Varg Veum takes on the perplexing case of a missing wind-farm
inspector and gets more than he bargained for, as religious
zealots, environmental terrorism and then murder take centre stage
... The gripping next instalment in the award-winning Varg Veum
series, by one of the fathers of Nordic Noir. 'Not many books hook
you in the first chapter - this one did, and never let go!' Mari
Hannah 'Mature and captivating' Rosemary Goring, Herald Scotland
'Moving, uncompromising' Publishers Weekly _________________ 1998.
Varg Veum sits by the hospital bedside of his long-term girlfriend
Karin, whose life-threatening injuries provide a deeply painful
reminder of the mistakes he's made. Investigating the seemingly
innocent disappearance of a wind-farm inspector, Varg Veum is
thrust into one of the most challenging cases of his career,
riddled with conflicts, environmental terrorism, religious
fanaticism, unsolved mysteries and dubious business ethics. Then,
in one of the most heart-stopping scenes in crime fiction, the
first body appears... A chilling, timeless story of love, revenge
and desire, We Shall Inherit the Wind deftly weaves contemporary
issues with a stunning plot that will leave you gripped to the
final page. This is Staalesen at his most thrilling,
thought-provoking best. _________________ Praise for Gunnar
Staalesen 'There is a world-weary existential sadness that hangs
over his central detective. The prose is stripped back and simple
... deep emotion bubbling under the surface - the real turmoil of
the characters' lives just under the surface for the reader to
intuit, rather than have it spelled out for them' Doug Johnstone,
The Big Issue 'Gunnar Staalesen is one of my very favourite
Scandinavian authors. Operating out of Bergen in Norway, his
private eye, Varg Veum, is a complex but engaging anti-hero. Varg
means "wolf " in Norwegian, and this is a series with very sharp
teeth' Ian Rankin 'Staalesen continually reminds us he is one of
the finest of Nordic novelists' Financial Times 'Chilling and
perilous results - all told in a pleasingly dry style' Sunday Times
'Staalesen does a masterful job of exposing the worst of Norwegian
society in this highly disturbing entry' Publishers Weekly 'The
Varg Veum series is more concerned with character and motivation
than spectacle, and it's in the quieter scenes that the real drama
lies' Herald Scotland 'Every inch the equal of his Nordic confreres
Henning Mankell and Jo Nesbo' Independent'With an expositional
style that is all but invisible, Staalesen masterfully compels us
from the first pages ... If you're a fan of Varg Veum, this is not
to be missed, and if you're new to the series, this is one of the
best ones. You're encouraged to jump right in, even if the
Norwegian names can be a bit confusing to follow' Crime Fiction
Lover 'With short, smart, darkly punchy chapters Wolves at the Door
is a provocative and gripping read' LoveReading 'Haunting, dark and
totally noir, a great read' New Books Magazine 'An upmarket Philip
Marlowe' Maxim Jakubowski, The Bookseller 'Razor-edged Scandinavian
crime fiction at its finest' Quentin Bates
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