{"title":"Anne Holt","description":"Anne Holt, acclaimed author of the Hanne Wilhelmsen mysteries, has worked as a journalist and news anchor and spent two years working for the Oslo Police Department before founding her own law firm and serving as Norway's Minister for Justice in 1996-1997. She lives in Oslo with her family.","products":[{"product_id":"no-echo-hanne-wilhelmsen-book-sixvolume-6-paperback","title":"No Echo: Hanne Wilhelmsen Book Sixvolume 6 - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhen one of Oslo's hottest celebrity chefs is murdered, Hanne Wilhelmsen is called back into action in \"a nearly pitch-perfect procedural layered over a moving exploration of rejection and abandonment\" (Booklist) in the sixth installment of the award-winning series from Norway's #1 bestselling female crime writer.On a cold December evening, celebrity chef Brede Ziegler is discovered stabbed to death on the steps of Oslo's police headquarters, sending a shock wave through the city's hip in-crowd. Chef Ziegler had many famous associates and more than a few enemies among them. Was his murder a random act of violence or did someone want him dead? Police investigator Billy T. is stymied by conflicting information about the kind of man Ziegler was. It seems nobody really knew him: not his glamorous wife, his business partner, nor the editor of his memoir-in-progress. The case is hopeless until Hanne Wilhelmsen returns to Oslo after a six-month stay in Italy and teams up with Billy T. Working together, they are pulled deep into the nefarious world inhabited by Ziegler. Was he at all the chef he claimed to be? And can those who knew him be trusted? In the fabulous No Echo, \"transcripts of witness statements alternate with Anne Holt's penetrating psychological analysis of human desires, weaknesses, and essential decency, unveiling unexpected dimensions of her series characters\" (Publishers Weekly, starred review).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67576399691999,"sku":"9781501123368","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/bT901kv88S9781501123368.webp?v=1790380427"},{"product_id":"beyond-the-truth-hanne-wilhelmsen-book-seven-paperback","title":"Beyond the Truth: Hanne Wilhelmsen Book Seven - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn the seventh installment of the Hanne Wilhelmsen series \"that demands to be read--and the more quickly, the better\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e (\u003ci\u003eBookreporter\u003c\/i\u003e), the brilliant female detective must untangle the complex and bitter history of one of Oslo's wealthiest families after a celebratory get-together ends in a shocking multivictim homicide.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eShortly before Christmas, four people are found shot dead at the home of the Stahlbergs, a wealthy Oslo family of shipping merchants notorious for their miserliness and infighting. Three of the victims are members of the family, and the fourth is an outsider, seemingly out of place. Cake had been set out in the living room and a bottle of champagne had been opened but not yet poured. Yes, family gatherings during the holidays can be difficult, but why did this one become a bloodbath? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e As Hanne Wilhelmsen investigates the case alongside her longtime police partner, Billy T., motives for the murders emerge in abundance; each surviving member of the Stahlberg family had good reason to want the victims dead. As she searches for the killer, Hanne will once again risk everything to find out the truth. But this time, will she go too far? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"When you think of Scandinavian noir, names like Stieg Larsson, Henning Mankell, and Camilla Lackberg probably come to mind, not Anne Holt. That may be about to change....Holt consistently delivers in her series. And \u003ci\u003eBeyond the Truth\u003c\/i\u003e...is her best yet...If you aren't familiar with Anne Holt's Hanne Wilhelmsen novels...dive in with this one--number 7--but then do yourself a favor and binge-read the first six\" (\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e).","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67576400740575,"sku":"9781501123467","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/QSbOoYZVGA9781501123467.webp?v=1790380430"},{"product_id":"blind-goddess-hanne-wilhelmsen-book-one-paperback","title":"Blind Goddess: Hanne Wilhelmsen Book One - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe first book in Edgar-nominated Anne Holt's internationally bestselling mystery series featuring detective Hanne Wilhelmsen.