Reviews

• “The careful revealing of clues, the clever twists, and the development of Henning Juul and the supporting characters make this a very promising start to a new series.”

• “This promises to be a crime fiction series worth watching.”

• “Suspenseful, dark, and gritty, this is a must-read.”

• “A gripping narrative that begs comparison to Stieg Larsson.”

• “This debut (…) has real strengths: the careful language, preserved in the fine translation; and its haunted journalist hero who is returning to work after a domestic fire which claimed his son. /…/ [T]his could be an intriguing series.”

• “Delivers both suspense and reflections on important societal questions. /…/ Enger writes well and keeps the plot alive from start to finish.”

• “Norwegian Thomas Enger is a happy surprise. /…/ [Burned] lives up to is one of few debuts that live up to its grand presentation. Here is a novel that is as literary as it is commercial, as intelligent as it is entertaining. The intrigue is complex, a genuinely skilful contruction. /…/ The solid portrayal of Henning is the novel’s great strength. His stubborness, his vulnerability and sharpness makes him a nicely complicated character that I’ll be delighted to follow in upcoming installments.”

• “Norwegian Thomas Enger fuels up the suspense.”

• “With pulse-raising thrills and topical themes portrayed in a nuanced manner, this is a true pageturner. But the biggest attraction is Henning Juul himself after all. He fascinates as he is such a well-rounded character.”

• “Enger has written a brilliant crime novel. Every aspect of it feels simply perfect and the old cliché about pageturner-reading suits excellently here. /…/ Norway’s next big crime export.”

• “Well-nuanced, topical themes and suspense that keeps on going until the very end.”

• “Perhaps a new Nesbø in the making. Keep your eyes out!”

• “It’s an excellent debut, the main character and his fate is brilliantly drawn.”

• “Thomas Enger has written a solid and effective crime novel.”

• “Burned is thought-through, thrilling, surprising.”

• “Solid and effective start of a new Norwegian crime series.”

• “It’s very rare that one gets the opportunity to read a thriller where the language and portrayals keep such a high level.”

• “The name is Thomas Enger. Make sure you remember it, because he’s a man about to join the ranks of the best crime novel writers of the Nordic countries. ( …) And he has achieved something quite exceptional already with his debut, Burned. /…/ It’s one of the best crime novels this reviewer has read for a long time, in a language that sparkles and gleams in strong images and a tempo that almost makes you forget to draw breath.”

• “Entertaining new Norwegian crime fiction. /…/ Norway has delivered yet another talent.”

• “This is an oustanding debut, the protagonist and his fate are brilliantly depicted.”

• “[G]reat drive and a rich gallery of characters.”

• “This is an unusually successful debut and a thrilling and fascinating read.”

• “Thomas Enger doesn’t leave me disappointed. He delivers a solid, multi-layered tale.”