{"product_id":"the-assistant-paperback-2","title":"The Assistant - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKjell Ola Dahl\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDon Bartlett\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA seemingly straightforward investigation into marital infidelity leads a PI and his ex-con assistant on a murderous trail, in a sophisticated, riveting, cunningly plotted historical thriller set in interwar and prohibition-era Norway.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'An expertly crafted unravelling of mixed loyalties, love, lust, lies and trust, set against the background of a world increasingly on the edge of all-out war' \u003cb\u003eJohn Harvey\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'Dark, gritty and compulsive ... feels like a classic of the genre' \u003cb\u003eWilliam Ryan\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'A stylish standalone thriller ... Dahl ratchets up the tension from the first pages and never lets go' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e ------------------------ \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eOslo, 1938.\u003c\/b\u003e War is in the air and Europe is in turmoil. Hitler's Germany has occupied Austria and is threatening Czechoslovakia; there's a civil war in Spain and Mussolini reigns in Italy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e When a woman turns up at the office of police-turned-private investigator Ludvig Paaske, he and his assistant - his one-time nemesis and former drug-smuggler Jack Rivers - begin a seemingly straightforward investigation into marital infidelity. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e But all is not what it seems, and when Jack is accused of murder, the trail leads back to the 1920s, to prohibition-era Norway, to the smugglers, sex workers and hoodlums of his criminal past ... and an extraordinary secret. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Both a fascinating portrait of Oslo's interwar years, with Nazis operating secretly on Norwegian soil and militant socialists readying workers for war, \u003ci\u003eThe Assistant\u003c\/i\u003e is also a stunningly sophisticated, tension-packed thriller - the darkest of hard-boiled Nordic Noir - from one of Norway's most acclaimed crime writers. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFor fans of Sebastian Faulks, Lars Mytting, Mick Herron and Robert Harris.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e ------------------------ \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'Kjell Ola Dahl doesn't write novels; he creates experiences by executing a strong sense of place of a spellbinding period that leaves its readers craving more' \u003cb\u003eBooks Technica\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'Political, or intelligence thrillers are ten a penny. Dahl does something altogether different ... lush, detailed and personal' \u003cb\u003eCafé Thinking \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Praise for Kjell Ola Dahl's \u003ci\u003eThe Courier\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'Absorbing, heart-rending and perfectly plotted ...' \u003cb\u003eDenzil Meyrick\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'Cleverly braiding together past and present, the who and why of murder and betrayal are unpicked. The detail is impressive' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'A dark but richly described backdrop and a relentless, underlying tension drive this sad story. Fans of Nordic Noir will be satisfied' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'Skilfully juggles three Oslo timelines ... simply superb plotting and essential reading' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'A truly eloquent and rewarding tale' \u003cb\u003eLoveReading\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'This stunning and compelling wartime thriller is reminiscent of the writing of John Le Carré and William Boyd' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNB Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'Masterful, detailed plotting... Dahl has given a complex, human face to such an inhuman tragedy' \u003cb\u003eCrime Fiction Lover\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne of the fathers of the Nordic Noir genre, Kjell Ola Dahl was born in 1958 in Gjøvik. He made his debut in 1993, and has since published eleven novels, the most prominent of which is a series of police procedurals cum psychological thrillers (Oslo Detectives series) featuring investigators Gunnarstranda and Frølich. In 2000 he won the Riverton Prize for \u003ci\u003eThe Last Fix\u003c\/i\u003e and he won both the prestigious Brage and Riverton Prizes for \u003ci\u003eThe Courier\u003c\/i\u003e in 2015. His work has been published in 14 countries, and he lives in Oslo.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDon Bartlett completed an MA in Literary Translation at the University of East Anglia in 2000 and has since worked with a wide variety of Danish and Norwegian authors, including Jo Nesbø and Gunnar Staalesen's Varg Veum series: \u003ci\u003eWe Shall Inherit the Wind\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWolves in the Dark\u003c\/i\u003e and the Petrona award-winning \u003ci\u003eWhere Roses Never Die\u003c\/i\u003e. He also translated \u003ci\u003eFaithless\u003c\/i\u003e, the previous book in Kjell Ola Dahl's Oslo Detective series for Orenda Books. He lives with his family in a village in Norfolk\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 276\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 7.7 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 01, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42699029315647,"sku":"9781913193652","price":19.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/0e5402198c341b454f7e355ad3fa20c5.webp?v=1765012202","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/the-assistant-paperback-2","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}