Reviews

• “Her American debut is both an impassioned commentary on the responsibilities of parenthood and an engrossing mystery with an ingenious final twist.”

• “A savvy, sharply delineated suspense novel from Norwegian crime author Holt delves into the haunting motivation of a child-abductor. /…/ Based on a true Norwegian murder case, Holt’s work is cerebral, complicated and immensely rewarding.”

• “Fast-paced twists and turns plunge the reader into a nail-biting ending. Holt provides a gripping crime mystery in this first of a three-book series featuring Stubo and Vik. Highly recommended”

• “This first in a three-part series to feature Vik and Stubo is a thoughtful, deeply disturbing exploration of a heinous crime.”

• “Anne Holt, one of Norway’s best-selling writers, fills the bill with What is Mine, her first book to be published in the USA. /…/ Holt’s language is spare, her plotting precise and her portrayal of human emotions remarkably astute.”

• “Holt spins out fabulous twists, deft plotting and most incredibly, no loose ends.”

• “American readers will have no trouble entering [Holt’s] dark and complicated world, peopled as it is by characters who are both a little strange and perfectly recognizable. /…/ …this is the first novel of what is a set of three featuring [Vik and Stubo], which I now can’t wait to follow all the way through. /…/ This novel’s plot is very twisty, with a major surprise the resolves an old mystery and connects to the current one, in the very last few paragraphs.”

• “In addition to having a plot that captures the reader’s interest from the very first page, Anne Holt’s novel also provides a panorama-like insight into the psychological shift that has taken place in Norwegian society over the past fifty years. /…/ [Holt’s] most impressive achievement is that she succeeds in combining a solid socio-historical approach to her material with the sharp turns of an action-packed page-turner. What Is Mine is the first installment in the Inger Johanne Vik series, which already stands out as one of the most promising in Scandinavian crime fiction.”