Mystery and Crime · Hardback

The heavens will weep blood

Norwegian title: Himmelen skal gråte blod

The heavens will weep blood is a one-of-a-kind thriller journey.Even Stubberud is a soldier in the Special Forces. But now he has fallen sick with cancer. Before he leaves the force he takes on one last mission: A simple escort of a terrorist to Somalia. The plane from Oslo is hijacked, and the terrorist is set free. The only one who can save the 245 passengers from certain death is an unarmed man, sick with cancer, with no knowledge about planes.Sigbjørn Mostue has written a fast paced story that also touches our hearts. At times you might have to loose it all to win what is most important.In this thriller he effectively make a spin on that tiny bit of discomfort that we all feel when we fasten the seat belt and get ready for take off.AFTENPOSTENWildly exciting thriller of the old school kind. Like reading about Indiana Jones, or any hero like him, borderlike superhero. An ageing elite soldier is overseeing the transfer of a terrorist. But the plane they are on get hi-jacked by a group of creepy Russian terrorist. What does the soldier do? He gets the job done.DAGENS NYHETER, Sweden

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Original publisher

Cappelen Damm

Publication

2019

Length

384 pages

Format

Hardback

Genre

Mystery and Crime

Foreign rights

Sold to 1 territory

  • Swedencontract signed 2020Modernista

Series

Elna Husøy og Even Stubberud

3 titles in this series

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