The Tenant Book Summary

In Katrine Engberg's gripping thriller, "The Tenant," the brutal

murder of young Julie Stender in her Copenhagen apartment

sends shockwaves through the city. Detectives Jeppe Korner

and Anette Werner quickly uncover a connection to Esther de

Laurenti, Julie's eccentric landlady, whose penchant for

alcohol and lively dinner parties with her artist friends raises

eyebrows. As a budding novelist, Esther finds herself

entwined in a chilling narrative when Julie appears as a murder

victim in her unfinished manuscript, blurring the lines between

fiction and reality. With Esther’s true role shrouded in

ambiguity—Is she a suspect or another pawn in a deadly

game?—Jeppe and Anette must delve into the tangled histories

of both women to unveil the sinister mastermind orchestrating

the crime in this electrifying tale of suspense and intrigue.