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Circle of Death
Literature and Fiction / Mystery and Crime2010 · 400 pp

Circle of Death

Chris Tvedt

Mikael Brenne is a partner in a successful legal firm and his future looks bright. Then he is accused of fixing an attack on an innocent woman in order to win a case. He ends up in prison, loses the right to practice as a lawyer and is promptly sacked. Suddenly, he is left without friends, income and future. A former colleague gives him a chance to work on an ancient case of double murder. And so Mikael Brenne, who thought his life couldn't get any worse, discovers how wrong he was. It could get worse – much worse … Winner of the Riverton Award 2010, the most important Norwegian crime fiction award! 'The fifth book in the Mikael Brenne series is a true highlight – so packed with excitement, surprises and clever twists and turns it is tempting to use the cliché “unputdownable”.' Bergens Tidende ‘This autumn’s best crime novel. … That the author from Bergen, Chris Tvedt, is one of the very best, new Norwegian crime fiction writers is beyond doubt.’Haugesunds Avis‘Solid, interesting intrigue, told in an efficient and rough way.’Fædrelandsvennen‘Dødens sirkel is Chris Tvedt’s best crime novel to date.’Aftenposten

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The Indian Bride
Literature and Fiction / Mystery and Crime2010 · 272 pp

The Indian Bride

Karin Fossum

When perpetual bachelor Gunder Jomann goes to India for two weeks and comes home married, the town of Elvestad is stunned. On the day the Indian bride is supposed to arrive, the battered body of a woman is found in a meadow on the outskirts of town. None of the "good people of Elvestad" can believe that anyone among them would be capable of such a brutal murder. But in his quiet, formal way, Inspector Konrad Sejer understands that good people can commit atrocious deeds, and that no one is altogether innocent—including the café owner who knows too much, the girl who wants to be a chief witness, and the bodybuilder with no outlet for his terrible strength. Another brilliantly conceived, dark novel from one of Europe’s most successful crime writers. This is the fifth book about Inspector Sejer. Winner of The Brage Prize and The LA Times Best Novel Award.

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In the Darkness
Literature and Fiction / Mystery and Crime2010 · 304 pp

In the Darkness

Karin Fossum

Eva Magnus is a struggling artist and divorced mother of a seven-year-old child, Emma. One afternoon she and Emma are walking by the river when an unknown mans body floats to the surface of the icy water. She tells her daughter to wait patiently while she calls the police, but when she reaches the phone booth Eva dials another number all together. The Police find the body on their own, and it does not take long for Inspector Sejer and his team to determine that the man, Egil, died in a violent attack. But Egil has been missing for months, and the trail to his killer has gone cold. It´s as puzzling as another unsolved case on Sejer´s desk: the murder of a prostitute who was found dead just three days before Egil went missing. Sejer sets to work piercing together the fragments of these two impossible cases; soon enough he realizes they might not be as separate as they had seemed. Gripping and thought provoking, In the Darkness is Karin Fossums first novel featuring the iconic Inspector Sejer. A truly great writer. JO NESBØ Fossum is admired by Ruth Rendell and you can see why: Both prefer to explore the vagaries of the human mind rather than deal with the bullets and car chases.DAILY MAIL A contemporary Patricia Highsmith, her offbeat obsession with the psychology of the criminal mind, and the human cost of criminal activity, pays off handsomely again.IRISH TIMES

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The Human Flies
Literature and Fiction / Mystery and Crime2010 · 336 pp

The Human Flies

Hans Olav Lahlum

Easter 1968. Harald Olesen, an old man who was once a member of the resistance, is found dead in a block of flats. He has been shot. Detective Inspector Kristiansen (K2) soon realises that the killer must be one of the other tenants in the building. That there is no lack of motives is evident when Olesen's dairy is discovered. The police investigator concludes that present-day actions are driven by wartime events. Next, another neighbour is killed – this time, someone who was on the wrong side during the last war. ‘An intelligent and well written crime novel … the novel is splendidly constructed with an escalating suspense, this was really a fun read.’ DAGBLADET ‘You enjoy yourself as the story is unraveled, and you are delighted by cleverly made dead ends. In his epilogue he hints at a possible series, if this novel proves to be a hit. My appeal will be: Write more! The Human Flies enriches today’s Norwegian crime fiction.’ AFTENPOSTEN

