From the internationally acclaimed author comes a new, electrifying stand-alone thriller set in Oslo in the 1970s. The story of an unusually complicated contract killer - the perfectly sympathetic antihero - that is, as well, an edgy, almost lyrical meditation on death and love. Olav lives the lonely life of a fixer. When you 'fix' people for a living - terminally - it's hard to get close to anyone. Now he's finally met the woman of his dreams. But there are two problems. She's his boss' wife. And Olav's just been hired to kill her.
Ein Serienkiller findet seine Opfer über die Dating-App Tinder. Die Osloer Polizei hat keine Spur. Der einzige Spezialist für Serientäter, Harry Hole, unterrichtet an der Polizeihochschule, weil er mehr Zeit für seine Frau Rakel und ihren Sohn Oleg haben möchte. Doch Holes alter Chef Mikael Bellmann kennt Olegs Vergangenheit und setzt Hole unter Druck. Der Kommissar gibt schließlich nach und arbeitet hochkonzentriert mit seinen Leuten an dem Fall. In einer Atmosphäre der Angst zögern viele Frauen, sich weiter über die App zu verabreden. Die schlimmsten Befürchtungen werden wahr, als tatsächlic... continue
Just before the turn of the millennium, nearly 100 churches have been torched and desecrated by adherents of Black Metal, the most extreme form of underground music on the planet.
The bestselling series, a former Richard and Judy bookclub pick, returns with another chilling case. Munch and Krüger. An unexpected pairing. A brilliant team. Winter 1999. An old man is driving home. It is dark and cold, and his is the only car on the road. Suddenly his headlights catch an animal up ahead. He hits the breaks furiously. Just in front of his bonnet he finds a young boy with a set of deer antlers on his head. Fourteen years later, a woman is found brutally murdered. Her body hidden in the boot of a car. She is the first but she won't be the last. Holger Munch is glad for the wor... continue
The internationally bestselling crime novel delivers an atmospheric blend of shock and suspense that readers across the globe can't put down. Uncovering class divisions, racial conflicts, and tangled emotions, this gritty, page-turning novel of suspense heralds the arrival of a major new talent.