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003esmall-time drug dealer is found battered to death on the outskirts of the Norwegian capital, Oslo. A young Dutchman, walking aimlessly in central Oslo covered in blood, is taken into custody but refuses to talk. When he is informed that the woman who discovered the body, Karen Borg, is a lawyer, he demands her as his defender, although her specialty is civil, not criminal, law. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA couple of days later another lawyer is found shot to death. Soon police officers Håkon Sand and Hanne Wilhelmsen establish a link between the two killings. They also find a coded message hidden in the murdered lawyer's apartment. Their maverick colleague in the drugs squad, Billy T., reports that a recent rumor in the drug underworld involves drug-dealing lawyers. Now the reason why the young Dutchman insisted on having Karen Borg as a defender slowly dawns on them: since she was the one to find and report the body, she is the only Oslo lawyer that cannot be implicated in the crime. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs the officers investigate, they uncover a massive network of corruption leading to the highest levels of government. As their lives are threatened, Hanne and her colleagues must find the killer and, in the process, bring the lies and deception out into the open.","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67576411128031,"sku":"9781451634761","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/wzks_p8LoU9781451634761.webp?v=1790380457"},{"product_id":"death-of-the-demon-hanne-wilhelmsen-book-three-paperback","title":"Death of the Demon: Hanne Wilhelmsen Book Three - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom the Edgar Award finalist, the captivating third book in the series featuring the brilliant and tough police investigator Hanne Wilhelmsen, who must investigate the grisly murder of an orphanage director. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn a foster home outside Oslo, a twelve-year-old boy is causing havoc. The institution's steely director, Agnes Vestavik, sees something chilling in Olav's eyes: sheer hatred. When Vestavik is found murdered at her desk, stabbed in the back with an Ikea kitchen knife--with Olav nowhere to be found--the case goes to maverick investigator Hanne Wilhelmsen, recently promoted to chief inspector in the Oslo Police. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCould the child be a murderer? As police canvass the city for Olav, Hanne, working alongside the foulmouthed detective Billy T., orders an investigation of the home's employees. But despite her supreme deductive skills, she is hopeless at delegating, hopeless at pooling information, hopeless at sharing responsibilities. Can Hanne learn to trust others before her bullheaded instincts lead her astray--in the workplace and on the home front? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMeanwhile, Olav makes his way through the city, looking for the mother who was forced to consign him to the state's care. A dark and captivating new chapter in this brilliant, rollicking series, Death of the Demon examines that murky intersection between crime and justice.","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67576411914463,"sku":"9781451634808","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/mbeiVsKOFj9781451634808.webp?v=1790380459"},{"product_id":"the-lions-mouth-hanne-wilhelmsen-book-four-paperback","title":"The Lion's Mouth: Hanne Wilhelmsen Book Four - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe country's new female prime minister has been shot dead and the gun can't be found in Anne Holt's fourth mystery in the award-winning, internationally bestselling Hanne Wilhelmsen books that are \"a natural for Jo Nesb  readers\" (Booklist, starred review).Less than six months after taking office, the Norwegian Prime Minister is found dead. She has been shot in the head. Was it a politically motivated assassination or personal revenge? Hanne Wilhelmsen, chief inspector of the Oslo police, is on leave in California, but when the death shakes the country to its core, she knows she can't remain on the sidelines of such a crucial investigation. The hunt for the Prime Minister's killer is complicated, intense, and grueling. When secrets begin to unravel from the Prime Minister's past, Hanne and her partner, Billy T., must solve the crime before a private tragedy becomes a public scandal in the most sensitive case of their careers. Filled with lies, deception, and the truth about government, \"The Lion's Mouth tackles the ruthlessness of political power [in] the most sensitive investigation of Hanne Wilhelmsen's career\" (Financial Times). \"The wonder and pleasure...is in how Ms. Holt weaves the strands of a political thriller, a police procedural, a locked-room mystery, and a domestic novel into a satisfying plot\" (The Wall Street Journal).