{"product_id":"the-writing-on-the-wall-paperback-2","title":"The Writing on the Wall - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGunnar Staalesen\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eHal Sutcliffe\u003c\/b\u003e (With)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A Norwegian Chandler\" JO NESBO\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"In the best tradition of sleuthery\" \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"One of the finest Nordic novelists in the tradition of Henning Mankell\" BARRY FORSHAW, \u003ci\u003e Independent\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eBergen, Norway. \u003c\/b\u003eTeenaged girls, many from privileged backgrounds, are being drawn into drugs and prostitution at an astonishing rate. When the local magistrate is discovered dead in a luxury hotel, clad only in women's lingerie, the mystery deepens. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCalled in by anxious parents to search for a missing girl, private investigator Varg Veum uncovers clues that lead him deep into Bergen's criminal underworld. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs Veum begins to lift the thin veneer of normality that hides a society on the brink of collapse, it becomes clear that this time he may not escape with his life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eTranslated from the Norwegian by Hal Sutcliffe\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eGUNNAR STAALESEN was born in Bergen, Norway in 1947. He made his debut at the age of twenty-two with \u003ci\u003eSeasons of Innocence \u003c\/i\u003eand in 1977 he published the first book in the Varg Veum series. He is the author of over 20 titles, which have been published in 24 countries and sold over two million copies. Twelve film adaptations of his Varg Veum crime novels have appeared since 2007, starring the popular Norwegian actor Trond Epsen Seim. Staalesen, who has twice won Norway's top crime prize, the Golden Pistol, lives in Bergen with his wife.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 313\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 7.7 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 01, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47457295859890,"sku":"9781906413194","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/d2711cf193432f066a711fd754aca7e1.webp?v=1778878876","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/the-writing-on-the-wall-paperback-2","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}