{"product_id":"big-sister-1","title":"Big Sister","description":"\u003cb\u003eVarg Veum is persuaded to take on the case of a missing teenager, by a half-sister he didn’t know he had, in a case that quickly becomes personal … A dark, chilling and startling relevant new instalment in the award-winning Varg Veum series, by one of the fathers of Nordic Noir.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e***Shortlisted for the Petrona Award for Best Scandinavian Crime Novel of the Year***\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e ‘Staalesen continually reminds us why he is one of the finest of Nordic novelists’ \u003cb\u003eBarry Forshaw, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e ‘Chilling and perilous’ \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘Employs Chandleresque similes with a Nordic Noir twist’ \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ––––––––––––––––––––––––\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Varg Veum receives a surprise visit in his office. A woman introduces herself as his half-sister, and she has a job for him. Her god-daughter, a 19-year-old trainee nurse from Haugesund, moved from her bedsit in Bergen two weeks ago. Since then no one has heard anything from her. She didn't leave an address. She doesn't answer her phone. And the police refuse to take her case seriously.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Veum’s investigation uncovers a series of carefully covered-up crimes and pent-up hatreds, and the trail leads to a gang of extreme bikers on the hunt for a group of people whose dark deeds are hidden by the anonymity of the Internet. And then things get personal…\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Chilling, shocking and exceptionally gripping, \u003ci\u003eBig Sister\u003c\/i\u003e reaffirms Gunnar Staalesen as one of the world’s foremost thriller writers.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e ––––––––––––––––––––––––\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for Gunnar Staalesen\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e ‘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’ \u003cb\u003eIan Rankin\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘Staalesen continually reminds us he is one of the finest of Nordic novelists’ \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘Chilling and perilous results — all told in a pleasingly dry style’ \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘Staalesen does a masterful job of exposing the worst of Norwegian society in this highly disturbing entry’ \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e '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’ \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHerald Scotland\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e 'Every inch the equal of his Nordic confreres Henning Mankell and Jo Nesbo' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eIndependent\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e ‘Not many books hook you in the first chapter – this one did, and never let go!’\u003cb\u003e Mari Hannah\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘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’ \u003cb\u003eCrime Fiction Lover\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘With short, smart, darkly punchy chapters Wolves at the Door is a provocative and gripping read’ \u003cb\u003eLoveReading\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘Haunting, dark and totally noir, a great read’ \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew Books Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  ","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57316140122494,"sku":"NW9781912374199","price":10.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781912374199.jpg?v=1778717753","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/en-eu\/products\/big-sister-1","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}