The Writing on the Wall (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781906413194)

"A Norwegian Chandler" JO NESBO
"In the best tradition of sleuthery" The Times
"One of the finest Nordic novelists in the tradition of Henning Mankell" BARRY FORSHAW, Independent

Bergen, Norway. Teenaged girls, many from privileged backgrounds, are being drawn into drugs and prostitution at an astonishing rate. When the local magistrate is discovered dead in a luxury hotel, clad only in women's lingerie, the mystery deepens.

Called in by anxious parents to search for a missing girl, private investigator Varg Veum uncovers clues that lead him deep into Bergen's criminal underworld.

As Veum begins to lift the thin veneer of normality that hides a society on the brink of collapse, it becomes clear that this time he may not escape with his life.

Translated from the Norwegian by Hal Sutcliffe

Author: Gunnar Staalesen
ISBN-10: 1906413193
ISBN-13: 9781906413194
Publisher: Arcadia Books
Language: English
Published: 07/30/2024
Pages: 313
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 7.70h x 5.00w x 0.90d