Book description
A drug dealer is battered to death in the outskirts of Oslo. A
young Dutch student, covered in blood, walks aimlessly through the
streets of central Oslo. He is taken into custody, but refuses to
speak. Five days later a shady criminal lawyer called Hans Olsen is
murdered. The two deaths don't seem related, but Detective Inspector
Hanne Wilhelmsen is unconvinced. Soon, she uncovers a link between the
bodies: Olsen defended the drug dealer. But there are powerful forces
working against Hanne; a conspiracy that reaches far beyond a crooked
lawyer and a small-time dealer. The investigation will take her into
the offices of the most powerful men in Norway - and even put her own
life at risk...
Anne Holt is one of Scandinavia's most successful crime writers.
Her two crime series - featuring Johanne Vik and Hanne Wilhelmsen -
have sold more than 5 million copies and are translated into
twenty-five languages. She is the recipient of several awards,
including the Riverton Prize (Rivertonprisen) and the Booksellers´
Prize (Bokhandlerprisen). She is the former Minister of Justice for
Norway, and has worked as a police attorney, lawyer, TV news editor
and anchor, media consultant and journalist.
