"Two women--a police detective and a psychotherapist--are faced with the question: how much suffering can one human being inflict upon another before he ceases to be human and becomes a monster?" --
Ein Serienkiller findet seine Opfer über die Dating-App Tinder. Die Osloer Polizei hat keine Spur. Der einzige Spezialist für Serientäter, Harry Hole, unterrichtet an der Polizeihochschule, weil er mehr Zeit für seine Frau Rakel und ihren Sohn Oleg haben möchte. Doch Holes alter Chef Mikael Bellmann kennt Olegs Vergangenheit und setzt Hole unter Druck. Der Kommissar gibt schließlich nach und arbeitet hochkonzentriert mit seinen Leuten an dem Fall. In einer Atmosphäre der Angst zögern viele Frauen, sich weiter über die App zu verabreden. Die schlimmsten Befürchtungen werden wahr, als tatsächlic... continue
Just before the turn of the millennium, nearly 100 churches have been torched and desecrated by adherents of Black Metal, the most extreme form of underground music on the planet.
The bestselling series, a former Richard and Judy bookclub pick, returns with another chilling case. Munch and Krüger. An unexpected pairing. A brilliant team. Winter 1999. An old man is driving home. It is dark and cold, and his is the only car on the road. Suddenly his headlights catch an animal up ahead. He hits the breaks furiously. Just in front of his bonnet he finds a young boy with a set of deer antlers on his head. Fourteen years later, a woman is found brutally murdered. Her body hidden in the boot of a car. She is the first but she won't be the last. Holger Munch is glad for the wor... continue
The internationally bestselling crime novel delivers an atmospheric blend of shock and suspense that readers across the globe can't put down. Uncovering class divisions, racial conflicts, and tangled emotions, this gritty, page-turning novel of suspense heralds the arrival of a major new talent.
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 âe~Iâe(tm)m travelling aloneâe(tm). 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 KrÃ1⁄4ger âe" a brilliant but troubled detective âe" who has retreated to a solitary island with plans to kill herself. Reviewing the file, Mia finds something new âe" a thin line carved into the dead girlâe(tm)s fingernail: the number 1. She knows th... continue
"Życie Harry’ego Hole się rozpadło. W akcie rozpaczy ekspolicjant leci do Los Angeles, by tam zapić się na śmierć. Nieubłaganie stacza się na dno, przesiadując w barze. Tutaj poznaje podstarzałą aktorkę Lucille. Kobieta jest zadłużona na niemal milion dolarów, co może mieć śmiertelne konsekwencje. Harry wyrywa się z alkoholowego ciągu, żeby ratować nową znajomą z rąk kartelu narkotykowego. W tym czasie w Oslo zostają zamordowane dwie dziewczyny. Główny podejrzany – potentat na rynku nieruchomości – wynajmuje Harry’ego, by udowodnił jego niewinność. Jeśli w ciągu dziesięciu dni uda się doprowad... continue