Fiction

The Parchment

Gert Nygårdshaug

The Norwegian professor and cryptologist Linus Lindehage is found murdered in an Oslo apartment on the very evening he is scheduled to deliver a lecture at the prestigious scientific institution, The Royal Society in London—where he is set to make a sensational revelation regarding the contents of a mysterious medieval manuscript known as the Voynich manuscript. It is the eccentric KRIPOS investigator Skarphedin Olsen who inadvertently stumbles upon the professor’s body, landing a case that soon proves to have sinister ramifications. The detective and his team are faced with a near-insoluble criminal puzzle that ultimately builds to a highly dramatic and surprising conclusion. And back in time, in the 15th century, a monk sits writing in a monastery in Italy... "The Parchment is delightfully playful, a book that satisfies every expectation I could have for an intelligent, well-written crime story (…) It is superb both in the minute details, across the wide cast of characters—and in the truly grand strokes."Adresseavisen "The Parchment contains some nods to other books in the same genre, such as Dan Brown's The Da Vinci Code and the works of Tom Egeland, yet it sets itself apart because it is so unpretentious and astute all at once. Pure enjoyment."Oppland Arbeiderblad "It is an absolute pleasure to read a crime story told this elegantly (…) Much like a well-composed feast, The Parchment will surely leave the reader both sated and delighted."VG

THE REST OF THE DAYS WILL DROWN IN THE FJORD

Rune Salvesen

Vilde has few friends, and works hard because ther mother has a genetic disorder. One of few bright spots in her life is her love for Stig. To support Vilde, he decides not to travel to Utøya in 2011. He is initially relieved by his decision. But survivor's guilt eats away at him. Will they be able to find their way back to each other again? The Rest of the Days Will Drown in the Fjord is an intense novel about breaking down obstacles.

The Red Zone

Gert Nygårdshaug

A Norwegian representative of the Rainforest Foundation is found headless in Tanjung, New Guinea. And before long, the body of the Norwegian investigator sent to solve the murder also turns up—headless as well. Skarphedin Olsen is next in line. He persuades his nephew, Fredric Drum, to join him in Tanjung, a nightmare of humid heat, lawlessness, and poverty.

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 TIMESEnds 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. SCOTSMANAn engaging, atmospheric thriller.DAILY MAIL

SEEN BY THE DEAD

Eirik Husby Sæther

A woman kneels on the tracks in Oslo Central Station, When the train hits her, she is decapitated. Detective Mikael Wulf finally finds the head under the carriages. Her eyes reveal it was not suicide. The woman also bears the mark of a prostitute, a lump on her foot from walking too far in narrow heels. To find the killer he has to find out who she was. But he doesn't even know her name. She becomes the case he can't forget.

SCATTERED DAUGHTERS

Helene Imislund

Helene Imislund's poetry collection Spredte døtre explores what happens when we have to face up to our own death or the death of others. The collection takes us into three stories about crossroads where death is near and gives life new meaning. Three voices are depicted sensitively and precisely through what they experience and observe. This is a crystal clear, beautiful and sad poetry collection from an exciting new writer.

The Black Falls

Per Dybvig

With The Black Falls, artist Per Dybvig continues his writing that started with the book The Hunter – a Tale From the Woods (2015), a book that was named Most beautiful book by Grafill the same year. Here, the artist alternates between different techniques of drawing, and place a diverse gallery of figures in an unmistakable Dybvigian universe. A very beautiful and humorous, but also violent book.

THE SWEDE

Guro Hoftun

Jens Persson lives with four other Swedish tradesmen in an abandoned solarium in Oslo. Jens in 41 and saving money in a foundation, but he does not own anything. It is the World Ski Championships 2011 and victory celebrations in Holmenkollen, and while out on the town Jens meets Katrine. For the first time in ages he stands on the threshold of something that might be good. The Swede is a sharp-sighted and edge of the gripping novel about balancing on the ramp and seeing the Norwegian façade from the outside.

DISCORD

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Out of Season

Tor Edvin Dahl

One morning, the sheriff shows up at Frank Wickstrøm's house. Frank is a model worker who is staying in a cabin by himself. Was he in the village last night? An accusation of having fled from an accident quickly transforms into something completely different. Frank's wife, a successful businesswoman, and their two children are forced into an unpleasant and incomprehensible game. Insightful and passionate from an accomplished author.