Gunnar Staalesen

Gunnar StaalesenEst-ce vraiment les meilleurs qui s'en vont les premiers ? Veum, à l'enterrement d'un proche tué dans un accident, retrouve des amis d'enfance de son quartier. Des gens perdus de vue.

À Bergen, un tueur non identifié que l'on croyait mort depuis des décennies continue, en toute discrétion, d'imprimer de sa signature de sang la une des faits divers. Un policier en retraite, qui s'était confié dans la pénombre d'un bar quant à ses doutes sur une vieille affaire, passe sous les roues d'un chauffard… Une femme qui devait être entendue tombe chez elle et se brise la nuque. Toujours des accidents… La mort frappe de plus en plus fort tous ceux qui pourraient se souvenir… Varg Veum ne croit pas au hasard et encore moins à la fatalité. Il a du temps. Personne ne l'attend chez lui. Il veut juste savoir et ne lâchera pas le morceau.

Avant d'être détective privé, Varg Veum travaillait à la Protection de l'enfance. Trop idéaliste et entier, il avait fini par en être renvoyé. Parmi les enfants qu'il avait essayé d'arracher à un des

Johnny Boy ha tenido una infancia difícil aunque el detective Veum y su colega Cecile Strand consiguieron, en su día, rescatarle del abandono en que se encontraba, cuando fue separado de su madre en una circunstancias tragicas. Unos años mas tarde, el mismo niño estuvo conectado con una muerte inesperada en su nuevo hogar. Cuando parece que Johnny puede rehacer su vida, el asesinato de sus padres adoptivos le envia a prision. Varg Veum se encargara de desentrañar los misteriosos crimenes que rodean la vida del muchacho.

Après la mort de la femme de sa vie, Varg Veum entre dans une spirale de deuil, d'alcool et de pertes de mémoire. Un matin, la police débarque chez lui et l'accuse de faire partie d'un réseau pédopor

Au large de Bergen, en Norvège, l'installation d'un parc d'éoliennes dans des îles battues par les vents divise non seulement les familles de propriétaires, qui comptaient sur le développement du tourisme, mais aussi les écologistes, qui ne s'accordent pas sur le projet. C'est dans ce contexte qu'arrive Varg Veum, qui rejoint Karin, avec qui il a décidé d'entamer une relation de couple.

Varg Veum, ancien salarié à la protection de l''enfance de la ville de Bergen en Norvège, est devenu détective privé après avoir été remercié pour avoir eu la main lourde sur un type qui prostituait

« Nous avons Roar. Tu sais où tu peux le trouver. Si tu préviens les flics, on le tue. » Varg Veum, ancien salarié à la protection de l''enfance du port de Bergen, devenu détective privé par défaut e

When a dead man appears in his waiting room, Bergen private detective Varg Veum finds himself investigating a controversial death from fourteen years earlier. The internationally bestselling Varg Veum series continues `As searing and gripping as they come New York Times`One of my very favourite Scandinavian authors Ian Rankin`The Norwegian Chandler Jo Nesb_________There was a dead man sitting in my waiting room.So begins another unsettling case for Bergen private detective, Varg Veum.The identity of the dead man soon becomes clear. He had come to see Veum about a case of his own, one rooted in a death on the Mre coast fourteen years earlier. A woman walked into the sea and never returned. The verdict was suicide, but not everyone believed it.As Veum follows the trail his silent visitor left behind, the investigation leads back to a radical student collective in Bergen in the 1970s, where political loyalties, personal rivalries and old decisions still cast long shadows. Someone has gone to great lengths to keep that past concealed, and the price of digging too deep has already proved fatal.Tense, atmospheric and uncompromising, Face to Face is Gunnar Staalesen at his very, very best.________