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Don´t Look Back
Literature and Fiction / Mystery and Crime2010 · 272 pp

Don´t Look Back

Karin Fossum

At the foot of the Kollen Mountain lies a small village where the children play unafraid in the streets. But tranquillity is irrecoverably shattered when a young woman´s naked body is found by the lake during the search for another missing girl. Inspector Sejer - smart, tough and enigmatic - is called to investigate. Only he can uncover the dark secrets of this quiet community, hidden by deep family ties. This is the second book in the series about Inspector Sejer. Don´t Look Back shows how well Fossum deserves her continental fameSUNDAY TIMES Ends with such a blow to the stomach that most readers will wish they had failed to understand the appalling outcome to this apparently routine investigation. SCOTSMAN An engaging, atmospheric thriller.DAILY MAIL

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Black Seconds
Literature and Fiction / Mystery and Crime2010 · 272 pp

Black Seconds

Karin Fossum

Ida is looking forward to her tenth birthday when she gets on her brand new bike and sets off to buy sweets. She should be back within half an hour but she never returns. Her mother, frantic with worry, calls the shop, friends and family but no one has seen her daughter. As relatives reach breaking point and the media circus begins, Inspector Sejer is calm and reassuring, but inside he is worried: missing children are normally found within forty-eight hours. Ida seems to have vanished without a trace. This is the sixth book about Inspector Sejer. Her most cunning tale yet.DAILY EXPRESS An intelligent author who delivers more than a smart plot by way of psychological insight and clear-eyed characterisation.DAILY MAIL There is no room for debate: the most important female writer of foreign crime fiction at work today is the Norwegian Karin Fossum.ROUGH GUIDE TO CRIME FICTION A superb writer of psychological suspense.NEW YORK TIMES

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The Caller
Literature and Fiction / Mystery and Crime2010 · 272 pp

The Caller

Karin Fossum

One mild summer evening Lily and her husband are enjoying a meal while their baby daughter sleeps peacefully in her pram beneath a maple tree. But when Lily steps outside she is paralysed with terror. The child is bathed in blood. Inspector Sejer is called to the hospital to meet the family. Mercifully, the baby is unharmed, but her parents are deeply shaken, and Sejer spends the evening trying to comprehend why anyone would carry out such a sinister prank. Then, just before midnight, somebody rings his doorbell. The corridor is empty, but the caller has left a small grey envelope on the mat. From his living room window, the inspector watches a figure slip across the car park and disappear into the darkness. Inside the envelope Sejer finds a postcard bearing a short message: Hell begins now. This is the tenth book about Inspector Sejer. Karin Fossums latest novel is a strong and good psychological thriller. I would not be surprised if it would be turned into a movie. DRAMMENS TIDENDE Again there is high quality tension and suspence.VGIt is exciting to read about how the people in the small town change, how their lives fall to pieces after Johnnys cruel jokes. A psychothriller that almost stays on the outside of the cruel details of murder so typical of Nordic Crime. MAGAZINE AM WOCHENDE, Germany Karin Fossums novels always gives us remarkable psychological studies of the perpetrator and victim. Once again she writes us in an impressive way how the hurtful subtle danger invades the seemingly ideal environment. Her books are through and through worth reading. KULTUR-IN-BONN.DE, Germany

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Death by Water
Mystery and Crime2009 · 448 pp

