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Book SynopsisShortlisted for the CWA International Dagger 2018
Two time winner of Norway's Best Crime Novel
A FROZEN BODY
A MURDERED BIKER
A RADICAL LAWYER WITH A MURKY PAST
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?
Trade ReviewThe Frozen Woman is shortlisted for the
CWA International Dagger 2018 Award. Winners will be announced in London on October 25th. The shortlists were also mentioned in the July 30, 2018 issue of
Shelf Awareness.Jo Nesbø fans will welcome this pithy chronicle of crime and retribution * Publishers Weekly *
fine, twisting mystery -- John Williams * Mail On Sunday *
A sophisticated and elegantly entertaining shard-sharp slice of Nordic noir that will be surely be devoured by aficionados of Stieg Larsson and Henning Mankell -- Joanne Owen * Lovereading *
I am sure that UK readers will enjoy meeting one of the central Norwegian crime writers of the last forty years in one of his best books -- Gunnar Staalesen * Eurolitnetwork *
