Today we have another brilliant crime thriller from Jorn Lier Horst and Thomas Enger, with another in their Blix and Ramm series, Stigma. Published in paperback on 12th October by Orenda Books, I have a great giveaway for you with the chance to win a print copy! Details on how to enter are at the foot of this post.Alexander Blix is a broken man. Convicted for avenging his
daughter’s death, he is now being held in one of Norway’s high-security
prisons. Inside, the other prisoners take every opportunity to challenge
and humiliate the former police investigator.
On the outside,
Blix’s former colleagues have begun the hunt for a terrifying killer.
Walter Kroos has escaped from prison in Germany and is making his way
north. The only lead established by the police is that Kroos has a
friend in Blix’s prison ward. And now they need Blix’s help.
Journalist Emma Ramm is one of Blix’s few visitors, and she becomes his
ally as he struggles to connect the link between past and present,
between the world inside and outside the prison walls.
And as
he begins to piece things together, he identifies a woodland community
in Norway where deeply scarred inhabitants foster deadly secrets...
secrets that maybe the unravelling of everyone involved…
Two
of Nordic Noir's finest writers return with the emotive,
breath-holdingly intense and searingly tense fourth book in the
number-one bestselling Blix & Ramm series.
My Thoughts
We are treated again to some masterly thriller writing with intriguing characters and a fast paced plot which weaves together strands from the past with current events. The tension ramps up towards the end which results in a cliffhanger and left me wanting book five to appear, fast!
Blix is in a vulnerable position at the start. A policeman turned prisoner, he is living a terrible existence stuck behind bars. You always have sympathy for him, remembering the circumstances of his prosecution. Emma is a great foil for him and we see all her courage and determination again. You have to know their past to understand their relationship and the link between them. This is an inventive piece of writing with a range of characters, red herrings galore and the feeling that the past cannot be escaped.
In short: Nordic noir to savour
About the Authors
Jørn Lier Horst and Thomas Enger are both internationally
bestselling Norwegian authors.
Jørn Lier Horst first rose to literary fame with
his no. 1 bestselling William Wisting series. A former investigator in the
Norwegian police, Horst imbues all his works with an unparalleled realism and
suspense.
Thomas Enger is the journalist-turned-author behind the internationally
acclaimed Henning Juul series. Enger’s trademark is his dark, gritty voice paired
with key social messages and tight plotting. Besides writing fiction for both
adults and young adults, Enger also works as a music composer. Death Deserved,
the first book in the bestselling Blix and Ramm series, was Jørn Lier Horst and
Thomas Enger’s first co-written thriller and was followed by Smoke Screen and
Unhinged.
You can follow the authors here:
Thanks to John Lier Horst,Thomas Enger, Karen Sullivan and Anne Cater of Orenda Books for a copy of the book and a place on the blog tour.
Giveaway (UK)
To win a print copy of Stigma just Follow and Retweet the pinned tweet at @bookslifethings and good luck!
Closing date is October 17th 2023 and there is one winner.
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