Faithless
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3.7 • 11 Ratings
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- $11.99
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- $11.99
Publisher Description
A chilling Nordic Noir where the past refuses to stay buried.
Oslo detectives Gunnarstranda and Frølich face a haunting case when a woman's body is found in a dumpster, revealing a shocking connection to Frølich's past. As they delve deeper, a disturbingly similar cold case surfaces from northern Norway, blurring the lines between past and present.
Is this a twisted game of betrayal, or are the detectives walking into a carefully laid trap? With each step, Frølich confronts his own demons, battling guilt and obsession as the investigation spirals into a breath-taking and atmospheric page-turner. Perfect for readers who crave dark, brooding mysteries and skilfully plotted police procedurals. Fans of Scandinavian crime fiction will be gripped by this internationally renowned and award-winning series.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
In Dahl's superb fifth series procedural to appear in English (after 2012's Lethal Investments), Oslo police inspectors Gunnarstranda, a beekeeping sourpuss with a keen intellect, and Frank Fr lich, a ladies' man with a cynical side, team with detective Lena Stigersand, who sports a black eye she won't explain, to pursue three murky and eventually related cases. Fr lich traces a missing university student, Rosalind M'Taya, who just arrived from Uganda; Gunnarstranda goes after psychologist Erik Valeur, who's a suspect in two rape-homicides; and Lena agrees to act as bait to trap a demented killer who preys on troubled women. Dahl highlights social issues in contemporary Norway, revealing the unsavory results of sexual obsession and obsessive greed, along with the personal cost that police officers pay to protect the public. The action comes to a climax in an utterly convincing chase through Oslo's sewage system. The translator's stripped-down, muscular prose is a plus.
