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Durante una visita oficial a Noruega, la presidenta de Estados Unidos es secuestrada. Warren Scifford, del FBI, requerirá la ayuda del superintendente de la policía noruega, Yngvar Stubø, para rastre

Durante unas frías navidades, la psicóloga y profiler Inger Johanne Vik se encuentra, junto a su familia, involucrada en la investigación de unos desagradables crímenes. Su marido, el detective Yngvar Stub, ha sido enviado a Bergen tras el asesinato de la obispo local, Eva Karin Lysgaard. Mientras, en Oslo, se suceden una serie de asesinatos de diversa naturaleza. A pesar de que no hay un vinculo aparente entre ellos, Inger Johanne Vik acabara descubriendo la relacion existente. La nueva entrega de la serie protagonizada por el matrimonio de investigadores Vik/Stub es una emocionante novela negra que aborda temas actuales, asi como una contundente critica a la intolerancia.

La mejor entrega de la serie protagonizada por la pareja Vik/Stubø con Oslo y Bergen como escenarios, tras Crepúsculo en Oslo y Una mañana de mayo. El matrimonio noruego Vik/Stubø investiga una serie

A snowbound mountain pass, a derailed train, a locked, shuttered and heavily guarded carriage, an apocalyptic storm, an ancient hotel, old betrayals, murder and state secrets: this is the Corvus launch of one of Scandinavia's hottest crime writers. 1222 metres above sea level, train 601 from Oslo to Bergen careens of iced rails as the worst snowstorm in Norwegian history gathers force around it. Marooned in the high mountains with night falling and the temperature plummeting, its 269 passengers are forced to abandon their snowbound train and decamp to a centuries-old mountain hotel. They ought to be safe from the storm here, but as dawn breaks one of them will be found dead, murdered. With the storm showing no sign of abating, retired police inspector Hanne Wilhelmsen is asked to investigate. But Hanne has no wish to get involved. She has learned the hard way that truth comes at a price and sometimes that price just isn't worth paying. Her pursuit of truth and justice has cost her the love of her life, her career in the Oslo Police Department and her mobility: she is paralysed from the waist down by a bullet lodged in her spine. Trapped in a wheelchair, trapped by the killer within, trapped by the deadly storm outside, Hanne's growing unease is shared by everyone in the hotel...

"Un piccolo spacciatore ucciso per le strade di Oslo. Un ragazzo olandese fermato in stato confusionale e coperto di sangue: il sospetto ideale sul quale concentrare le indagini. La donna che l''ha trovato, Karen Borg, e un avvocato civilista, ma il ragazzo dichiara di voler parlare solo con lei e di volerla come difensore. Ma c''e un secondo omicidio, quello di un avvocato di dubbia moralita, e sembra non avere alcun legame con il primo. Sembra soltanto, pero. Spetta all''ispettrice Hanne Wilhelmsen andare a fondo su entrambi i delitti, fino a intuire collegamenti impensati. Puo essere davvero possibile che droga, avvocati, corruzione e perfino servizi segreti siano legati da un''unica rete? "

A serial killer is on the loose - a killer of the worst kind. Abducting children and murdering them in an undetectable way that confounds the police, he then returns the child''s body to the mother with a desperately cruel note: You Got What You Deserved. It is a perplexing and terrible case, and Police Superintendent Adam Stubo is the unlucky man in charge of finding the killer. In desperation he recruits legal researcher Johanne Vik, a woman with an extensive knowledge and understanding of criminal history. So far the killer has abducted three children, but one child has not yet been returned to her mother. Is there a chance she is still alive ? This suspenseful and sophisticated crime novel is the first in a brand-new series, which has already been a huge bestseller in Europe.

