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Ever-dogged Bergen PI Varg Veum has to dig deep into his own past as he investigates the murder of a former classmate. Vintage, classic Nordic Noir from international bestselling author Gunnar Staalesen. When Bergen PI Varg Veum finds himself at the funeral of a former classmate on a sleet-grey December afternoon, he's unexpectedly reunited with his old friend Jakob the once-famous lead singer of 1960s rock band The Harpers; and his estranged wife, Rebecca, Veum's first love. Their rekindled show more friendship come to an abrupt end with a horrific murder, and Veum is forced to dig deep into his own adolescence and his darkest memories, to find a motive &help; and a killer. Tense, vivid and deeply unsettling, Fallen Angels is the spellbinding, thriller that secured Gunnar Staalesen's reputation as one of the world's foremost crime writers. show lessTags
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Varg Veum is a singular character in Nordic Noir, a completely messed up man haunted by his social worker background, and with bottomless empathy for the child victims of this world.
This one is a typical Veum outing. Varg attends the funeral of an old schoolfriend, and hooks up with some of his former mates, members of an old rock and roll band. One of them asks Varg to help track down his wife, who has left him.
In the bitter weather leading up to Christmas, Varg digs through his own childhood memories, begins to think that there have been a few too many funerals lately, and starts looking for an explanation. What he finds out is shocking.
As always, Staalesen brings Bergen to life in a manner matched only by Ian Rankin's Edinburgh. show more His unique character, set in this unique place, with suitably twisty and disturbing plots, make this series unmissable. show less
This one is a typical Veum outing. Varg attends the funeral of an old schoolfriend, and hooks up with some of his former mates, members of an old rock and roll band. One of them asks Varg to help track down his wife, who has left him.
In the bitter weather leading up to Christmas, Varg digs through his own childhood memories, begins to think that there have been a few too many funerals lately, and starts looking for an explanation. What he finds out is shocking.
As always, Staalesen brings Bergen to life in a manner matched only by Ian Rankin's Edinburgh. show more His unique character, set in this unique place, with suitably twisty and disturbing plots, make this series unmissable. show less
En av Gunnar Staalesens beste, men også en av hans drøyeste. Incest, barnedrap og voldtekt er ikke direkte hyggelig å lese om, men boka er ekstremt spennende og godt skrevet.
Jun 17, 2009Norwegian
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- Canonical title
- Fallen Angels
- Original title
- Falne engler
- Original publication date
- 1989
- People/Characters
- Varg Veum; Jacob Aasen; Anita Solheim
- Important places
- Bergen, Norway
- Original language*
- Noors
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- Fiction and Literature, Mystery
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- 839.823 — Literature & rhetoric German & related literatures Other Germanic literatures Danish and Norwegian literatures Norwegian literature Norwegian Bokmål fiction
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- PT8951.29 .T3 .F3513 — Language and Literature German, Dutch and Scandinavian literatures Norwegian literature Individual authors or works 1961-2000
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