Faithless

By Kjell Ola Dahl, Translated by Don Bartlett

Oslo Detective Series

FICTION

276 Pages, 5 x 7.75

Formats: Trade Paper

Trade Paper, $14.95 (US $14.95) (CA $18.95)

Publication Date: September 2017

ISBN 9781910633274

Rights: US & CA

Orenda Books (Sep 2017)

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Overview

Oslo detectives Gunnarstranda and Frølich are back . . . and this time, it’s personal

A chilling Nordic Noir where the past refuses to stay buried.

Oslo detectives Gunnarstranda and Frølich face a haunting case when a woman's body is found in a dumpster, revealing a shocking connection to Frølich's past. As they delve deeper, a disturbingly similar cold case surfaces from northern Norway, blurring the lines between past and present.

Is this a twisted game of betrayal, or are the detectives walking into a carefully laid trap? With each step, Frølich confronts his own demons, battling guilt and obsession as the investigation spirals into a breath-taking and atmospheric page-turner. Perfect for readers who crave dark, brooding mysteries and skilfully plotted police procedurals. Fans of Scandinavian crime fiction will be gripped by this internationally renowned and award-winning series.

Reviews

“Recommend to fans of Karin Fossum and Kjell Eriksson. Dahl is a formidable talent whose books may well become as popular in the US as in Norway.” ―Booklist on The Fourth Man

"A Norwegian Mankell." ―Norra Vasterbotten (Sweden)

"superb"—Publishers Weekly Starred Review

“What comes shining through in this book, and very nicely so, is the old cliché that the world is a very small place, and that it really is impossible to escape one's own history.” —Crime Segments

“[T]he characters carry a force of will that makes it a pleasure to follow their investigations . . . I’ll be watching for more of Dahl’s work.” —Kingdom Books, Mysteries - Reviews

Author Biography

One of the fathers of the Nordic Noir genre, Kjell Ola Dahl was born in 1958 in Gjøvik. He made his debut in 1993, and has since published eleven novels, the most prominent of which is a series of police procedurals cum psychological thrillers (Oslo Detectives series) featuring investigators Gunnarstranda and Frølich. In 2000 he won the Riverton Prize for The Last Fix and he won both the prestigious Brage and Riverton Prizes for The Courier in 2015. His work has been published in 14 countries, and he lives in Oslo.

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