{"product_id":"death-deserved-volume-1-9781913193003","title":"Death Deserved: Volume 1","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePolice 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...\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e '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' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eScottish Sun\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'A clever, gripping crime novel with personality, flair, and heart' \u003cb\u003eCrime by the Book\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e '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' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e ________________ \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Oslo, 2018. Former long-distance runner Sonja Nordstr m never shows at the launch of her controversial autobiography, Always Number One. When celebrity blogger Emma Ramm visits Nordstr m'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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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 Nordstr m 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... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Blix and Ramm soon join forces, determined to find and stop a merciless killer with a flare for the dramatic, and thirst for attention. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Trouble is, he's just got his first taste of it... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e ________________ \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 'A stunningly excellent collaboration ... a brutal tale of fame, murder, and reality TV that gets the pulse racing' \u003cb\u003eRussel McLean\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'Everything about this crime novel sings, the relationship between Blix and Emma, which is complex, but also the relationship between Blix and Fosse and Kovic. The past bleeds into the present and the clever melding of the strands of the story and the slow reveal of details that propel the story is masterly. This tale often surprises or shifts in subtle ways that are pleasing and avoid clich . As the opener for a new series this is a cracker, long live the marriage of Horst and Enger' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew Books Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e '\u003ci\u003eDeath Deserved\u003c\/i\u003e 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 ' \u003cb\u003eLoveReading\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJørn Lier Horst \u003c\/b\u003eand \u003cb\u003eThomas Enger\u003c\/b\u003e are the internationally bestselling Norwegian authors of the William Wisting and Henning Juul series respectively. \u003ci\u003eDeath Deserved\u003c\/i\u003e is their first co-written thriller. \u003cb\u003eAnne Bruce \u003c\/b\u003ehas translated Jørn Lier Horst's \u003ci\u003eDregs\u003c\/i\u003e and Anne Holt's \u003ci\u003eBlessed Are Those Who Thirst\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Orenda Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50478256783634,"sku":"9781913193003","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_c32e7534-5679-46ed-ac2b-5d887ef2a68b.jpg?v=1730292802","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/death-deserved-volume-1-9781913193003","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}