Overview
A SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER A RICHARD & JUDY BOOK CLUB PICK 'Terrific . . . Intelligent and gripping' The Times 'Tense, thrilling and genuinely scary' Heat 'The latest Norwegian crime-writing sensation' Sunday Times 'The plot is scalpel sharp... utterly brilliant' Sunday Mirror 'Perfect for fans of Jo Nesbo's Harry Hole series' Crime Scene Magazine ____________ When the body of a young girl is found hanging from a tree, the only clue the police have is an airline tag around her neck. It reads 'I'm travelling alone'. In response, police investigator Holger Munch is immediately charged with assembling a special homicide unit. But to complete the team, he must track down his former partner, Mia Krüger - a brilliant but troubled detective - who has retreated to a solitary island with plans to kill herself. Reviewing the file, Mia finds something new - a thin line carved into the dead girl's fingernail: the number 1. She knows that this is only the beginning. To save other children from the same fate, she must find a way to cast aside her own demons and stop this murderer from becoming a serial killer. The new novel from Samuel Bjork, THE WOLF, is available now.
Full Product Details
Author: Samuel Bjork ,
Charlotte Barslund
Publisher: Transworld Publishers Ltd
Imprint: Corgi Books
Volume: 1
Dimensions:
Width: 11.00cm
, Height: 3.30cm
, Length: 17.80cm
Weight: 0.282kg
ISBN: 9780552173360
ISBN 10: 0552173363
Pages: 528
Publication Date: 30 June 2016
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Language: Norwegian
Reviews
Terrific . . . Intelligent and gripping . . . May well propel [Bjork] to deserved international fame * The Times * Samuel Bjork's formidable I'm Travelling Alone is despatched with real elan . . . Mia's confrontation with both her own demons and a very human one is mesmerising fare * Independent * A compelling novel, with plenty of intrigue and some splendid action sequences * Guardian * Perfect for fans of Jo Nesbo's Harry Hole series and Danish crime drama The Bridge * Crime Scene * Tense, thrilling and genuinely scary ***** * Heat *
Terrific ... Intelligent and gripping ... May well propel [Bjork] to deserved international fame The Times Samuel Bjork's formidable I'm Travelling Alone is despatched with real elan ... Mia's confrontation with both her own demons and a very human one is mesmerising fare Independent Tense, thrilling and genuinely scary ***** Heat Icy landscapes, mysterious clues, a messed up heroine ... Nordic noir at its delicious best -- Sarah Hilary, author of Someone Else's Skin If this is a debut novel, then it is something of a literary sensation Bergens Tidende (Norway)
Terrific ... Intelligent and gripping ... May well propel [Bjork] to deserved international fame The Times Samuel Bjork's formidable I'm Travelling Alone is despatched with real elan ... Mia's confrontation with both her own demons and a very human one is mesmerising fare Independent A compelling novel, with plenty of intrigue and some splendid action sequences Guardian Tense, thrilling and genuinely scary ***** Heat Icy landscapes, mysterious clues, a messed up heroine ... Nordic noir at its delicious best -- Sarah Hilary, author of Someone Else's Skin
Author Information
Samuel Bjork (Author) Samuel Bjork is the pen name of Norwegian novelist, playwright and singer/songwriter Frode Sander Øien. The Munch and Krüger series features five books: the Richard & Judy Bookclub bestseller I'm Travelling Alone, The Owl Always Hunts At Night, The Boy in the Headlights, The Wolf and Dead Island. Charlotte Barslund (Translator) Charlotte Barslund translates Scandinavian novels and plays. Her recent work includes Calling Out For You by Karin Fossum, Machine by Peter Adolphsen and The Pelican by August Strindberg.
