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Blessed Are Those Who Thirst
Series: Hanne Wilhelmsen Series
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The second instalment in the Hanne Wilhelmsen crime series.
In the second instalment of the Hanne Wilhelmsen series, the detective hunts down a serial rapist - but can she find him before a father devastated by an attack on his daughter takes the law into his own hands?
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The Oslo police are baffled. Crime scenes are being found covered with blood, but there is no victim. Only an odd series of numbers is left behind.
When a girl is brutally raped in her apartment, Detective Hanne Wilhelmsen is charged with solving the case. Hanne quickly notices strange similarities with the blood-stained crime scenes.
But the victim's father has started an independent hunt for the rapist, and Hanne will have to race against time to prevent a victim from becoming a vigilante.
Blessed Are Those Who Thirst by Anne Holt intricately weaves suspense and intrigue as it delves into this chilling mystery.
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Blessed Are Those Who Thirst
The Oslo police are baffled. Crime scenes are being found covered with blood, but there is no victim. Only an odd series of numbers is left behind. When a girl is brutally raped in her apartment, Detective Hanne Wilhelmsen is charged with solving the case. Hanne quickly notices strange similarities with the blood-stained crime scenes. But the victim's father has...Paperback$2300Elsewhere:$2499Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks -
Blind Goddess
A drug dealer is battered to death in the outskirts of Oslo. A young Dutch student, covered in blood, walks aimlessly through the streets of the city. He is taken into custody, but refuses to speak. Five days later, a shady criminal lawyer called Hans Olsen is murdered. The two deaths don't seem related, but Detective Inspector Hanne Wilhelmsen is...PaperbackSold Out
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Blessed Are Those Who Thirst by Anne Holt is highly praised in the crime and thriller genre. It is described as lively and persuasive by The Times, showcasing Holt's command of storytelling typical of top Scandinavian writers. Jo Nesbo and Liza Marklund commend Holt as a leading figure in Norwegian crime fiction, while Red Magazine positions her as a successor to Stieg Larsson in Scandinavian thrillers.
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ISBN: 9780857892263
Publisher: Atlantic Books
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 01 March 2013
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Corvus
Edition: Main
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- Translated by Anne Bruce
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 15.0mm
Width: 128.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 194g
Pages: 240
About the Author
ANNE HOLT is Norway's bestselling female crime writer. She spent two years working for the Oslo Police Department before founding her own law firm and serving as Norway's Minster for Justice between 1996 and 1997. She is published in 25 languages with over 5 million copies of her books sold in Europe.
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