Reviews

• “Infernally skillful, I'd say. One of the best books in Holt's body of work, perhaps the very best… a perfect balance between action/suspense and psychology/sociology. Anne Holt defends her position as both the best selling and best writing Nordic crime author. No one threatens her place on the throne.”

• “The book is well written, with an incredibly suspenseful plot drive.”

• “[Anne Holt and Even Holt] have come up with a well-written and suspenseful forensic thriller… But Anne Holt soon ambitiously transforms the story into an international crime novel where the pages turns themselves.”

• “Holt, this time in collaboration with her brother, Dr. Even [Holt], displays her usual solid craftsmanship. In the fast-paced chapters we are introduced to a large cast of characters and several plot lines.”

• “The conclusion is intricate and unexpected, and I recognize Holt's good old crime writing form /…/ Arrhythmia is a novel I only put down a few times after I started reading it. With an exciting ensemble of characters and varied narrative techniques, the authors keep their readers in a tight grip /…/ Arrhythmia is a successful collaboration. Together Anne and Even Holt have written a diverse book with many different settings, well-written and suspenseful.”

• “Anne Holt has always been, and still is, a master at captivating her readers. The fact that she has a co-author [this time] does not weaken that quality.”

• “This time [Anne Holt] has chosen her brother, Even Holt, as co-author, and the result is good /…/ Compelling. There are a number of convincing renditions of varying settings /…/ The plot as a whole is constructed in an excellent way.”

• “Crime writing veteran Anne Holt and her brother, cardiologist Even Holt, have written a smart thriller set in medical and financial environments. It holds a tight grip and will open your eyes to what could happen if vital medical aids were tampered with /…/ The plot in Arrhythmia is fascinating.”

• “This is a satisfying suspense novel, telling a comprehensible story about complex themes /…/ The siblings Anne and Even Holt have written their first forensic thriller – with great success /…/ The Holt siblings have created a very intricate and wide-ranging plot, and as a whole it is well executed and the level of suspense high.”

• “In Arrhythmia, Anne and Even Holt very skillfully twine the initially disparate threads into a hauntingly convincing and tremendously suspenseful thriller where money and power trumps human value.”

• “A thrilling story.”

• “Arrhythmia is first and foremost a very good thriller”

• “Very exciting!”

• “Dark Scandinavian crime fiction meets forensic thriller”

• “Arrhythmia is a skillfully written thriller”

• “Brother and sister Holt have written a very captivating thriller.”

• “Killing!”