publisher: Polaris 2022
Genre: Fiction
On a February evening, the nation’s leading statesman is shot dead in the street. Chief of Police Rolf Utterström takes command of the investigation but no culprit is arrested. The murder remains an open wound in Swedish society.
Thirty years later, journalist Roger Lilja is commissioned to write an article about the murder. He encounters a lawyer and intelligence officer who claims to know the true course of events. It all seems to have started during a weekend in France a few months before the assassination, as the innermost circle of political power convened.
In The Coryphaei, A Conspiracy Novel, Lena Andersson continues to explore themes related to the Swedish welfare state and its dissolution. Using the tools of fiction Andersson casts a revealing light on a national trauma and its origins. In order to resolve the mystery, reality may very well need some critical fabulation.
Rights sold:
Danish rights sold to Politiken
Finnish rights sold to Siltala
Norwegian rights sold to Gyldendal
Swedish rights sold to Polaris
