Death Deserved

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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 ... There s 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 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... “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ 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 A stunningly excellent collaboration from Thomas Enger and Jorn Lier Horst .... It s 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 (Source: Google Books API)