Description:
The first in a superb new series from phenomenal author Geir Tangen, Requiem strikes a deliciously chilling chord.
Journalist Viljar Gudmundsson is no stranger to chilling stories. So when he receives an anonymous email in which the writer proclaims their intention to execute a woman for her unpunished crimes, he thinks the whole thing is a bad joke. Such things happen only in bad crime novels, after all. But the next day, the body of a woman is found, and Viljar receives a second email with another verdict from this self-proclaimed judge, jury, and executioner. Viljar joins forces with investigator Lotte Skeisvoll, who quickly realizes that the murderer is playing a deadly game with them. The clues are all pointing in the same direction, and the murders are strangely familiar ...
Brief description:
Geir Tangen was born in 1970 in Øystese, Norway. He runs Norway's biggest crime book blog--Bokbloggeir.com, with over 170,000 readers--where he's reviewed crime novels and thrillers since 2012. Tangen holds a degree in political science and information and communications technology, and has worked as a journalist and as a freelance editor for several Norwegian publishers. He is a secondary school teacher. Tangen lives and works in Haugesund, Norway, with his wife and three children.
Review Quotes:
"[A] fine, dramatic performance..[with] .the way Doyle uses verbal mannerisms to differentiate between the characters and the way he doesn't stumble over Norwegian character names...One of those books that is better on audio than it is in print."
-- "Booklist (starred audio review)"