Literature and Fiction / Mystery and Crime · Paperback

The Codex of Death

Norwegian title: Dødens codex

Gert Nygårdshaug

Gert Nygårdshaug's food- and wine-loving hero, Fredric Drum, finds himself in Italy this time around. Commissioned by the University of Rome, he is tasked with deciphering an ancient Greek text. But suddenly he is entangled in a life-and-death drama whose ingredients include ancient philosophy, the Dark Ages, and a cynical, invisible killer who leaves his victims with no signs of external trauma.

A quintessential Nygårdshaug novel, packed with mystery, exotic lore, and suspense from the first page to the last