Odd Numbers: A Hanne Wilhelmsen Novel
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| Rating | : | 4.59 (923 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B071VWJWZK |
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| Number of Pages | : | 459 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-11-18 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
A small computer monitor is Hanne's only window to the outside until the day of the attacks, when her closed-off world is broken open. Hanne is approached by her long-lost friend, Billy T., whose son, Linus, has recently undergone some disturbing changes. As the mood of the city darkens, Hanne tries to help Billy T. The police and security service suspect an extremist organization to be responsible for the attack, a suspicion that grows stronger when threats reach authorities of a bigger explosion planned for the celebration of the Norwegian constitution. reach out to Linus and realizes that Oslo is up against forces far more terrible and menacing than ever before.. On an early April afternoon, a bomb goes off in the Oslo offices of the National Council for Islam in Norway, killing 23 people. As a special advisor on cold cases, Hanne Wilhelmsen has cut her official ties to the Security Service and lives contentedly - or at least as contentedly as she can manage - in solitude with her partner, Nefis, and their y
"terrorism and racism in Norway" according to LG. avid reader. Great as usual. This book was a bit disconcerting for me though. I was hoping that the racism that we are experiencing in America - was confined to America. This book shows that it is more of a global phenomenon. Which really upsets me. I read a book - non-fiction - several years ago that said that as climate change and population growth continues - and resources become more scarce - that we would see an increase in this behavior and feeling. It seems to be actually playing out now worldwide.So as you can see, this novel is about Hanne and Billy-T - and a new character Henrick. As Henr. It was brilliant as usual. kili Anne Holt is simply brilliant. Excellent book. I could not put the book down. Loved Hanne and Henrik.I cannot wait for the sequel.. Bookreporter said This book, while complete in itself, certainly sets up events for a majestic conclusion to come. It has been interesting to watch the progression of the publishing of Anne Holt’s Hanne Wilhelmsen series in the United States, given that the books have appeared on these shores wildly out of sequence, due to the particular fault of no one (and least of all Anne Bruce, who does a fine job of translating ODD NUMBERS, the most recently published volume in the US). The series, in its real time, has wound down; this installment, we are informed, is the ninth and penultimate Wilhelmsen novel, with what is apparently the final one --- I støv og aske (which roughly translates to