Death Deserved (Blix & Ramm): Volume 1
Language: English
Published by Orenda Books, United Kingdom, London, 2020
Series: Book 1 of 6 - Alexander Blix
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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 translationScottish Sun A stunningly excellent collaboration a brutal tale of fame, murder, and reality TV that gets the pulse racingRussel McLean 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 potentialSunday Times ________________ Oslo, 2018. Former long-distance runner Sonja Nordstrm never shows at the launch of her controversial autobiography,Always Number One. When celebrity blogger Emma Ramm visits Nordstrms 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 Nordstrm 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 ________________ Everything about this crime novel sings, the relationship between Blix and Emma, which is complex, but also the relationship between Blix and Fosse and Kovic. The past bleeds into the present and the clever melding of the strands of the story and the slow reveal of details that propel the story is masterly. This tale often surprises or shifts in subtle ways that are pleasing and avoid cliche. As the opener for a new series this is a cracker, long live the marriage of Horst and EngerNew Books Magazine Death Deservedis 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 clever, gripping crime novel with personality, flair, and heartCrime by the Book. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. …
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- Title
- Death Deserved (Blix & Ramm): Volume 1
- Author
- Thomas Enger
- Publisher
- Orenda Books, United Kingdom, London
- Publication year
- 2020
- Condition
- Very Good
- Binding
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1913193004
- ISBN 13
- 9781913193003
- Item weight
- 236 grams
- Dimensions
- 129.0 x 198.0
- Series
- Book 1 of 6: Alexander Blix
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 … There’s definitely a Scandinavian chill in the air with this fascinating read that loses none of its terror and fun in translation’ Scottish Sun
‘A clever, gripping crime novel with personality, flair, and heart’ Crime by the Book
‘An exercise in literary tag-teaming from two of Norway’s 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 Nordstrøm’s 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 he’s 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, he’s just got his first taste of it…
________________
‘A stunningly excellent collaboration … a brutal tale of fame, murder, and reality TV that gets the pulse racing’ Russel McLean
‘Everything about this crime novel sings, the relationship between Blix and Emma, which is complex, but also the relationship between Blix and Fosse and Kovic. The past bleeds into the present and the clever melding of the strands of the story and the slow reveal of details that propel the story is masterly. 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 here’s to many more!’ LoveReading
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About the Author
Jørn Lier Horst and Thomas Enger are the internationally bestselling Norwegian authors of the William Wisting and Henning Juul series respectively. Death Deserved is their first co-written thriller. Anne Bruce has translated Jørn Lier Horst’s Dregs and Anne Holt’s Blessed Are Those Who Thirst
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