{"product_id":"smoke-screen-9781913193560","title":"Smoke Screen","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhen the mother of a missing two-year-old girl is seriously injured in a suspected terrorist attack in Oslo, crime-fighting duo Blix and Ramm join forces to investigate the case, and things aren't adding up ... The second instalment in the addictive, atmospheric, award-winning Blix \u0026amp; Ramm series.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'An exercise in literary tag-teaming from two of Norway's biggest crime writers with a bold new take ... a series with potential' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSunday Times \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Grim, gory and filled with plenty of dark twists ... There's definitely a Scandinavian chill in the air with this fascinating read' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSun\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Alongside Jo Nesbo's \u003ci\u003eKnife, Smoke Screen\u003c\/i\u003e is this summer's most anticipated read, and it doesn't disappoint' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTvedestrandsposten\u003c\/i\u003e, Norway\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e------------------------ \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eOslo, New Year's Eve.\u003c\/b\u003e The annual firework celebration is rocked by an explosion, and the city is put on terrorist alert. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePolice officer Alexander Blix and blogger Emma Ramm are on the scene, and when a severely injured survivor is pulled from the icy harbour, she is identified as the mother of two-year-old Patricia Semplass, who was kidnapped on her way home from kindergarten ten years earlier ... and never found. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBlix and Ramm join forces to investigate the unsolved case, as public interest heightens, the terror threat is raised, and it becomes clear that Patricia's disappearance is not all that it seems... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e------------------------ \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for the Blix \u0026amp; Ramm series: \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Everything about this crime novel sings, the relationship between Blix and Emma, which is complex, but also the relationship between Blix and Fosse and Kovic. The past bleeds into the present and the clever melding of the strands of the story and the slow reveal of details that propel the story is masterly. This tale often surprises or shifts in subtle ways that are pleasing and avoid clich . As the opener for a new series this is a cracker, long live the marriage of Horst and Enger'\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e New Books Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'A fast-moving, punchy, serial killer investigative novel with a whammy of an ending. If this is the first in the Blix and Ramm series, then here's to many more '\u003cb\u003e LoveReading\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'A clever, gripping crime novel with personality, flair, and heart' \u003cb\u003eCrime by the Book\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'A stunningly excellent collaboration from Thomas Enger and Jorn Lier Horst .... It's a brutal tale of fame, murder, and reality TV that gets the pulse racing' \u003cb\u003eRussel McLean\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Now -- what happens when you put two of the most distinguished writers of Nordic noir in tandem? \u003ci\u003eDeath Deserved\u003c\/i\u003e by Thomas Enger and J rn Lier Horst suggests it was a propitious publishing move; a ruthless killer is pursued by a tenacious celebrity blogger and a damaged detective' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Orenda Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/01\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781913193560\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 276\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.62lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.70h x 5.00w x 1.00d","brand":"Jorn Lier Horst, Thomas Enger","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39956736639157,"sku":"9781913193560","price":13.56,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_bdb53c41-6b1f-447f-9191-cb527fa1edee.jpg?v=1620222185","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/smoke-screen-9781913193560","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}