{"product_id":"the-courier-volume-7-paperback","title":"The Courier: Volume 7 - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKjell Ola Dahl\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDon Bartlett\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe international bestselling godfather of Nordic Noir takes on one of the most horrific periods of modern history, in a stunning standalone thriller ... NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e **SHORTLISTED FOR THE PETRONA AWARD FOR BEST SCANDINAVIAN CRIME NOVEL** \u003cbr\u003e **LONGLISTED FOR THE CWA INTERNATIONAL DAGGER**  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e ____________________ \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e '\u003ci\u003eThe Courier\u003c\/i\u003e is a stylish stand-alone thriller from the godfather of Scandi noir ... Ola Dahl ratchets up the tension from the first pages and never lets go' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'Absorbing, heart-rending and perfectly plotted. Kjell Ola Dahl's \u003ci\u003eThe Courier\u003c\/i\u003e passes seamlessly from the present to the dark past of WWII. Fabulous ' \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 ____________________ \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In 1942, Jewish courier Ester is betrayed, narrowly avoiding arrest by the Gestapo. In a great haste, she escapes to Sweden, saving herself. Her family in Oslo, however, is deported to Auschwitz. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In Stockholm, Ester meets the resistance hero, Gerhard Falkum, who has left his little daughter and fled both the Germans and allegations that he murdered his wife,  se, who helped Ester get to Sweden. Their burgeoning relationship ends abruptly when Falkum dies in a fire. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e And yet, twenty-five years later, Falkum shows up in Oslo. He wants to reconnect with his daughter. But where has he been, and what is the real reason for his return? Ester stumbles across information that forces her to look closely at her past, and to revisit her war-time training to stay alive... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Written with Dahl's trademark characterization and elegant plotting, \u003ci\u003eThe Courier\u003c\/i\u003e sees the hugely respected godfather of Nordic Noir at his best, as he takes on one of the most horrific periods of modern history, in an exceptional, shocking thriller. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e ____________________ \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'A dark but richly described backdrop and a relentless, underlying tension drive this sad story to its bittersweet conclusion. Fans of Nordic noir will be satisfied' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'Skilfully juggling three Oslo timelines -- in 1942, 1967 and 2015 -- Dahl starts his story with Germany's occupation of Norway and the work of those who tried to resist, then brings his characters forward to a post-war unravelling of what really happened in those dangerous days -- and the traumatic rewriting of personal stories' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'A fascinating, intricate, provocative read, set in motion by events in 1942, and brilliantly highlighting human need and emotions ... '\u003ci\u003eThe Courier\u003c\/i\u003e' sent a shiver coursing through me, it is a truly eloquent and rewarding tale, and oh that ending ' \u003cb\u003eLoveReading\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'Written with Dahl's trademark characterisation and clever plotting, \u003ci\u003eThe Courier\u003c\/i\u003e sees one of Norway's most critically acclaimed authors at his best ... This stunning and compelling wartime thriller is reminiscent of the writing of John Le Carr  and William Boyd' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew Books Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'Kjell Ola Dahl's novels are superb. If you haven't read one, you need to - right now' \u003cb\u003eWilliam Ryan\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'The kind of masterful, detailed plotting that Dahl is known for ... the power of \u003ci\u003eThe Courier\u003c\/i\u003e is how 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\u003eOne of the fathers of the Nordic Noir genre, \u003cb\u003eKjell Ola Dahl\u003c\/b\u003e made his debut in 1993, and has since published 11 novels, including the Oslo Detectives series. 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 276\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 7.7 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 01, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47248560259321,"sku":"9781912374434","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/UGlGQVRGY3ZrRDV4d09CdDNlQVQwZz09.webp?v=1768635535","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-courier-volume-7-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}