{"product_id":"9781913193089-bitter-flowers","title":"Bitter Flowers","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe breathtaking Nordic Noir thriller\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFresh from rehab, Norwegian PI Varg Veum faces his most complex investigation yet, when a man is found drowned, a young woman disappears, and the case of a missing child is revived. The classic Nordic Noir series continues…\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFresh from rehab, Norwegian PI Varg Veum faces his most complex investigation yet, when a man is found drowned, a young woman disappears, and the case of a missing child is revived. The classic Nordic Noir series continues…\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘As searing and gripping as they come’ \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e‘One of my very favourite Scandinavian authors’ \u003cb\u003eIan Rankin\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘The Norwegian Chandler’ \u003cb\u003eJo Nesbø\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e***Now a major TV series starring Trond Espen Seim***\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e________________________\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePI Varg Veum has returned to duty following a stint in rehab, but his new composure and resolution are soon threatened when a challenging assignment arrives on his desk.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA man is found dead in an elite swimming pool and a young woman has gone missing. Most chillingly, Varg Veum is asked to investigate the ‘Camilla Case’: an eight-year-old cold case involving the disappearance of a little girl, who was never found.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs the threads of these apparently unrelated crimes come together, against the backdrop of a series of shocking environmental crimes, Varg Veum faces the most challenging, traumatic investigation of his career.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e________________________\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e'Every inch the equal of his Nordic confreres Henning Mankell and Jo Nesbø' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eIndependent\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Staalesen continually reminds us he is one of the finest of Nordic novelists’ \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e‘There are only two other writers that I know of have achieved the depth of insight in detective writing that Staalesen has: Chandler, and Ross MacDonald …’ \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMystery Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e‘Employs Chandleresque similes with a Nordic Noir twist … simply superb’ \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Masterful pacing’ \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e'The Varg Veum series is more concerned with character and motivation than spectacle, and it’s in the quieter scenes that the real drama lies’ \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHerald Scotland\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘\u003c\/b\u003eUnsettling, moving, sad, hopeful and hopeless … it’s rich and it’s sharp and it’s cynical and sentimental all at once’ \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNB Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e‘A complex, layered plot in which human tragedy and mystery combine to play out beautifully in a classic Nordic noir with a touch of Christie’ \u003cb\u003eLive \u0026amp; Deadly\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFor fans of Henning Mankell, Jo \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eNesbø\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e, Jorn Lier Horst, Harlan Coben and Jussi Adler-Olse\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57535924076918,"sku":"9781913193089","price":6.75,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_31826040.jpg?v=1774283469","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781913193089-bitter-flowers","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}