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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 continues.`As searing and gripping as they come'?New York Times?`One of my very favourite Scandinavian authors'?Ian Rankin`The Norwegian Chandler'?Jo Nesbo?***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 Nesbo'?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 it's in the quieter scenes that the real drama lies'?Herald Scotland?`Unsettling, moving, sad, hopeful and hopeless . it's rich and it's sharp and it's cynical and sentimental all at once'?NB Magazine?`A complex, layered plot in which human tragedy and mystery combine to play out beautifully in a classic Nordic noir with a touch of Christie'?Live & Deadly?For fans of Henning Mankell, Jo Nesbo, Jorn Lier Horst, Harlan Coben and Jussi Adler-Olse
Binding: Paperback / softback
Binding: Paperback / softback