The 25-year-old case of a missing girl sees Varg Veum dig deep into the past to find her kidnapper, as the secrets and lies of a tiny community threaten everything Gunnar Staalesens award-winning, international bestselling Varg Veum series continues in this chilling Nordic Noir thriller.***WINNER of the Petrona Award for Best Scandinavian Crime Novel of the Year***Mature and captivating Herald ScotlandOne of the finest Nordic novelists in the tradition of Henning MankellBarry Forshaw, IndependentMasterful pacingPublishers Weekly_________________September 1977. Mette Misvr, a three-year-old girl disappears without trace from the sandpit outside her home. Her tiny, close middle-class community in the tranquil suburb of Nordas is devastated, but their enquiries and the police produce nothing. Curtains twitch, suspicions are raised, but Mette is never found.Almost 25 years later, as the expiry date for the statute of limitations draws near, Mettes mother approaches PI Varg Veum, in a last, desperate attempt to find out what happened to her daughter. As Veum starts to dig, he uncovers an intricate web of secrets, lies and shocking events that have been methodically concealed. When another brutal incident takes place, a pattern begins to emergeShocking, unsettling and full of extraordinary twists and turns, Where Roses Never Die reaffirms Gunnar Staalesen as one of the worlds foremost thriller writers._________________Praise for Gunnar StaalesenThere is a world-weary existential sadness that hangs over his central detective. The prose is stripped back and simple deep emotion bubbling under the surface the real turmoil of the characters lives just under the surface for the reader to intuit, rather than have it spelled out for themDoug Johnstone, The Big IssueGunnar Staalesen is one of my very favourite Scandinavian authors. Operating out of Bergen in Norway, his private eye, Varg Veum, is a complex but engaging anti-hero. Varg means "wolf " in Norwegian, and this is a series with very sharp teethIan RankinStaalesen continually reminds us he is one of the finest of Nordic novelistsFinancial TimesStaalesen does a masterful job of exposing the worst of Norwegian society in this highly disturbing entryPublishers WeeklyThe Varg Veum series is more concerned with character and motivation than spectacle, and its in the quieter scenes that the real drama liesHerald ScotlandEvery inch the equal of his Nordic confreres Henning Mankell and Jo NesboIndependentWith an expositional style that is all but invisible, Staalesen masterfully compels us from the first pages If youre a fan of Varg Veum, this is not to be missed, and if youre new to the series, this is one of the best ones. Youre encouraged to jump right in, even if the Norwegian names can be a bit confusing to follow Crime Fiction LoverWith short, smart, darkly punchy chapters ... a provocative and gripping readLoveReadingHaunting, dark and totally noir, a great readNew Books MagazineAn upmarket Philip Marlowe Maxim Jakubowski, The BooksellerRazor-edged Scandinavian crime fiction at its finestQuentin Bates

Varg Veum takes on the perplexing case of a missing wind-farm inspector and gets more than he bargained for, as religious zealots, environmental terrorism and then murder take centre stage The gripping next instalment in the award-winning Varg Veum series, by one of the fathers of Nordic Noir.Not many books hook you in the first chapter this one did, and never let go!Mari HannahMature and captivatingRosemary Goring, Herald ScotlandMoving, uncompromisingPublishers Weekly_________________1998. Varg Veum sits by the hospital bedside of his long-term girlfriend Karin, whose life-threatening injuries provide a deeply painful reminder of the mistakes hes made.Investigating the seemingly innocent disappearance of a wind-farm inspector, Varg Veum is thrust into one of the most challenging cases of his career, riddled with conflicts, environmental terrorism, religious fanaticism, unsolved mysteries and dubious business ethics. Then, in one of the most heart-stopping scenes in crime fiction, the first body appearsA chilling, timeless story of love, revenge and desire, We Shall Inherit the Wind deftly weaves contemporary issues with a stunning plot that will leave you gripped to the final page. This is Staalesen at his most thrilling, thought-provoking best._________________Praise for Gunnar StaalesenThere is a world-weary existential sadness that hangs over his central detective. The prose is stripped back and simple deep emotion bubbling under the surface the real turmoil of the characters lives just under the surface for the reader to intuit, rather than have it spelled out for themDoug Johnstone, The Big IssueGunnar Staalesen is one of my very favourite Scandinavian authors. Operating out of Bergen in Norway, his private eye, Varg Veum, is a complex but engaging anti-hero. Varg means "wolf " in Norwegian, and this is a series with very sharp teethIan RankinStaalesen continually reminds us he is one of the finest of Nordic novelistsFinancial TimesChilling and perilous results all told in a pleasingly dry styleSunday TimesStaalesen does a masterful job of exposing the worst of Norwegian society in this highly disturbing entryPublishers WeeklyThe Varg Veum series is more concerned with character and motivation than spectacle, and its in the quieter scenes that the real drama liesHerald ScotlandEvery inch the equal of his Nordic confreres Henning Mankell and Jo NesboIndependentWith an expositional style that is all but invisible, Staalesen masterfully compels us from the first pages If youre a fan of Varg Veum, this is not to be missed, and if youre new to the series, this is one of the best ones. Youre encouraged to jump right in, even if the Norwegian names can be a bit confusing to followCrime Fiction LoverWith short, smart, darkly punchy chapters Wolves at the Door is a provocative and gripping readLoveReadingHaunting, dark and totally noir, a great readNew Books MagazineAn upmarket Philip MarloweMaxim Jakubowski, The BooksellerRazor-edged Scandinavian crime fiction at its finestQuentin Bates

