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Author
Series
Red River of the North volume Prequel
Language
English
Description
"After the loss of her first love, is Ingeborg Strand willing to marry a stranger--however kind--for the promise of a new life in America? The prequel to the RED RIVER OF THE NORTH series"--
2) The thirst
Author
Series
Detective Harry Hole volume 11
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"Harry Hole returns in the eleventh installment of the author's best-selling, electrifying crime fiction series--published in 48 languages, more than 30 million copies sold worldwide. In Police--the last novel featuring Jo Nesbo's hard-bitten, maverick Oslo detective--a killer wreaking revenge on the police had Harry Hole fighting for the safety of the people closest to him. Now, in The Thirst, the story continues as Harry is inextricably drawn back...
Author
Series
Detective Harry Hole volume 3
Language
English
Description
After killing a Secret Service agent who he believed was about to assassinate the president of the United States, detective Harry Hole is assigned to investigate neo-Nazi activity in Oslo, Norway, and learns about an international conspiracy rooted in World War II.
Author
Series
Vik and Stubo series volume 2
Publisher
Grand Central Pub
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
Description
In the cold of an Oslo winter, celebrities have been turning up dead in the most macabre of positions. Their killer may be seeking retribution, but for what?
5) The hike
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Formats
Description
When she and her three best friends go hiking in the stunning mountains of Norway, Liz, as they venture deeper into the wilderness, discovers this remote place hides secrets darker than they could've ever imagined and, if they aren't careful, not all of them will make it out alive.
6) Phantom
Author
Series
Detective Harry Hole volume 9
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Author
Series
My struggle volume 4
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
Description
The fourth installment in the eagerly awaited, internationally celebrated My Struggle series. Book Four finds an eighteen year old Karl Ove in a tiny fishing village in Northern Norway, where he has been hired as a a schoolteacher and is living on his own for the first time. When the ferocious winter takes hold, Karl Ove in the company of the Hafjord locals, a warm and earthy group who have spent their lives working, drinking, and joking together...
8) The Redeemer
Author
Series
Detective Harry Hole volume 6
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Author
Series
Publisher
Scribner
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Investigating the Christmas-season murders of four people in the luxurious home of one of Oslo's wealthiest families, Norwegian Police Chief Inspector Hanne Wilhelmsen risks everything to identify a mysterious victim and his reason for being among the others.
Author
Series
Half-drowned king volume 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
"The first installment in a debut trilogy, The half-drowned king, tells the compelling story of the political intrigues, battles, and struggles for power that led to the rise of King Harald the Fair-Haired, first king of Norway, seen through the eyes of the young man who became his most trusted warrior and advisor."--
11) Police
Author
Series
Detective Harry Hole volume 10
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
The police urgently need Harry Hole . . . A killer is stalking Oslo's streets. Police officers are being slain at the scenes of crimes they once investigated but failed to solve. The murders are brutal, the media reaction hysterical. But this time, Harry can't help. For years, detective Harry Hole has been at the center of every major criminal investigation in Oslo. His dedication to his job and his brilliant insights have saved the lives of countless...
12) Blood on snow
Author
Series
Language
English
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Description
Oslo, 1970s. Olav, an extremely talented "fixer" whose unexpected capacity for love is as far-reaching as his talent for murder, works for Oslo's crime kingpin, "fixing" anyone who causes him trouble. But it's becoming clear to Olav that the more you know about your boss's business, the more your boss might want you fixed yourself, especially if you've fallen in love with his wife.
13) Midnight sun
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"He calls himself Ulf and the only thing he's looking for is a place where he won't be found by Oslo's most notorious drug lord: the Fisherman. He was once the fisherman's fixer, but after betraying him, Ulf is now the one his former boss needs fixed--which may not be a problem for a man whose criminal reach is boundless. When Ulf gets off the bus in Kasund, on Norway's far northeaster border, he sees a 'flat, monotonous, bleak landscape--the perfect...
14) The wreath
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
Originally published in Norwegian in 1920 and set in fourteenth-century Norway, The Wreath chronicles the courtship of a headstrong and passionate young woman and a dangerously charming and impetuous man. Undset re-creates the historical backdrop in vivid detail, immersing readers in the day-to-day life, social conventions, and political undercurrents of the period. Her prose combines the sounds and style of Nordic ballads, European courtly poetry,...
Author
Series
Detective Harry Hole volume 13
Publisher
Knopf Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
THE HUNT IS ON AND THE POLICE ARE RUNNING OUT OF TIME. Two young women are missing, their only connection a party they both attended, hosted by a notorious real-estate magnate. When one of the women is found murdered, the police discover an unusual signature left by the killer, giving them reason to suspect he will strike again. THEY'RE FACING A KILLER UNLIKE ANY OTHER. And exposing him calls for a detective like no other. But the legendary Harry...
Author
Series
House of Winslow volume 36
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Mallory Anne Winslow, daughter of missionaries in Africa, follows God's call to carry the Gospel to the Lapps in the Arctic. But her work is interrupted when Norway is invaded by the Germans"--Provided by publisher.
17) Music & silence
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.1 - AR Pts: 30
Language
English
Formats
Description
In the freezing cellars of the palace, musicians play unseen for the haunted, cash-strapped Christian IV of Denmark. Meanwhile, his beautiful but petulant consort, Kirsten, plays out wild fantasies with her lover. In a stately home in Ireland, Countess O'Fingal mourns her husband's insane pursuit of a tune heard in a dream. She calls for the lutenist Peter Claire to help cure him but Claire leaves to join Christian's chamber orchestra, where he falls...
Author
Publisher
Ace
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Oddny and Gunnhild meet as children in tenth century Norway, and they could not be more different: Oddny hopes for a quiet life, while Gunnhild burns for power and longs to escape her cruel mother. But after a visiting wisewoman makes an ominous prophecy that involves Oddny, her sister Signy, and Gunnhild, the three girls take a blood oath to help one another always. When Oddny's farm is destroyed and Signy is kidnapped by Viking raiders, Oddny is...
Author
Publisher
Berkley
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Cecilia Wilborg has it all - a loving husband, two beautiful daughters and a gorgeous home in the affluent Norwegian town of Sandefjord. And she works hard to keep it all together. Too hard. Because one mistake from her past could bring it all crashing down around her. Annika Lucasson lives a dark life with her abusive, drug-dealing boyfriend. She's lost everything one too many times and now she's got one last chance to save herself, thanks to Cecilia....
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 15
Language
English
Description
"From New York Times bestselling author of the "twisty-mystery" (Vulture) novel In a Dark, Dark Wood, comes The Woman in Cabin 10, an equally suspenseful and haunting novel from Ruth Ware--this time, set at sea. In this tightly wound, enthralling story reminiscent of Agatha Christie's works, Lo Blacklock, a journalist who writes for a travel magazine, has just been given the assignment of a lifetime: a week on a luxury cruise with only a handful...
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