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 Veum’s 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 captivating’
Rosemary Goring, Herald Scotland ‘Moving,
uncompromising’ Publishers Weekly _________________ Reeling from
the death of his great love, Karin, Varg Veum’s life has descended
into a self-destructive spiral of alcohol, lust, grief and blackouts.
When traces of child pornography are found on his computer, he’s
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 Staalesen 'There 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 them’ Doug
Johnstone, The Big Issue ‘Gunnar 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
teeth’ Ian Rankin ‘Staalesen continually reminds us he is one of
the finest of Nordic novelists’ Financial Times ‘Chilling and
perilous results — all told in a pleasingly dry style’ Sunday
Times ‘Staalesen does a masterful job of exposing the worst of
Norwegian society in this highly disturbing entry’ 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 'Every inch the equal of his
Nordic confreres Henning Mankell and Jo Nesbo' Independent ‘Not many
books hook you in the first chapter – this one did, and never let
go!’ Mari Hannah ‘With an expositional style that is all but
invisible, Staalesen masterfully compels us from the first pages …
If you’re a fan of Varg Veum, this is not to be missed, and
if you’re new to the series, this is one of the best ones. You’re
encouraged to jump right in, even if the Norwegian names can be a bit
confusing to follow’ Crime Fiction Lover ‘With short, smart,
darkly punchy chapters Wolves at the Door is a provocative and
gripping read’ LoveReading ‘Haunting, dark and totally noir, a
great read’ New Books Magazine ‘An upmarket Philip Marlowe’
Maxim Jakubowski, The Bookseller ‘Razor-edged Scandinavian crime
fiction at its finest’ Quentin Bates
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ISBN
9781910633731
Publisert
2017
Utgiver
Vendor
Orenda Books
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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