The Frozen Woman [electronic resource] : A Nordic crime thriller
Michelet, Jon2017
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TWO TIME WINNER OF NORWAY'S BEST CRIME NOVEL 'A fine, twisting mystery' - Mail on Sunday A FROZEN BODY A MURDERED BIKER A RADICAL LAWYER WITH A MURKY PAST In the depths of the Norwegian winter, the corpse of a woman is discovered in the garden of a notorious left-wing lawyer, Vilhelm Thygesen. She has been stabbed to death. A young biker, a member of a gang once represented by Thygesen, dies in suspicious circumstances. As Thygesen receives anonymous threats, investigating detectives Stribolt and Vaage uncover a web of crime and violence extending far beyond Norway's borders. Does the frozen woman hold the key? 'A Nordic crime masterpiece' - Daily Walk 'A Godfather of Norwegian crime' - Gunnar Staalesen, author of the Varg Veum series 'For readers who miss Steig Larsson's particular brand of Nordic Noir, this may be their answer... This is a story that left me feeling breathless, Michelet is a master' - Netgalley If you like Jo Nesbo or Henning Mankell, you'll love Jon Michelet.
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Author:
Michelet, Jon, AuthorBartlett, Don, Translator
Imprint:
[Place of publication not identified] : Oldcastle Books, 2017
Collation:
1 online resource (1 text file)
Biography/History:
Jon Michelet has been one of Norway's leading authors through five decades. He made his debut in 1975 with the crime novel He Who Is Born to Be Hanged, Shall Never Be Drowned. He has since published numerous novels, plays and non-fiction books, and co-authored five bestselling reportage books from the Football World Cup with Dag Solstad. Michelet has also worked as a sailor, a docker, a journalist, publisher and newspaper editor. He is renowned in Norway for his strong commitment to a number of political and cultural causes. Michelet has been awarded the Riverton Prize for Best Norwegian Crime Novel twice, for White as Snow and The Frozen Woman both part of his long running Vilhelm Thygesen series. He has also had phenomenal success with his epic series, A Hero of the Sea. Telling the story of the dramatic experiences of a Norwegian merchant navy sailor during WWII, the five novels published so far have been topping the charts since 2012, and have sold well over half a million copies, making Michelet a household name in Norway.
ISBN:
9781843447757
Language:
English
BRN:
359019