Reviews

• “Heine Bakkeid is great at creating an atmosphere between two covers. He should have credit for being so in control over the vast character gallery as well. /…/ In addition he sure knows how to write dialogue packed with a punch. /…/ [St. Avenger] culminates in a Christmas party for the Stavanger police force that the readers won’t soon forget.”

• “Here at last comes an accomplished crime novel set in Stavanger. Stavanger and revenge play key roles in this dark and well-written Nordic noir. /…/ It’s Aske himself narrating the story, giving it a laconic and hard-boiled feel. /…/ Heine Bakkeid (…) is up there amongst the very best Norwegian crime writers. /…/ This is good stuff, where we become empathetic to this investigator who is also a victim, and where the plot twists and turns without too many action scenes but with all the more human wisdom, a distinct style and a windswept Stavanger as a particularly suitable backdrop.”