Summary
‘The Norwegian Chandler’ Jo Nesbo
‘One of my very favourite Scandinavian authors’ Ian Rankin
MORE THAN FIVE MILLION BOOKS SOLD WORLDWIDE
A dramatic, poetic and page-turning thriller from Norway’s most dazzling crime writer.
On a frosty January day in Bergen, Private Detective Varg Veum is visited by a prostitute. Her friend Margrethe has disappeared and hasn’t been seen for days. Before her disappearance, somet…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781908129437 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1908129433 |
| Author: | Gunnar Staalesen |
| Publisher: | Quercus Publishing |
| Imprint: | Arcadia Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 278 |
| Release Date: | 1 June 2013 |
| Weight: | 240g |
| Dimensions: | 21mm x 131mm x 197mm |
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Critics Review
The Varg Veum series stands alongside Connelly, Camilleri and others, who are among the very best modern exponents of the poetic yet tough detective story with strong, classic plots; a social conscience; and perfect pitch in terms of a sense of place’ * Euro Crime *
Undoubtedly, one of the finest Nordic novelists in the tradition of such masters as Henning Mankell – Barry Forshaw * Independent *
An upmarket Philip Marlowe – Maxim Jakubowski
Among the most popular Norwegian crime writers * Observer *
In the best tradition of sleuthery * The Times *
Gunnar Staalesen
GUNNAR STAALESEN was born in Bergen, Norway in 1947. He made his debut at the age of twenty-two with Seasons of Innocence and in 1977 he published the first book in the Varg Veum series. He is the author of over 20 titles, which have been published in 24 countries and sold over two million copies. Twelve film adaptations of his Varg Veum crime novels have appeared since 2007, starring the popular Norwegian actor Trond Epsen Seim. Staalesen, who has twice won Norway’s top crime prize, the Golden Pistol, lives in Bergen with his wife.
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