The Courier
The international bestselling godfather of Nordic Noir takes on one of the most horrific periods of modern history, in a stunning standalone thriller NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER
**SHORTLISTED FOR THE PETRONA AWARD FOR BEST SCANDINAVIAN CRIME NOVEL**
**LONGLISTED FOR THE CWA INTERNATIONAL DAGGER**`
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The Courier is a stylish stand-alone thriller from the godfather of Scandi noir Ola Dahl ratchets up the tension from the first pages and never lets go The Times
Absorbing, heart-rending and perfectly plotted. Kjell Ola Dahls The Courier passes seamlessly from the present to the dark past of WWII. Fabulous! Denzil Meyrick
Cleverly braiding together past and present, the who and why of murder and betrayal are unpicked. The detail is impressive Daily Mail
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In 1942, Jewish courier Ester is betrayed, narrowly avoiding arrest by the Gestapo. In a great haste, she escapes to Sweden, saving herself. Her family in Oslo, however, is deported to Auschwitz.
In Stockholm, Ester meets the resistance hero, Gerhard Falkum, who has left his little daughter and fled both the Germans and allegations that he murdered his wife, Åse, who helped Ester get to Sweden. Their burgeoning relationship ends abruptly when Falkum dies in a fire.
And yet, twenty-five years later, Falkum shows up in Oslo. He wants to reconnect with his daughter. But where has he been, and what is the real reason for his return? Ester stumbles across information that forces her to look closely at her past, and to revisit her war-time training to stay alive
Written with Dahl's trademark characterization and elegant plotting, The Courier sees the hugely respected godfather of Nordic Noir at his best, as he takes on one of the most horrific periods of modern history, in an exceptional, shocking thriller.
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A dark but richly described backdrop and a relentless, underlying tension drive this sad story to its bittersweet conclusion. Fans of Nordic noir will be satisfied Publishers Weekly
Skilfully juggling three Oslo timelines in 1942, 1967 and 2015 Dahl starts his story with Germanys occupation of Norway and the work of those who tried to resist, then brings his characters forward to a post-war unravelling of what really happened in those dangerous days and the traumatic rewriting of personal stories The Times
A fascinating, intricate, provocative read, set in motion by events in 1942, and brilliantly highlighting human need and emotions The Courier sent a shiver coursing through me, it is a truly eloquent and rewarding tale, and oh that ending! LoveReading
Written with Dahls trademark characterisation and clever plotting, The Courier sees one of Norways most critically acclaimed authors at his best This stunning and compelling wartime thriller is reminiscent of the writing of John Le Carré and William Boyd New Books Magazine
Kjell Ola Dahls novels are superb. If you havent read one, you need to right now William Ryan
The kind of masterful, detailed plotting that Dahl is known for the power of The Courier is how Dahl has given a complex, human face to such an inhuman tragedy Crime Fiction Lover See more
**SHORTLISTED FOR THE PETRONA AWARD FOR BEST SCANDINAVIAN CRIME NOVEL**
**LONGLISTED FOR THE CWA INTERNATIONAL DAGGER**`
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The Courier is a stylish stand-alone thriller from the godfather of Scandi noir Ola Dahl ratchets up the tension from the first pages and never lets go The Times
Absorbing, heart-rending and perfectly plotted. Kjell Ola Dahls The Courier passes seamlessly from the present to the dark past of WWII. Fabulous! Denzil Meyrick
Cleverly braiding together past and present, the who and why of murder and betrayal are unpicked. The detail is impressive Daily Mail
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In 1942, Jewish courier Ester is betrayed, narrowly avoiding arrest by the Gestapo. In a great haste, she escapes to Sweden, saving herself. Her family in Oslo, however, is deported to Auschwitz.
In Stockholm, Ester meets the resistance hero, Gerhard Falkum, who has left his little daughter and fled both the Germans and allegations that he murdered his wife, Åse, who helped Ester get to Sweden. Their burgeoning relationship ends abruptly when Falkum dies in a fire.
And yet, twenty-five years later, Falkum shows up in Oslo. He wants to reconnect with his daughter. But where has he been, and what is the real reason for his return? Ester stumbles across information that forces her to look closely at her past, and to revisit her war-time training to stay alive
Written with Dahl's trademark characterization and elegant plotting, The Courier sees the hugely respected godfather of Nordic Noir at his best, as he takes on one of the most horrific periods of modern history, in an exceptional, shocking thriller.
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A dark but richly described backdrop and a relentless, underlying tension drive this sad story to its bittersweet conclusion. Fans of Nordic noir will be satisfied Publishers Weekly
Skilfully juggling three Oslo timelines in 1942, 1967 and 2015 Dahl starts his story with Germanys occupation of Norway and the work of those who tried to resist, then brings his characters forward to a post-war unravelling of what really happened in those dangerous days and the traumatic rewriting of personal stories The Times
A fascinating, intricate, provocative read, set in motion by events in 1942, and brilliantly highlighting human need and emotions The Courier sent a shiver coursing through me, it is a truly eloquent and rewarding tale, and oh that ending! LoveReading
Written with Dahls trademark characterisation and clever plotting, The Courier sees one of Norways most critically acclaimed authors at his best This stunning and compelling wartime thriller is reminiscent of the writing of John Le Carré and William Boyd New Books Magazine
Kjell Ola Dahls novels are superb. If you havent read one, you need to right now William Ryan
The kind of masterful, detailed plotting that Dahl is known for the power of The Courier is how Dahl has given a complex, human face to such an inhuman tragedy Crime Fiction Lover See more
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