{"product_id":"9781913193089","title":"Bitter Flowers : The breathtaking Nordic Noir thriller Volume 8 by Don Bartlett","description":"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 \u0026amp; Deadly?For fans of Henning Mankell, Jo Nesbo, Jorn Lier Horst, Harlan Coben and Jussi Adler-Olse\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback \/ softback","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56309248524661,"sku":"9781913193089","price":8.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781913193089.jpg?v=1762811013","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/9781913193089","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}