Into Thin Air
By Ørjan N. Karlsson
Nineteen-year-old Iselin Hanssen disappears during a run in Bodø’s popular hiking area, and suspicion quickly falls on her boyfriend. For investigator Jakob Weber, the case seems…
Description
Nineteen-year-old Iselin Hanssen disappears during a run in Bodø’s popular hiking area, and suspicion quickly falls on her boyfriend. For investigator Jakob Weber, the case seems clear-cut, almost unexceptional, even though there are tiny, barely visible hints that Iselin lived parts of her life beneath the radar of both family and friends.
However, events take on a whole new meaning when another woman disappears under similar circumstances, this time on Røst, the island furthest out into the wild ocean. Rumours that an unknown killer is on the loose begin to spread, terrifying the local population. Then Jakob discovers that this isn’t the first time young women have vanished without a trace in this region.
Into Thin Air is the first book in a crime series from Northern Norway.
From the land of darkness and the midnight sun.
Foreign Sales Netherlands, Uitgeverij Marmer Germany, Pendragon UK, Orenda Books Bulgaria, Izida
Product information
SeriesJakob Weber-serien
Praise
... an atmospheric, exciting and well-executed crime novel.
Elin Brend Bjørhei, VGKarlsson writes efficiently, which suits both the crime and thriller genres very well, and there is a lot of warm humour and evocative descriptions of nature and characters, all of which act as a much-needed counterbalance to all the gruesomeness. The story has good momentum throughout, and it was difficult to put it down.
Solgunn Solli, AltapostenCould someone be so kind as to make this into a TV series? Because the combination of spectacular nature and brutish murder doesn’t come much better than this...
Stein Sneve, Avisa NordlandAs in his suspense novels Red Star from 2021, Blue Storm from 2020 and White Armada from 2019, in this crime novel the language and dialogue also flow smoothly.
Finn Stenstad, Tønsberg BladProvides a boilerplate for anyone wishing to write a Scandi crime novel … Weber, “a dagger in a velvet sheath”, is an engaging character; discerning readers will wish to meet him again
Mark Sanderson, The TimesAtmospheric
Crime MonthlyThis is first-class Nordic Noir from the real North, where danger lurks around every corner
Gunnar Staalesen
