Reviews

• “Veteran Anne Holt has [with Twelve Untamed Horses] written one of her best crime novels, and manages to combine both psychological insight and a suspenseful hunt for the murderer. At the base lies the despairing loneliness of victims, murderers, and detectives alike as a deep resonating undertone.”

• “Twelve Untamed Horses is cleverly composed, penned by an author how knows how to express herself in crisp, very efficient language. And as usual, when Anne Holt’s name is on the cover, you are required to use your head.”

• “Twelve Untamed Horses is a complex crime novel with several tangents that gradually twist together into a masterful and fascinating mystery where the tension is kept up until the very end. /…/ It’s also a brave crime novel, and Holt introduces a jaw-dropping turning point. /…/ Ever since her debut, Anne Holt has been one of our leading crime writers, and with Twelve Untamed Horses, she shows that she is at her best.”

• “…just as thrilling as the master Anne Holt can make it.”

• “A more playful and humorous Holt.”

• “Holt is well familiar with her crime intrigues, but she also puts a lot of weight in the depiction of relationships and dares to linger there when things are at their darkest.”

• “Wow! And double-wow! Anne Holt starts her twelfth Hanne Wilhelmsen-novel with a bang. Or two. /…/ Two plotlines drive the story forward and keep the reader engaged. /…/ It’s entertaining, as always.”

• “[Twelve Untamed Horses] was bestowed with the Norwegian crime fiction award The Riverton Prize this spring, which was well deserved. Anne Holt knows the art of telling a suspenseful story with multiple ramifications and a main character whose complexity goes beyond their sympathetic features.”