En la ciudad de Oslo, una conocida presentadora de televisión aparece asesinada en su domicilio. El superintendente Yngvar Stubo y la que fuera profiler del FBI Inger Johanne Vik, son requeridos para llevar a cabo la investigacion. Pareja tanto en la vida real como en la profesional, Sutbo y Vik se muestran reticentes a llevar el caso ya que acaban de ser padres; sin embargo, se ven forzados a aceptarlo dada la naturaleza del mismo. Todo apunta a un asesino en serie de gusto perverso que se deleita escenificando sus crimenes. Mientras Stubo se vuelca en el analisis meticuloso de los detalles que rodean cada crimen, Vik ahonda en una teoria que coge fuerza a medida que traza el perfil del presunto asesino: la posible conexion entre los hechos presentes y su pasado como miembro del FBI. Anne Holt, una de las autoras de novela negra mas respetadas en Europa, elabora una inteligente novela que conjuga su singularidad con las mejores pautas del genero policiaco, con un ritmo trepidante, con giros inesperados e incognitas que fuerzan la pericia de los personajes del libro y de sus lectores.

When celebrity chef Brede Ziegler is discovered stabbed to death on the steps of the Olso police headquarters it sends a shockwave through the city's in-crowd. Ziegler had lots of famous friends, is there a culprit among them - or was this a random act of violence? Police investigator Billy T. takes on the case, but is met with conflicting information about what kind of man Ziegler was. It seems nobody really knew the dead man - including his glamorous wife, the restaurant co-owner and the editor of his memoir. While Billy T. struggles to break the case, Hanne Wilhelmsen returns to Oslo after a six-month absence. Since the death of her partner Cecilie, Hanne has been in self-imposed exile. Hanne discovers that not only had Ziegler been stabbed, but he had also ingested a lethal dose of painkillers. As the plot thickens, Hanne and Billy T. are pulled deeper into the nefarious world in which Ziegler lived. Was he who he said he was? And can those who claim to have known him best be trusted?"

Can the US president really just disappear into thin air...?Helen Barclay, the first female of the United States, has been kidnapped on a state visit to Norway: it is up to the FBI and the Norwegian police to work together to find her. But their enemy is far more powerful than they could ever imagine. The Presidents abduction represents the biggest threat to homeland security since 9/11.However, as Johanne Vik assists on the investigation she learns that the private life of President Barclay is also under attack. There are those who would stop at nothing to destroy the leader of the free world. And in a twist of fate, secrets from Johannes own past are at risk of being revealed, jeopardising all she has worked for and endangering the lives of those she loves most...The third instalment in the sensationally gripping Vik/Stubo series.

Shortly before Christmas, Hanne Wilhelmsen is called to investigate a mass killing. Four people are found shot dead at the luxury home of the wealthy Stahlberg family: shipping merchants and notorious for family disputes and lawsuits. Three of the dead are members of the family, and the fourth victim a seeming nobody.

· AN INTERNATIONAL NO.1 BESTSELLER ·Anne Holt is the godmother of modern Norwegian crime fiction. Jo Nesb____________________ The snow is falling Selma Falck is living a nightmare. Trapped in a burning cabin on a freezing snow-covered mountain, she has no idea where she is or how she got there. Bruised, bleeding and naked, she barely makes it out in time as the flames engulf the cabin. With no signs of human habitation nearby, the temperature rapidly dropping, and a blizzard approaching, how will she survive? Shes lost in the wilderness As Selma fights the cold, the hunger and her own wounds, she eventually forms a frightening picture of the past six months. Not only does she have to find a way to stay alive, she needs to make it back to civilization, quickly. Murder has been committed, and a great injustice must be stopped. The very future of the nation itself is at stake...If the cold doesnt kill her, they will...

THE QUEEN OF SCANDINAVIAN CRIME THRILLERS REDA THRILLER WRITER OF THE HIGHEST ORDER LIZA MARKLUND Hanna Wilhelmsen investigates a brutal series of murders in this chilling mystery perfect for fans of Jussi Adler-Olsen, Ragnar Jonasson and Ann Cleeves Chief Prosecutor Sigurd Halvorsruds wife is found dead in front of the fireplace in the family living room. The cause of death is instantly apparent - she has been brutally decapitated. Halvorsrud immediately falls under suspicion. Then a journalist at one of Oslos largest newspapers is found beheaded. What links these two horrifically violent crimes? Detective Inspector Hanne Wilhelmsen is called in to lead the investigation with her old colleague Billy T. But the most demanding task that Hanne Wilhelmsen has ever faced in her career clashes with the worst crisis in her personal life. Cecilie, the woman she lived with for almost twenty years, is seriously ill. Wilhelmsen must ask herself: is the truth worth chasing at all costs?Readers love DEAD JOKERExcellently written Scand Noir *****This series is getting better and better *****It has everything *****Couldnt put it down & was still surprised at the outcome*****

