Psychologist and expert on body language and memory, Kari Voss investigates a series of deaths disguised as suicides, all linked to a celebrated Norwegian architect and a past he claims not to remember. The dark, unsettling sequel to the nerve-shattering, international bestselling Kari Voss series, by two of the world’s finest crime writers…
‘An exciting new series. The best Nordic noir I've read in ages. Spectacular!´ Tariq Ashkanani
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The deadliest lie might be the one you tell yourself…
A teenage girl makes a desperate call to her parents, telling them that she is about to take her own life. They speed through the night to reach her, but die instantly when their car veers off the road and into a tree.
Henrik Schultz, one of Norway’s most celebrated architects, begins receiving anonymous threats warning him that he is not safe anywhere. During an interview with psychologist and memory expert Kari Voss, another message arrives. He must STOP.
Later that day, a young woman who worked closely with Schultz is found dead at his summer house. Four months pregnant, she made one final call to her boyfriend, telling him she was about to take her own life. But all evidence shows that she was murdered.
As Kari investigates, another woman dies in the same way. An apparent suicide. A final phone call. Someone arriving too late.
The case forces Kari to confront Schultz’s past. As a teenager, he was the sole survivor of a massacre that killed his entire family, but he claims to remember nothing.
At the same time, Kari’s father, Oslo’s former chief of police, follows a new lead into the disappearance of Kari’s son, who has been missing since his seventh birthday, nine years earlier. A sighting in Denmark suggests the boy may still be alive.
Working closely with Chief Inspector Ramona Norum, Kari realises the murders are rooted in memory itself – in what is remembered, forgotten, or believed to be true – with multiple suspects all convinced of their own version of events.
And in this case, remembering may be enough to kill.
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Praise for the Kari Voss series:
`A breathtaking thriller with a complex plot and twist to die for. Simply brilliant´ Sunday Express
`Gustawsson and Enger deliver a one-two punch that's a stone-cold knockout´ Alexandra Sokoloff & Craig Robertson
`A pacy, gripping read that marks the start of an exciting new series. The best Nordic noir I've read in ages. Spectacular!´ Tariq Ashkanani
`The disturbing consequences of this are fully explored in a haunting tale that concludes with a sickening double twist. Son is everything a crime novel should be – and more´ Sunday Times
`Written by one of France's leading crime writers and one of Norway's best-selling authors, the story introduces a truly original character that we will hear much more of´ Daily Mail
`Two prime exponents of international crime fiction … this is Franco-Nordic Noir delivered with total authority´ Financial Times
`Twisty and moving, with abundant psychological insight, this investigation of blood ties, in all meanings of the word, is superb crime-writing´ Antti Tuomainen
`Blown away by this cracking thriller and I was already loving it before they hit me with THAT ending. Bravo!´ Trevor Wood
`Utterly gripping and brilliantly layered … kept me hooked from start to the twisty finish – Nordic Noir as it should be´ Lilja Sigurðardóttir
`This is the perfect thriller´ Michael Wood
`A potent reminder of just how powerful crime fiction can be. An absorbing, original and deeply affecting novel that grips with a fierceness and masterfully drags the reader into the darkest places. Brilliant in all senses of the word´ Rob Parker
`A body-language expert with a grief of her own, a devastated community full of secrets, and a final sentence that leaves you reeling´ Sam Holland