Varg Veum is persuaded to take on the case of a missing teenager, by a half-sister he didnt know he had, in a case that quickly becomes personal A dark, chilling and startling relevant new instalment in the award-winning Varg Veum series, by one of the fathers of Nordic Noir.***Shortlisted for the Petrona Award for Best Scandinavian Crime Novel of the Year***Staalesen continually reminds us why he is one of the finest of Nordic novelistsBarry Forshaw, Financial TimesChilling and perilousSunday TimesEmploys Chandleresque similes with a Nordic Noir twistWall Street Journal_________________Varg Veum receives a surprise visit in his office. A woman introduces herself as his half-sister, and she has a job for him. Her god-daughter, a 19-year-old trainee nurse from Haugesund, moved from her bedsit in Bergen two weeks ago. Since then no one has heard anything from her. She didnt leave an address. She doesnt answer her phone. And the police refuse to take her case seriously.Veums investigation uncovers a series of carefully covered-up crimes and pent-up hatreds, and the trail leads to a gang of extreme bikers on the hunt for a group of people whose dark deeds are hidden by the anonymity of the Internet. And then things get personalChilling, shocking and exceptionally gripping, Big Sister reaffirms Gunnar Staalesen as one of the worlds foremost thriller writers._________________Praise for Gunnar StaalesenGunnar Staalesen is one of my very favourite Scandinavian authors. Operating out of Bergen in Norway, his private eye, Varg Veum, is a complex but engaging anti-hero. Varg means "wolf " in Norwegian, and this is a series with very sharp teethIan RankinAlmost forty years into the Varg Veum odyssey, Staalesen is at the height of his storytelling powersCrime Fiction LoverStaalesen continually reminds us he is one of the finest of Nordic novelistsFinancial TimesChilling and perilous results all told in a pleasingly dry styleSunday TimesStaalesen does a masterful job of exposing the worst of Norwegian society in this highly disturbing entryPublishers WeeklyThe Varg Veum series is more concerned with character and motivation than spectacle, and its in the quieter scenes that the real drama liesHerald ScotlandEvery inch the equal of his Nordic confreres Henning Mankell and Jo NesboIndependentNot many books hook you in the first chapter this one did, and never let go!Mari HannahWith an expositional style that is all but invisible, Staalesen masterfully compels us from the first pages If youre a fan of Varg Veum, this is not to be missed, and if youre new to the series, this is one of the best ones. Youre encouraged to jump right in, even if the Norwegian names can be a bit confusing to followCrime Fiction LoverWith short, smart, darkly punchy chapters Wolves at the Door is a provocative and gripping readLoveReadingHaunting, dark and totally noir, a great readNew Books Magazine

On the path to self-destruction after the death of his girlfriend, things take a turn for the worse, when child pornography is found on Varg Veums computer and he must battle to prove his innocence the chilling new instalment in the award-winning Varg Veum series, by one of the fathers of Nordic Noir.Mature and captivatingRosemary Goring, Herald ScotlandMoving, uncompromisingPublishers Weekly_________________Reeling from the death of his great love, Karin, Varg Veums life has descended into a self-destructive spiral of alcohol, lust, grief and blackouts.When traces of child pornography are found on his computer, hes accused of being part of a paedophile ring and thrown into a prison cell. There, he struggles to sift through his past to work out who is responsible for planting the material and who is seeking the ultimate revenge.When a chance to escape presents itself, Varg finds himself on the run in his hometown of Bergen. With the clock ticking and the police on his tail, Varg takes on his hardest and most personal case yet.Dark, emotive and compulsive, Wolves in the Dark is the absorbing, shocking next instalment in the addictive Varg Veum series, by one of the fathers of Nordic Noir._________________Praise for Gunnar StaalesenThere is a world-weary existential sadness that hangs over his central detective. The prose is stripped back and simple deep emotion bubbling under the surface the real turmoil of the characters lives just under the surface for the reader to intuit, rather than have it spelled out for themDoug Johnstone, The Big IssueGunnar Staalesen is one of my very favourite Scandinavian authors. Operating out of Bergen in Norway, his private eye, Varg Veum, is a complex but engaging anti-hero. Varg means "wolf " in Norwegian, and this is a series with very sharp teethIan RankinStaalesen continually reminds us he is one of the finest of Nordic novelistsFinancial TimesChilling and perilous results all told in a pleasingly dry styleSunday TimesStaalesen does a masterful job of exposing the worst of Norwegian society in this highly disturbing entryPublishers WeeklyThe Varg Veum series is more concerned with character and motivation than spectacle, and its in the quieter scenes that the real drama liesHerald ScotlandEvery inch the equal of his Nordic confreres Henning Mankell and Jo NesboIndependentNot many books hook you in the first chapter this one did, and never let go!Mari HannahWith an expositional style that is all but invisible, Staalesen masterfully compels us from the first pages If youre a fan of Varg Veum, this is not to be missed, and if youre new to the series, this is one of the best ones. Youre encouraged to jump right in, even if the Norwegian names can be a bit confusing to followCrime Fiction LoverWith short, smart, darkly punchy chapters Wolves at the Door is a provocative and gripping readLoveReadingHaunting, dark and totally noir, a great readNew Books MagazineAn upmarket Philip MarloweMaxim Jakubowski, The BooksellerRazor-edged Scandinavian crime fiction at its finestQuentin Bates