The silent, snow-covered streets of Oslo are a perfect scene of Christmas tranquillity. But over the tolling of bells for the last Sunday of Advent, a black note sounds. A boys body washes up near the shoreline of the citys Aker Bridge. His corpse is bloated by the water, almost unrecognisable. Nobody has even bothered to report him missing. One week later, the bishop of Bergen is found stabbed to death on a deserted street. Eva Karin Lysgaard is a popular public figure, a sixty-two year-old grandmother: why was she on a lone errand in the deserted city, on the night before Christmas? Johanne Vik, criminal researcher and police profiler, is called in to untangle the motivation behind the bishops murder. But with her husband at the head of this increasingly high-profile investigation, Viks association with the case is under intense scrutiny. And why does Lysgaards shocking death lead her towards the sad death of an unknown boy?

The first threeinstalments in Anne Holts fantastically atmospheric new crime series featuring Selma Falck.Now collected together for the first time, the first three novels in Anne Holts new Selma Falck series.In these tightly knit, suspenseful and page-turning new novels, former Olympic athlete, high-flying lawyer and celebrity turned private investigator, Selma Falck, must fight corruption, track down killers and, most importantly, stay alive...Anne Holt is the Godmother of modern Norwegian crime fiction Jo Nesbo

* AN INTERNATIONAL NO.1 BESTSELLER *Anne Holt is the Godmother of modern Norwegian crime fiction Jo NesboNow collected together for the first time, the first five novels in Anne Holts celebrated Hanne Wilhelmsen series.In this splendidly chilling novels, Oslo-based Detective Hanne Wilhelmsen never backs down whatever the task, tracking down serial killers, catching rapists and challenging corruption.Book One: Blind GoddessBook Two: Blessed Are Those Who ThirstBook Three: Death of the DemonBook Four: The Lions MouthBook Five: Dead Joker

Anne Holt is the godmother of modern Norwegian crime fiction. Jo NesbSelma Falck has hit rock bottom. Having lost everything - her husband, her children and her high-flying job as a lawyer - in quick succession, she is holed up alone in a dingy apartment. That is until Jan Morell - the man who is to blame for her downfall - rings her doorbell, desperate to overturn a doping accusation against his daughter, Hege - Norways best female skier. Hell drop his investigation into Selma, but only if shell help... With just weeks until the Olympic qualifying rounds, clearing Heges name, and getting Selmas own life back on track, seems impossible.But when an elite male skier is found dead in suspicious circumstances, the post-mortem showing a link to Heges case, it becomes clear to Selma that there is a sinister web of lies, corruption and scandals lurking in this highly competitive sport. As time starts to runs out, another person is found dead, and Selma realizes that her own life is at risk...Step aside, Stieg Larsson, Holt is the queen of Scandinavian crime thrillers.Red Magazine

Una niña de nueve años llamada Emilie se halla encerrada en un frío sótano en algún lugar de Noruega. Emilie desconoce dónde está y el motivo de su encierro. Tampoco sabe quién es el hombre que regularmente le ofrece comida y bebida, pero su instinto le induce a comportarse bien con el. Los dias pasan y la intranquilidad se va apoderando del pais. Yngvar Stubo, el comisario del servicio de investigacion noruego encargado del caso, decide solicitar la ayuda de Inger Johanne Vik, una psicologa que en el pasado trabajo como criminologa para el FBI. Vik renuncia a colaborar en el esclarecimiento de los hechos, hasta el momento en que aparece una victima de un asesinato que le hace cambiar de opinion. Se trata de Kim, sobre cuyo cadaver se ha escrito un inquietante mensaje: Te lo merecias.

A gripping and powerful crime novel from an author who has sold over three million books in Europe.