"A full-on fabulous blast of reading entertainment awaits in this electrifying crime thriller set in Norway."
An all-in all-out absolute belter of a read, and I’m still coming down from the most amazing reading high. Bear with me, as it’s also one of those books where I don’t want to say too much in case I inadvertently include spoilers! Police Officer Alexander Blix and news blogger Emma Ramm investigate a murder which hits too close to home.
This is the third in the superb Blix and Ramm series by Jorn Lier Horst and Thomas Enger. As with the previous novel, translator Megan Turney ensures you only realise just how good the translation has been once you’ve finished and come up for air. Do start with Death Deserved and Smoke Screen as they most definitely warrant your attention before starting on Unhinged.
One of the things I love about this series is that Blix and Emma aren’t an obvious duo and their individual stories carry as much weight as the joined. Put plenty of reading time aside, as I hit top gear from the whammy of a start and didn’t want to put it down, even for a second. Short chapters, shifts in focus, and rapid changes in time frames kept me on my toes and high alert.
The storytelling is just superb, I’d love to know how these two writers created such a seamless and fast-moving plot. Once I’d finished, and my mind had stopped racing around, I had to have some time out to recover. Chosen as a LoveReading Star Book, Unhinged is pure, unadulterated and absolutely thrilling reading pleasure!
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When a police investigator is killed execution-style and Blix's own daughter is targeted by the killer, he makes a dangerous decision, which could cost him everything. Blix & Ramm are back in a breathless, emotive thriller by two of Norway's finest crime writers...
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When a police investigator is killed execution-style and Blix's own daughter is targeted by the killer, he makes a dangerous decision, which could cost him everything. Blix & Ramm are back in a breathless, emotive thriller by two of Norway's finest crime writers...
Unhinged features in the following genres: Crime and Mystery, Thriller and Suspense, Fiction in translation, Crime and mystery: hard-boiled crime, noir fiction, Narrative theme: Death, grief, loss, Narrative theme: Sense of place, Crime and mystery: police procedural, Crime and mystery: women sleuths, Fiction, Fiction: narrative themes, Fiction: special features, Books of the Month, Recommendations, Star Books
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Unhinged was written by Thomas Enger & Jørn Lier Horst and published by Orenda Books
Unhinged has 278 pages
Yes it is part of The Blix and Ramm Series series
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