When Bergen PI Varg Veum becomes involved in the disappearance of a young activist, he comes up against one villages particular brand of justice The international bestselling, critically acclaimed Varg Veum series returns`As searing and gripping as they come New York Times`One of my very favourite Scandinavian authors Ian Rankin`The Norwegian Chandler Jo NesbWhen Varg Veum reads the newspaper headline YOUNG MAN MISSING, he realises hes seen the youth just a few days earlier at a crossroads in the countryside, with his two friends. It turns out that the three were on their way to a demonstration against a commercial fish-farming facility in the tiny village of Solvik, north of Bergen.Varg heads to Solvik, initially out of curiosity, but when he chances upon a dead body in the sea, hes pulled into a dark and complex web of secrets, feuds and jealousies.Is the body hes found connected to the death of a journalist who was digging into the fish farms operations two years earlier? And does either incident have something to do with the competition between the two powerful families that dominate Solviks salmon-farming industry?Or are the deaths the actions of the Village Beast the brutal small-town justice meted out by rural communities in this part of the world.Shocking, timely and full of breathtaking twists and turns, Pursued by Death reaffirms Gunnar Staalesen as one of the worlds greatest crime writers.

FOUR instalments of the Varg Veum series from the international, bestselling father of Nordic Noir: Gunnar Staalesen, Translated by Don BartlettPI Varg Veum returns to solve a series of dark, dangerous cases in his hometown of Bergen, Norway, in a series of chilling, perfectly plotted and thought-provoking thrillersBOOK ONE We Shall Inherit the Wind1998. Varg Veum sits by the hospital bedside of his long-term girlfriend Karin, whose life-threatening injuries provide a deeply painful reminder of the mistakes hes made.. Investigating the seemingly innocent disappearance of a wind-farm inspector, Varg Veum is thrust into one of the most challenging cases of his career, riddled with conflicts, environmental terrorism, religious fanaticism, unsolved mysteries and dubious business ethics. Then, in one of the most heart-stopping scenes in crime fiction, the first body appearsBOOK TWO Where Roses Never DieWINNER OF THE PETRONA AWARDSeptember 1977.Mette Misvr, a three-year-old girl disappears without trace from the sandpit outside her home. Her tiny, close middle-class community in the tranquil suburb of Nordas is devastated, but their enquiries and the police produce nothing. Curtains twitch, suspicions are raised, but Mette is never found.Almost 25 years later, as the expiry date for the statute of limitations draws near, Mettes mother approaches PI Varg Veum, in a last, desperate attempt to find out what happened to her daughter. As Veum starts to dig, he uncovers an intricate web of secrets, lies and shocking events that have been methodically concealed. When another brutal incident takes place, a pattern begins to emergeBOOK THREE Wolves in the DarkReeling from the death of his great love, Karin, Varg Veums life has descended into a self-destructive spiral of alcohol, lust, grief and blackouts. When traces of child pornography are found on his computer, hes accused of being part of a paedophile ring and thrown into a prison cell. There, he struggles to sift through his past to work out who is responsible for planting the material and who is seeking the ultimate revenge.When a chance to escape presents itself, Varg finds himself on the run in his hometown of Bergen. With the clock ticking and the police on his tail, Varg takes on his hardest and most personal case yet.BOOK FOUR Big SisterSHORTLISTED FOR THE PETRONA AWARDVarg Veum receives a surprise visit in his office. A woman introduces herself as his half-sister, and she has a job for him. Her god-daughter, a 19-year-old trainee nurse from Haugesund, moved from her bedsit in Bergen two weeks ago. Since then no one has heard anything from her. She didnt leave an address. She doesnt answer her phone. And the police refuse to take her case seriously.Veums investigation uncovers a series of carefully covered-up crimes and pent-up hatreds, and the trail leads to a gang of extreme bikers on the hunt for a group of people whose dark deeds are hidden by the anonymity of the Internet. And then things get personalA Norwegian ChandlerJo NesbStaalesen is one of my very favourite Scandinavian authors and this is a series with very sharp teethIan RankinChilling and perilous results all told in a pleasingly dry styleThe Sunday TimesMasterfulPublishers Weekly

