Inborn
By (Author) Thomas Enger
Translated by Kari Dickson
Orenda Books
Orenda Books
14th May 2019
15th February 2019
Not for Online
United Kingdom
General
Fiction
839.8238
Paperback
333
Width 129mm, Height 198mm
When two teenagers - Johannes and Mari - are found murdered inside their school, in the small Norwegian village of Fredheim, the finger is soon is pointed at eighteen-year-old Even, whose relationship with Mari ended just before she died.
Mari was writing a story for the school newspaper about Even and his dad, who died in a car accident ten years earlier. But was it really an accident And had Mari uncovered information that someone was willing to commit murder to protectCharged and facing trial, Even pores over his memories of the months leading up to the murders, and it becomes clear that more than one villager was acting suspiciously. And as Even recounts his side of the story, it seems that there may be no one he can trust. But can we trust him`Satisfyingly tense and dark ... a deep and complex book' Sunday Times Crime Club 'A gripping narrative that begs comparison to Stieg Larsson' Bookpage `One of the most unusual and intense writers in the field' Independent `An intriguing new voice in crime' NJ Cooper `Spine-chilling and utterly unputdownable. Thomas Enger has created a masterpiece of intrigue, fast-paced action and suspense that is destined to become Nordic Noir classic' Yrsa Sigurdardottir
Thomas Enger is a former journalist. He made his debut with the crime novel Burned in 2010, which became an international sensation before publication, and marked the first in the bestselling Henning Juul series. Rights to the series have been sold to 28 countries to date. He lives in Oslo.