Synopses & Reviews
In the course of a routine
police raid, Detective Inspector Frank Frolich of the Oslo Police saves
the life of Elizabeth Faremo, a dark-haired beauty with mysterious eyes
who was inadvertently caught in the crossfire. Some weeks later,
Frolich coincidentally runs into her again — but their ensuing affair is
no accident.
By the time he learns that she is no stranger — but rather the sister
of a wanted member of a larceny gang — it is already too late.
In the middle of the night, Frolich receives a call that a young
guard has been killed in the course of an attempted break-in. Scrambling
to respond, he realizes that Elizabeth is no longer in his bed. And all
at once, Frolich's life has changed. In a turn of events cryptic,
erotic, and complex, he finds himself a prime murder suspect and under
the watch of his doubting colleagues.
Led through the dark underworld of Oslo and his own soul,
Frolich — suspended from the force, blindly in love, and on the hunt for
some hint of truth in a vortex of darkness and lies — must find out if
he is being used... before his life unravels beyond repair.
Review
"Recommend to fans of Karin
Fossum and Kjell Eriksson. Dahl is a formidable talent whose books may
well become as popular in the US as in Norway." Booklist
Review
"I have read many clever and
thrilling crime novels through my life, but often they have nothing to
do with real life. If I don't believe in them, they don't impress me.
But when K.O. Dahl tells his stories, I believe every single word." Karin Fossum, author of The Indian Bride
Review
"An absorbing study of sexual
enthrallment, dogged police work and a harrowing twist or two: Fans of
procedurals...will snap this one up." Kirkus
About the Author
The highly acclaimed and
award winning crime writer K.O. Dahl's popular crime series is now
rapidly becoming an international success, and critics around the world
have labeled him as Norway's answer to Henning Mankell. Dahl has been
awarded with the Riverton Prize, and has received nominations for
Glasnyckeln (The Glass Key), the Brage Literary Prize and the Martin
Beck Award.