S.J. Gazan: The Dinosaur Feather
This is an original and captivating novel. Set in Copenhagen on the campus of the University of Copenhagen, the politics swirling through academe are apparently brutal to the point of fatality. The central character, Anna Bella Nor, would probably get along well with Lisbeth Salander in terms of both brains and anger. Unlike Lisbeth, she’s more anchored to the world – she has parents, a toddler, an ex, friends, and she’s juggling the planned defense of her PhD thesis in biology while taking care of her daughter and, it turns out, helping to solve the murders of some colleagues.