As Bergen PI Varg Veum investigates two different cases, it becomes clear that they are uncannily similar to harrowing events that took place thirty-six years earlier A gripping instalment of the award-winning Varg Veum series, by one of the fathers of Nordic Noir.`As searing and gripping as they come New York Times`One of my very favourite Scandinavian authors Ian Rankin`The Norwegian Chandler Jo Nesb________________________Bergen Private Investigator Varg Veum is perplexed when two wildly different cases cross his desk at the same time. A lawyer, anxious to protect her privacy, asks Varg to find her sister, who has disappeared with her husband, seemingly without trace, while a ship carrying unknown cargo is heading towards the Norwegian coast, and the authorities need answers.Varg immerses himself in the investigations, and it becomes clear that the two cases are linked, and have unsettling and increasingly uncanny similarities to events that took place thirty-six years earlier, when a woman and her saxophonist lover drove their car off a cliff, in an apparent double suicide.As Varg is drawn into a complex case involving star-crossed lovers, toxic waste and illegal immigrants, history seems determined to repeat itself in perfect detail and at terrifying cost...A chilling, dark and twisting story of love and revenge, Mirror Image is Staalesen at his most thrilling, thought-provoking best.________________________`Every inch the equal of his Nordic confreres Henning Mankell and Jo Nesb Independent`Staalesen continually reminds us he is one of the finest of Nordic novelists Financial Times`There are only two other writers that I know of have achieved the depth of insight in detective writing that Staalesen has: Chandler, and Ross MacDonald Mystery Tribune`Employs Chandleresque similes with a Nordic Noir twist simply superb Wall Street Journal`Masterful pacing Publishers Weekly`The Varg Veum series is more concerned with character and motivation than spectacle, and its in the quieter scenes that the real drama lies Herald ScotlandFor fans of Henning Mankell, Jo Nesb, Jorn Lier Horst, Harlan Coben and Jussi Adler-Olsen

Ever-dogged Bergen PI Varg Veum is forced to dig deep into his own past as he investigates the murder of a former classmate. Vintage, classic Nordic Noir from international bestselling author Gunnar Staalesen.A vibrant look at the life, loves and betrayals of the past and the ways in which their tentacles cling, never letting you goJohn HarveyOne of my very favourite Scandinavian authorsIan RankinMasterful pacingPublishers Weekly***Now a major TV series starring Trond Espen Seim***________________Exploring his own dark memories may be the only way to find a killerWhen Bergen PI Varg Veum finds himself at the funeral of a former classmate on a sleet-grey December afternoon, hes unexpectedly reunited with his old friend Jakob guitarist of the once-famous 1960s rock band The Harpers and his estranged wife, Rebecca, Veums first love.Their rekindled friendship is thrown into jeopardy by the discovery of a horrific murder, and Veum is forced to dig deep into his own adolescence and his darkest memories, to find a motive and a killer.Tense, vivid and deeply unsettling, Fallen Angels is the spellbinding, award-winning thriller that secured Gunnar Staalesens reputation as one of the worlds foremost crime writers.________________Praise for Gunnar StaalesenEvery inch the equal of his Nordic confreres Henning Mankell and Jo NesbIndependentWell worth reading, with the rest of Staalesens award-winning seriesNew York Journal of BooksStaalesen continually reminds us why he is one of the finest of Nordic novelistsFinancial TimesThe Norwegian ChandlerJo NesbNot many books hook you in the first chapter this one did, and never let go!Mari HannahChilling and perilous results all told in a pleasingly dry styleSunday TimesStaalesen does a masterful job of exposing the worst of Norwegian society in this highly disturbing entryPublishers WeeklyThe Varg Veum series is more concerned with character and motivation than spectacle, and its in the quieter scenes that the real drama liesHerald ScotlandGunnar Staalesen is a master of the PI genre, and with Fallen Angels he is at the top of his gameLive Many LivesIt is a story full of mystery, of uncertainty and threat a truly thought-provoking readJen Meds Book Reviews

