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Gunnar Staalesen
Birth date: October 19, 1947
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Crime, Mystery
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drallapaul
drallapaul rated it 7 years ago
This latest example of Nordic noir centres around Veum’s investigation into the disappearance of a young woman. A more personal aspect of the case involves his own half-sister. The plot involves violence, rape, manipulation and a lot of lying. The first half has little action as the investigation in...
Chris' Fish Place
Chris' Fish Place rated it 8 years ago
Disclaimer: ARC via Netgalley Varg Veum is a literary character that I first meet though television. MHZ had the Varg Veum movies on, and I watched them. So, I started reading the series in a haphazard fashion, or in other words, totally out of order. This insta...
Escape from the ER
Escape from the ER rated it 8 years ago
Varg Veum is back with a cold case that has strange ties to the present. It’s been almost 25 years since 3 year old Mette Misvaer went missing from her yard. With the statute of limitations looming, her mother Maja asks Veum to take one final crack at finding the truth. It would be a welcome paych...
Steph's Books
Steph's Books rated it 9 years ago
Where Roses Never Die is the first book I have read by Gunnar Staaleson. It’s a great introduction to the Private Investigator Varg Veum. He is a troubled man, very much alone for the last three years and spending too much time drowning his sorrows in Aquavit. When he is asked to try and find out wh...
Chris' Fish Place
Chris' Fish Place rated it 14 years ago
I get a channel called Mind. It comes on Channel 35 here in Philly, well Channel 35 and the secondary channels. On the secondary channels, Mind shows International mysteries every Sunday night. I like the Scandivan ones. Wallender, Irene Russ, and Varg Veum. This is the first Varg Veum novel I'...
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