Death Deserved

Police officer Alexander Blix and celebrity blogger Emma Ramm join forces to track down a serial killer with a thirst for attention and high-profile murders, in the first episode of a gripping new Nordic Noir series Grim, gory and filled with plenty of dark twists Theres definitely a Scandinavian chill in the air with this fascinating read that loses none of its terror and fun in translation Sun An exercise in literary tag-teaming from two of Norways biggest crime writers with a bold new take on the serial-killer-as-twisted-artist the start of a series with potential Sunday Times   Oslo, 2018. Former long-distance runner Sonja Nordstrøm never shows at the launch of her controversial autobiography, Always Number One. When celebrity blogger Emma Ramm visits Nordstrøms home later that day, she finds the door unlocked and signs of a struggle inside. A bib with the number one has been pinned to the TV. Police officer Alexander Blix is appointed to head up the missing-persons investigation, but he still bears the emotional scars of a hostage situation nineteen years earlier, when he killed the father of a five-year-old girl. Traces of Nordstrøm soon show up at different locations, but the appearance of the clues appear to be carefully calculated evidence of a bigger picture that hes just not seeing Blix and Ramm soon join forces, determined to find and stop a merciless killer with a flare for the dramatic, and thirst for attention. Trouble is, hes just got his first taste of it   This tale often surprises or shifts in subtle ways that are pleasing and avoid cliché. As the opener for a new series this is a cracker, long live the marriage of Horst and Enger New Books Magazine Death Deserved is a fast-moving, punchy, serial killer investigative novel with a whammy of an ending. If this is the first in the Blix and Ramm series, then heres to many more! LoveReading A stunningly excellent collaboration from Thomas Enger and Jorn Lier Horst . Its a brutal tale of fame, murder, and reality TV that gets the pulse racing Russel McLean Now what happens when you put two of the most distinguished writers of Nordic noir in tandem? Death Deserved by Thomas Enger and Jørn Lier Horst suggests it was a propitious publishing move; a ruthless killer is pursued by a tenacious celebrity blogger and a damaged detective Financial Times A clever, gripping crime novel with personality, flair, and heart Crime by the Book See more