Mystery and Crime · Hardback

The Polar Bear Puzzle

Norwegian title: Isbjørngåten

Hans Olav Lahlum

On Friday 18 May 1973, 16-year-old Jørgen Magnus Kvamme disappears without a trace on his way home from school. His single mother reports him missing, and police inspector Kolbjørn ‘K2’ Kristiansen is handed the case.It takes on a new dimension when K2 finds out the identity of the boy's father has been kept secret. He is the powerful business man Bjørn Christopher Fabricius, a timid old giant referred to as the Polar Bear. K2 also stumbles upon an unsolved 40-year-old mystery involving Fabricius' eldest son, who was kidnapped from his childhood bedroom in 1933 and never found.Hans Olav Lahlum returns with his ninth book in the historical crime series about K2 and Patricia, this time with a hair-raising and magnificent crime drama that is also a thought-provoking family history.Lahlums newest book in the series about the investigator duo K2 and Patricia Borchmann, The Polar Bear Puzzle, is the best he has written so far about the two. Lahlum exceeds himself in this high paced and exiting story that extends over decades. This book has drive and excitement from first to last page.TVEDESTRANDSPOSTEN – Six out of six starsLahlum is skilled in the art of crime writing. The level of suspense is so high that it is hard to put the book down before you have finished reading. The author keeps the cards close to his chest, and managed to a number of times trick me into believing that I had found out who the kidnapper is. The high level of surprise when the answer was revealed was also a plus.FÆDRELANDSVENNENLahlum is an entertainer. I like his dramaturgy and writing, as well as the fact that he uses his knowledge about history in his stories.GUDBRANDSDØLEN DAGNINGEN