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BOKEN BAKOM TV-SERIEN!En kylig kväll i december irrar en ung flicka runt i bara nattlinnet på gatan utanför Oslos finaste hotell. Hon blir nästan påkörd av spårvagnen men räddas av en mystisk man som snabbt försvinner i folkvimlet. Till sin vettskrämda mamma viskar flickan: "Hon var död..."Några dagar senare påträffar Oslopolisen under dramatiska omständigheter ett lik efter en tonårspojke i hamnbassängen mitt i stan. Kroppen är upplöst till oigenkännlighet. Och på själva julafton går biskopen i Bergen, Eva Karin Lysgård, ut på en promenad, men återvänder inte. Dagen efter hittas hon mördad.Kriminologen Inger Johanne Vik är den första som ser sambandet mellan morden och några andra mystiska dödsfall. Hennes äkta make, kommissarie Yngvar Stubø, blir ansvarig brottsutredare, och när Inger Johanne plötsligt upptäcker kopplingar mellan fallen och ett internationellt livsfarligt nätverk tar en desperat jakt på gärningsmannen sin början.Liksom i sina tidigare böcker visar Anne Holt även i Frukta inte sitt starka engagemang i en rad dagsaktuella frågor övergivna barn, finanskris, religiös fundamentalism och kristen intolerans.Frukta inte är den fjärde boken om Inger Johanne Vik och Yngvar Stubø. Tidigare böcker i serien: Det som tillhör mig, Det som aldrig sker och Presidentens val.Sagt om boken:"När hon skriver om aktuella samhällsfrågor och presenterar dem i halväkta, men anslående deckarpaketering är hon lysande."Norra Västerbotten"En fröjd att läsa sida efter sida - Anne Holt behärskar tekniken väl med flera - från början till synes helt oberoende - parallellhandlingar, klassiska cliffhangers, en rak, enkel dialog med snabba ordvändningar och rappa miljöskildringar."Södermanlands Nyheter"Här når Anne Holt återigen upp till sin toppnivå. Beskrivningen av hatbrott och lögner, fundamentalism, intolerans och kärlekens styrka är tät och fylld av indignation, som skriven med författarens eget blod, svett och utsatthet." (Betyg: 4 av 5 möjliga)Tara

The silent, snow-covered streets of Oslo are a perfect scene of Christmas tranquillity. But over the tolling of bells for the last Sunday of Advent, a black note sounds. A boy's ­body washes up near the shoreline of the city's Aker Bridge. His corpse is bloated by the water, almost unrecognisable. Nobody has even bothered to report him missing. One week later, the bishop of Bergen is found stabbed to death on a deserted street. Eva Karin Lysgaard is a popular public figure, a sixty-two year-old grandmother: why was she on a lone errand in the deserted city, on the night before Christmas? Johanne Vik, criminal researcher and police profiler, is called in to untangle the motivation behind the bishop's murder. But with her husband at the head of this increasingly high-profile investigation, Vik's association with the case is under intense scrutiny. And why does Lysgaard's shocking death lead her towards the sad death of an unknown boy?The fourth instalment in the sensationally gripping Vik/Stubo series.

NOW THE MAJOR BBC FOUR SCANDI-CRIME DRAMA The silent, snow-covered streets of Oslo are a perfect scene of Christmas tranquillity. But as the bells toll for the last Sunday of Advent, a boy's ­body washes up near the shoreline of the city's Aker Bridge. His corpse is unrecognisable. Nobody has bothered to report him missing. One week later Eva Karin Lysgaard, the bishop of Bergen, is found stabbed to death on a deserted street. Eva is a popular public figure, a sixty-two year-old grandmother: why was she on a lone errand in the deserted city, on the night before Christmas? Johanne Vik, criminal researcher and police profiler, is called in to untangle the motivation behind the bishop's murder. But with her husband at the head of this increasingly high-profile investigation, Vik's association with the case is under intense scrutiny. And why does Lysgaard's shocking death lead her towards the sad death of an unknown boy?

The silent, snow-covered streets of Oslo are a perfect scene of Christmas tranquillity. But over the tolling of bells for the last Sunday of Advent, a black note sounds. A boy's ­body washes up near the shoreline of the city's Aker Bridge. His corpse is bloated by the water, almost unrecognisable. Nobody has even bothered to report him missing. One week later, the bishop of Bergen is found stabbed to death on a deserted street. Eva Karin Lysgaard is a popular public figure, a sixty-two year-old grandmother: why was she on a lone errand in the deserted city, on the night before Christmas? Johanne Vik, criminal researcher and police profiler, is called in to untangle the motivation behind the bishop's murder. But with her husband at the head of this increasingly high-profile investigation, Vik's association with the case is under intense scrutiny. And why does Lysgaard's shocking death lead her towards the sad death of an unknown boy?The fourth instalment in the sensationally gripping Vik/Stubo series.

