On the path to self-destruction after the death of his girlfriend,
things take a turn for the worse, when child pornography is found
on Varg Veum's computer and he must battle to prove his innocence
... the chilling new instalment in the award-winning Varg Veum
series, by one of the fathers of Nordic Noir. 'Mature and
captivating' Rosemary Goring, Herald Scotland 'Moving,
uncompromising' Publishers Weekly _________________ Reeling from
the death of his great love, Karin, Varg Veum's life has descended
into a self-destructive spiral of alcohol, lust, grief and
blackouts. When traces of child pornography are found on his
computer, he's accused of being part of a paedophile ring and
thrown into a prison cell. There, he struggles to sift through his
past to work out who is responsible for planting the material ...
and who is seeking the ultimate revenge. When a chance to escape
presents itself, Varg finds himself on the run in his hometown of
Bergen. With the clock ticking and the police on his tail, Varg
takes on his hardest - and most personal - case yet. Dark, emotive
and compulsive, Wolves in the Dark is the absorbing, shocking next
instalment in the addictive Varg Veum series, by one of the fathers
of Nordic Noir. _________________ 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 'Not many books hook you in the
first chapter - this one did, and never let go!' Mari Hannah '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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