I’m Travelling Alone
Samuel Bjørk
Published 14 August 2015; $38.00;
Doubleday
A complex and sophisticated
Norwegian crime thriller — already a bestseller in Scandinavia
When a six year old girl is found dead, hanging from a tree, the only clue
the Oslo Police have to work with is an airline tag around her neck. It reads
‘I'm travelling alone'. Holger Munch, veteran police investigator, is
immediately charged with re-assembling his homicide unit. But to
complete the team, he must convince his erstwhile partner, Mia Kruger – a
brilliant but troubled investigator – to return from the solitary island where
she has retreated with plans to take her own life. Reviewing the evidence, Mia identifies something no one else has noticed – a thin line carved
into the dead girl's fingernail: the number 1. Instinctively, she knows that
this is only the beginning. To save other children from the same fate, she must
find a way to cast aside her own demons and confront the most
terrifying, cold-hearted serial killer of her career…
About the author:
Samuel Bjørk is
the pen name of Norwegian novelist, playwright and singer/songwriter Frode
Sander Øien. Øien wrote his first stage play at the age of twenty-one and has
since then written two highly acclaimed novels, Pepsi Love (2001) and Speed
for Breakfast (2009).
The self-taught, media-shy artist has also released
six albums, written five plays, showed contemporary art pieces in various
galleries and translated Shakespeare. Øien’s first thriller, I’m Travelling
Alone, (2013) is an international success story that has gained critical
acclaim and captivated readers all over the world, including hitting #1 on
German newspaper Der Spiegel‘s bestseller list.
Øien has been compared to the
likes of both Stieg Larsson and Jo Nesbø, and has proved himself to be a force
to be reckoned with in the crime genre. He currently lives and works in
Trondheim, Norway.
Photo by Harald Øren
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