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67736547655903,"sku":"9781501123245","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/KFpHXVA5Z59781501123245.webp?v=1790632293"},{"product_id":"dead-joker-hanne-wilhelmsen-book-five-paperback","title":"Dead Joker: Hanne Wilhelmsen Book Five - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom Norway's bestselling female crime writer, this installment in the Edgar-nominated mystery series featuring the whip-smart detective Hanne Wilhelmsen is \"an ideal read-alike for fans of Jo Nesb 's Harry Hole and Karin Fossum's Inspector Sejer\" (Booklist).Chief Public Prosecutor Sigurd Halvorsrud's wife is found brutally decapitated in front of the fireplace in the family living room. Her husband, who claims he witnessed the grisly murder and is himself covered in blood, immediately falls under suspicion, though he insists his wife's killer was Ståle Salvesen, a businessman he'd prosecuted years before for insider dealing. Detective Inspector Hanne Wilhelmsen is called in to lead the investigation with her old colleague, Billy T. Despite the circumstantial evidence, Hanne is unconvinced of Sigurd Halvorsrud's guilt--that is, until a witness says he saw Ståle Salvesen commit suicide by jumping off a bridge days before the murder took place. Then a journalist at one of Oslo's largest newspapers is found beheaded. What links these two horrific crimes? The demands of the investigation soon clash with a terrible crisis in Hanne's personal life: Cecilie, the woman she has lived with for almost twenty years, has fallen seriously ill and doesn't have much time to live. With a savage killer on the loose, Hanne must ask herself: Is the truth worth chasing at all costs? The New York Times Book Review declares, \"Wherever Hanne shows up next...follow that wheelchair.\" Anne Holt's Hanne Wilhelmsen novels are \"fast-paced and involving\" (The Wall Street Journal), and Dead Joker is \"an immersive tale that packs an emotional punch and offers incisive commentary on the failings of the criminal justice system\" (Publishers Weekly).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68194959360223,"sku":"9781501123276","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/nPtImo0mvB9781501123276.webp?v=1792540306"},{"product_id":"in-dust-and-ashes-hanne-wilhelmsen-book-ten-paperback","title":"In Dust and Ashes: Hanne Wilhelmsen Book Ten - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe final nail-biting installment in the ten-part, award-winning Hanne Wilhelmsen series--bestselling in Norway and throughout Europe--from Scandinavia's most celebrated female crime writer, Anne Holt.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePolice investigator Kjell Bonsaksen is a contented man in most areas of life, but for one mistake he made years ago that has rankled like a stone in his shoe ever since: in 2001, a two-year-old girl was killed by a speeding car while playing in the road in front of her home. The marriage of the toddler's grief-stricken parents dissolved in the wake of the accident, and not long thereafter, the girl's mother died under mysterious circumstances. The girl's father, Jonas, was convicted of his ex-wife's murder and sentenced to twelve years in prison. But Kjell Bonsaksen knew he was innocent. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNow it's 2016, and Kjell is looking forward to his retirement to the French countryside with his wife. An uncomfortable chance encounter with Jonas at a roadside gas station prompts him to dig out Jonas's case files for Detective Henrik Holme, the resident cold case prodigy. Henrik doesn't take long to convince his beloved mentor, Hanne Wilhelmsen, that Jonas was wrongly convicted for his ex-wife's murder. As their investigation evolves, Hanne and Henrik uncover eerie connections to the recent suicide of a right-wing extremist blogger whose fanatic ideologies seem incompatible with a desire to die. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMasterfully plotted, \u003ci\u003eIn Dust and Ashes\u003c\/i\u003e is the outstanding finale to Anne Holt's award-winning, politically and socially conscious series, confirming Hanne Wilhelmsen as a character who will \"get in your head--and stay there\" (\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e).","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68194997108959,"sku":"9781501174797","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/Opryxj_ZQg9781501174797.webp?v=1792540368"}],"url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/collections\/anne-holt.oembed","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}