The wolves are no longer in the dark they are at his door. And they want vengeance The next instalment in the international, bestselling Varg Veum series by one of the fathers of Nordic Noir One of the finest Nordic novelists - in the tradition of Henning MenkellBarry Forshaw, IndependentMasterful pacingPublishers WeeklyMature and captivatingHerald ScotlandThe Norwegian ChandlerJo Nesb_________________One dark January night a car drives at high speed towards PI Varg Veum, and comes very close to killing him. Veum is certain this is no accident, following so soon after the deaths of two jailed men who were convicted for their participation in a case of child pornography and sexual assault crimes that Veum himself once stood wrongly accused of committing.While the guilty men were apparently killed accidentally, Varg suspects that there is something more sinister at play and that hes on the death list of someone still at large.Fearing for his life, Veum begins to investigate the old case, interviewing the victims of abuse and delving deeper into the brutal crimes, with shocking results. The wolves are no longer in the dark they are at his door._________________Praise for Gunnar StaalesenGunnar Staalesen is one of my very favourite Scandinavian authors. Operating out of Bergen in Norway, his private eye, Varg Veum, is a complex but engaging anti-hero. Varg means "wolf " in Norwegian, and this is a series with very sharp teethIan RankinAlmost forty years into the Varg Veum odyssey, Staalesen is at the height of his storytelling powersCrime Fiction LoverStaalesen continually reminds us he is one of the finest of Nordic novelistsFinancial TimesChilling and perilous results all told in a pleasingly dry styleSunday TimesStaalesen does a masterful job of exposing the worst of Norwegian society in this highly disturbing entryPublishers WeeklyThe Varg Veum series is more concerned with character and motivation than spectacle, and its in the quieter scenes that the real drama liesHerald ScotlandEvery inch the equal of his Nordic confreres Henning Mankell and Jo NesboIndependentNot many books hook you in the first chapter this one did, and never let go!Mari HannahWith an expositional style that is all but invisible, Staalesen masterfully compels us from the first pages If youre a fan of Varg Veum, this is not to be missed, and if youre new to the series, this is one of the best ones. Youre encouraged to jump right in, even if the Norwegian names can be a bit confusing to followCrime Fiction LoverWith short, smart, darkly punchy chapters Wolves at the Door is a provocative and gripping readLoveReadingHaunting, dark and totally noir, a great readNew Books Magazine

Fresh from rehab, Norwegian PI Varg Veum faces his most complex investigation yet, when a man is found drowned, a young woman disappears, and the case of a missing child is revived. The classic Nordic Noir series continuesAs searing and gripping as they comeNew York TimesOne of my very favourite Scandinavian authorsIan RankinThe Norwegian ChandlerJo Nesb***Now a major TV series starring Trond Espen Seim***________________________PI Varg Veum has returned to duty following a stint in rehab, but his new composure and resolution are soon threatened when a challenging assignment arrives on his desk.A man is found dead in an elite swimming pool and a young woman has gone missing. Most chillingly, Varg Veum is asked to investigate the Camilla Case: an eight-year-old cold case involving the disappearance of a little girl, who was never found.As the threads of these apparently unrelated crimes come together, against the backdrop of a series of shocking environmental crimes, Varg Veum faces the most challenging, traumatic investigation of his career.________________________Every inch the equal of his Nordic confreres Henning Mankell and Jo NesbIndependentStaalesen continually reminds us he is one of the finest of Nordic novelistsFinancial TimesThere are only two other writers that I know of have achieved the depth of insight in detective writing that Staalesen has: Chandler, and Ross MacDonald Mystery TribuneEmploys Chandleresque similes with a Nordic Noir twist simply superbWall Street JournalMasterful pacingPublishers WeeklyThe Varg Veum series is more concerned with character and motivation than spectacle, and its in the quieter scenes that the real drama liesHerald ScotlandUnsettling, moving, sad, hopeful and hopeless its rich and its sharp and its cynical and sentimental all at onceNB MagazineA complex, layered plot in which human tragedy and mystery combine to play out beautifully in a classic Nordic noir with a touch of ChristieLive & DeadlyFor fans of Henning Mankell, Jo Nesb, Jorn Lier Horst, Harlan Coben and Jussi Adler-Olsen