Death by Water

Torkil Damhaug

Liss lives in Amsterdam, but when her sister disappears, she jumps on the first plane home. In Oslo she searches desperately for answers. But someone is willing to kill in order to hide the truth behind her sister’s gruesome fate. Death by Water is a thriller that trespasses the boundaries between past and present. It is about a child who searches for love and meets with desire. Several of the characters appearing in the novel can also be found in last year’s thriller Se meg, Medusa (Look at Me, Medusa). ‘A first-class thriller. … With Døden ved vann [Damhaug] should definitely pass the threshold and enter the bestseller lists. This is a very well written, plotted and accomplished novel.’Dagbladet ’With his new crime novel Torkil Damhaug shows that the success with Se meg, Medusa from 2007 is no isolated example. …Damhaug has written a strong story which captures the reader with its fine characters, dramatic turns, excellent dialogs and believable setting.'Dagsavisen ’… ambitious and well-written, with a highly complex and surprising plot.’Dagens Næringsliv ’Another highlight from one of the most ambitious – and best – crime writers in Norway.’Adresseavisen ’Torkil Damhaug is definitely a member of Norwegian crime’s elite. With his new psychological crime novel Døden ved vann, his cleverness, great psychological insight and a substantial literary talent is once again evident, resulting in a terrifying, painful and fascinating novel. … something more than the regular bestselling detective story.’ Tønsberg Blad 'A must for readers of Stieg Larsson … Damhaug quickly turns out to be wiser and far cleverer than Stieg Larsson.'Berlingske Tiderne, DK 'Another confirmation that the Norwegian climate, landscape and psychology is a lucky combination for the making of outstanding crime.'Jyllands-posten, DK 'Incredibly exciting and utterly unputdownable.' Fyns Stiftstidene, DK 'An outstandingly good, psychological, Norwegian crime. It will appeal broadly to readers of Scandinavian crime, and keep you hocked from the first page until the last.' The Library Magazine, DK

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Flee, moon
Literature and Fiction / Mystery and Crime2009 · 230 pp

Flee, moon

Torkil Damhaug

A young man is found unconscious on the steps of the cathedral in Avignon. The head doctor at a nearby psychiatric clinic takes him in and soon realizes that he is carrying an experience that is about to rob him of his language. She also understands that it is connected with a woman who was recently found dead in Paris. While the police investigate the death, the doctor goes to Paris to visit the young man's circle of acquaintances. Gradually, she gains insight into his history - and into her own, but does not see how this insight puts herself in danger. Torkil Damhaug attracted great attention when he debuted with this insightful and exciting crime novel, set in Provence and Paris.

Rottejegeren
Literature and Fiction / Mystery and Crime2009 · 352 pp

Rottejegeren

Chris Tvedt

The lawyer Mikael Brenne saves a man from a fire. He sets out to prove that the young, mentally ill girl who deliberately started the fire has also been wrongly accused of murdering her grandfather. His investigation leads him back to the killing of a traitor by the Norwegian Resistance in 1944. But no one will talk about what happened. The pieces fall into place, but not in a court of law—in a scene of violence, blood and sudden death at an ice-cold, abandoned sanatorium in the mountains. 'Once again Chris Tvedt is right on target. This is a intriguingly good story.' –Bergensavisen 'Rottejegeren is a successful thriller by any standard. Chris Tvedt’s strong suit, the sly fabrication of a criminal mystery, is more evident than ever.' –Aftenposten 'The past several years, Chris Tvedt has been one of the rising stars among Norwegian crime fiction writers. With this year’s book, he can no longer be counted among them: this book firmly establishes him as a role model that few can measure up to. The Rat Hunter is one of the most accomplished thrillers written by a Norwegian to date.' –Stavanger Aftenblad

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San Sebastian blues
Literature and Fiction / Mystery and Crime2009 · 208 pp

San Sebastian blues

Ingvar Ambjørnsen

Author Alex drifts around in Oslo's underworld. In his past is a failed relationship, and he has a young daughter who has become like a stranger to him. He should write a new novel, but lacks material and inspiration. Then one day he gets a visit from Vidar, a childhood friend turned criminal, who offers Alex fifty thousand in exchange for the address of a porn star in Copenhagen. Vidar disappears without a trace after allegedly killing the brother of one of Oslo's drug lords. The last sign of life from Vidar comes from the Basque city of San Sebastian in northern Spain. Alex starts looking for the truth, but in the search for the truth about Vidar Skeie, nicknamed El Buitre (The Vulture), Alex comes face to face with himself.

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Boat of the Dead
Mystery and Crime / Narrative Non-fiction2008 · 224 pp

Boat of the Dead

Knut Nærum

The easily scared crime writer Kjell Nilsen is vacationing on the island Kjølholmen in archipelago of Southern Norway. When cosmetics magnate Malin Meller is found drowned in a locked room, all the traces are pointing to a murderer that is now of this world. The local police are stuck, the summer sky is darkening and the murderer is up to more trouble. Luckily private investigator Oberon Qvist is also amongst the summer guests, and he is keeping a cool head in the heat of the moment.