Våpenskjold Cursed
Henning Juul #4
When Hedda Hellberg fails to return from a retreat in Italy, her husband discovers that his wife’s life is tangled in mystery. Hedda never left Oslo, the retreat has no record of her and, what’s more, she appears to be connected to the death of an old man, gunned down on the first day of the hunting season in the depths of the Swedish forests.
Henning Juul becomes involved in the case when his ex-wife joins in the search for the missing woman, and the estranged pair find themselves enmeshed both in the murky secrets of one of Sweden’s wealthiest families, and in the painful truths surrounding the death of their own son.
When their lives are threatened, Juul is prepared to risk everything to uncover a sinister maze of secrets that ultimately leads to the dark heart of European history.
Reviews
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“There’s a great drive to [Enger’s] languages, that fluctuates smoothly between the journalistic, effective and the more poetic. His dialogues are credible and good, the milieu portrayals evocative. He brings forth potent ambiences.”
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“Classy Norwegian thriller, in which journalist Henning Juul and his ex-wife (awful backstory) try to find a wealthy woman who disappeared after saying she was travelling to an Italian retreat. The trail leads to some very nasty places in this deep and complex book. Satisfyingly tense and dark.”
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“Multi-layered Cursed (…) is truly a powerful, poignant and extraordinary read. Although the narration moves at scary speed, somehow the melancholy lingers and slows it down. If feels as if everything is just about to explode, and eventually it does in the shocking finale of the novel. For those who are yet unfamiliar with the intense presence of Juul I am sure that you will find elements of Jo Nesbø’s fast-paced plots and brutal violence, touches of Karin Fossum’s thoughtful questions on morality, and Jørn Lier Horst‘s portrayal of decent human beings caught in crime – all delivered in a gripping intriguing plot. /…/ [E]ven if the themes and the moods keep Enger firmly within the Norwegian crime fiction landscape, his appeal is so much wider and resonates with the Scandinavian literary spectrum. Enger is an author to be treasured. ”
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“Another captivating Norwegian crime series.”
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“Don’t get going with this book, if you don’t have plenty of time to spare, it’s impossible to put down.”
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“Enger is a scintillating plot-craftsman.”
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“Thomas Enger writes well and masters the art of constructing a narrative.”
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“Thomas Enger knows how to hold the reader in his grip, he has an assured and fine language without banalities. The end to Cursed is highly surprising and makes the reader already eagerly look forward to the next novel about Henning Juul.”
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“Has it’s on way to draw the reader in.”
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“The milieu portrayals are well portrayed, the suspense rises noticeably in the final stretch – where the cliffhanger, that makes the next installment a must, is elegantly delivered.”
- Author
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- Published
- 2014
- Genre
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- Crime
- Pages
- 389
- Reading material
English edition
Norwegian edition
- Rights sold
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Croatia, Fokus
Denmark, Modtryk
Germany, Blanvalet
Netherlands, Querido
UK, Orenda (World English)
