{"product_id":"9781913193386-the-seven-doors","title":"The Seven Doors","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhen the tenant of Nina and her husband's house goes missing after an uncomfortable visit, Nina starts her own investigation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhen the tenant of a house that university professor Nina owns with her doctor husband goes missing after an uncomfortable visit, Nina starts her own investigation … with deeply disturbing results. The long-awaited new psychological thriller from the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Bird Tribunal\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e**The Times Book of the Month**\u003cbr\u003e **NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER IN NORWAY**\u003cbr\u003e **WINNER of the Norwegian Booksellers’ Award**\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e**Longlisted for the CWA International Dagger**\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘A clever, quirky mystery, full of twists and reminiscent of Agatha Christie at her best’ \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘Ravatn, one of Norway’s premier crime writers, manages to conjure up an extra level of chilling atmosphere that will make you want to put the heating on … \u003ci\u003eThe Seven Doors\u003c\/i\u003e packs a brutal punch’ \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Sun\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e ‘Elegantly plotted and economically executed … Ravatn smoothly mixes Jungian and Freudian psychology with folklore and an affair’s lethal consequences. Inexorable fate drives this searing modern take on ancient Greek tragedy’ \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e STARRED REVIEW\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e _________________\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e University professor Nina is at a turning point. Her work seems increasingly irrelevant, her doctor husband is never home, relations with her difficult daughter are strained, and their beautiful house is scheduled for demolition.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e When her daughter decides to move into another house they own, things take a very dark turn. The young woman living there disappears, leaving her son behind, the day after Nina and her daughter pay her a visit.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e With few clues, the police enquiry soon grinds to a halt, but Nina has an inexplicable sense of guilt. Unable to rest, she begins her own investigation, but as she pulls on the threads of the case, it seems her discoveries may have very grave consequences for her and her family.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Exquisitely dark and immensely powerful, \u003ci\u003eThe Seven Doors \u003c\/i\u003eis a sophisticated and deeply disturbing psychological thriller from one of Norway’s most distinguished voices.\u003cbr\u003e _________________\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘Wrenching and tense, a psychological chiller with multiple layers unpeeling graciously to reveal further strata of emotional bleakness and enigmas’ \u003cb\u003eMaxim Jakubowski,\u003ci\u003e CrimeTime\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for Agnes Ravatn\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘Unfolds in an austere style that perfectly captures the bleakly beautiful landscape of Norway’s far north’ \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eIrish Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘Reminiscent of Patricia Highsmith – and I can’t offer higher praise than that – Agnes Ravatn is an author to watch’ \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePhilip Ardagh\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘A tense and riveting read’ \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e ‘A masterclass in suspense and delayed terror’ \u003cb\u003eRod Reynolds, author of \u003ci\u003eBlood Red City\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘A beautifully written story set in a captivating landscape … it keeps you turning the pages’ \u003cb\u003eSarah Ward, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Quickening\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘Crackling, fraught and hugely compulsive slice of Nordic Noir … tremendously impressive’ \u003cb\u003eDoug Johnstone, \u003ci\u003eBig Issue\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Chilling, atmospheric and hauntingly beautiful … I was transfixed’ \u003cb\u003eAmanda Jennings, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Storm\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘Beautifully done … dark, psychologically tense and packed full of emotion both overt or deliberately disguised’ \u003cb\u003eRaven Crime Reads\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘Intriguing … enrapturing’ \u003cb\u003eSarah Hilary, author of\u003ci\u003e Fragile\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e ‘So chilling and bleak that it feels like the dead of winter. I read the book in one sitting with ever-growing dread’ \u003cb\u003eStephanie Wrobel, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Recovery of Rose Gold\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57535946195318,"sku":"9781913193386","price":6.75,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_39010469.jpg?v=1774283500","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781913193386-the-seven-doors","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}