A killer is on the loose. Three children have been abducted. The bodies of two returned to their mothers along with a desperately cruel note:You Got What You Deserved.Police Superintendent Adam Stubo is in charge of the investigation, and is convinced there's a crucial detail he's overlooking. In a desperate bid to get some answers, he recruits legal researcher Johanne Vik, a woman with an extensive understanding of criminal history.With a chance that the third child is still alive the clock is ticking. Can the pair solve the case in time to save her?The first instalment in the sensationally gripping Vik/Stubo series.

The gripping second instalment in Anne Holt's Vik/Stubo series. Johanne Vik and Adam Stubo set out to solve a series of celebrity killings in this chilling thriller from Norway's bestselling female crime writer.A TV talk-show star is found murdered in her home, her tongue removed and left near to the body. When a second body, that of a prominent politician, is discovered crucified soon after, Superintendent Adam Stubo is called in to lead the investigation of both murders. Unable to establish whether these two gruesome slayings are linked, or what the meaning is behind the manner of death, Stubo calls in his psychologist wife Johanne Vik to help. As Vik reviews the crimes she begins to see a pattern that chills her to the core. If her theory is correct then more killings will follow, and the spree will end in the murder of the investigating officer: Adam Stubo. The second instalment in the sensationally gripping Vik/Stubo series.

Can the US president really just disappear into thin air...? Helen Bentley, the first female of the United States, has been kidnapped on a state visit to Norway: it is up to the FBI and the Norwegian police to work together to find her. But their enemy is far more powerful than they could ever imagine. The President's abduction represents the biggest threat to homeland security since 9/11. However, as Johanne Vik assists on the investigation she learns that the private life of President Bentley is also under attack. There are those who would stop at nothing to destroy the leader of the free world. And in a twist of fate, secrets from Johanne's own past are at risk of being revealed, jeopardising all she has worked for and endangering the lives of those she loves most... The third instalment in the sensationally gripping Vik/Stubo series.

The stunning conclusion to Anne Holt's phenomenal series featuring Johanne Vik and Adam Stubo.On a summer's day, Johanne Vik arrives at the home of her friends Jon and Ellen Mohr and was greeted by a scene of devastation: their young son, left unattended, has tragically fallen to his death.Meanwhile, Oslo is under attack. An explosion has torn the city apart and newly qualified police officer Henrik Holme is the only one available to attend the Mohr household. As Holme investigates, he casts doubt on the claim that the death was a tragic accident and calls upon Johanne's profiling expertise to understand what really happened. But neither realise that those involved are determined to hide the truth - no matter what. Before the summer is over, more shocking deaths will occur...

BOKEN BAKOM TV-SERIEN! Hur kan någon försvinna från en hotellsvit i Oslo utan att dörrar eller fönster öppnats och utan att övervakningskamerorna registrerat något?Att denna någon är Helen Bentley, USA:s första kvinnliga president, gör saken än mer oförklarlig och skrämmande.Snart är jakten på kidnapparen i full gång och hela världen följer andlöst sökandet efter den försvunna presidenten.Så också Inger Johanne Vik, mammaledig psykolog och jurist med ett förflutet inom FBI. När hon får reda på vem inom den amerikanska säkerhetstjänsten som leder spaningsarbetet reagerar hon starkt, och än mer upprörd blir hon när hennes egen man, kriminalkommissarie Yngvar Stubø, kallas in för att arbeta vid sidan av amerikanerna.Vad är det Inger Johanne Vik vet som aldrig får avslöjas? Vad har det med kidnappningen att göra? Och vilka hemligheter bär presidenten själv på?Den man som skulle kunna ge ett svar befinner sig någon helt annanstans i världen. Och nu förbereder han nästa steg i sin plan. Anne Holts trettonde roman Presidentens val är en tät och oförutsägbar thriller som ger eko i såväl världspolitiken som i författarens tidigare utgivning."USA:s första kvinnliga president kidnappas under ett statsbesök i Norge. Det är upptakten till en proffsigt berättad historia av typen omöjlig att släppa."Ingalill Mosander, Aftonbladet