About the Author

Anne Holt is Norway's bestselling female crime writer. She spent two years working for the Oslo Police Department before founding her own law firm and serving as Norway's Minster for Justice between 1996 and 1997. She is published in 30 languages with over 7 million copies of her books sold.

Reviews

Anne Holt reveals how truly dark it gets in Scandinavia.
*Val McDermid*

Lively, unusual and persuasive. Holt writes with the command we have come to expect from the top Scandinavian writers.
*The Times*

It's easy to see why Anne Holt, the former minister of justice in Norway and its bestselling female crime writer, is rapturously received in the rest of Europe.
*Guardian*

Step aside, Stieg Larsson, Holt is the queen of Scandinavian crime thrillers.
*Red Magazine*

Anne Holt is a thriller writer of the highest order.
*Liza Marklund*