Fiction

mystery. It is part of a series, which I happened to pick up at volume 6.

synopsis:
When a dead man is lifted from the freezing waters of Oslo Harbour just before Christmas, Detective Lena Stigersand's stressful life suddenly becomes even more complicated. Not only is she dealing with a cancer scare, a stalker and an untrustworthy boyfriend, but it seems that both a politician and Norway's security services might be involved in the murder.

With her trusted colleagues, Gunnarstranda and FrØlich, at her side, Lena digs deep into the case and finds that it not only goes to the heart of the Norwegian establishment, but it might be rather to close to her personal life for comfort.

Dark, complex and nail-bitingly tense, The Ice Swimmer is a simply unforgettable instalment in the critically acclaimed Oslo Detective series, by the godfather of Nordic Noir.

'If you want your worst fears about what goes on inside a cop's mind confirmed, meet Kjell Ola Dahl's Oslo sleuths, Gunnarstranda and FrØlich ... impossible to put down' Guardian.
I will be back to this author again. The names are kind of interesting to get around but worth it.

This week I completed The Commandant's Daughter and I recommend it.
It wasn't until I was nearly finished that I discovered it was the first book in a series. I was very happy because this book left me really wanting more of these people.
Also, it turns out "The Secretary" one of my best books from a couple of years ago was written by the same author.

I also read Murder Drama With Your Llama which was a welcome break from the WW II I appear to be on. First in a series too:

Liquor, lies and llamas in a town called Friendship... what could possibly go wrong?

Out-of-work actress Sophie LaFleur is ready for a scene change.
When she discovers she’s inherited both a house and pub in quaint Friendship Harbor, Maine, she’s thrilled.
This is exactly what she needs— fresh start, fresh air and fresh faces.

What she doesn’t need is a trouble causing llama named Jack Kerouac or a hunky, disinterested pub manager who just so happens to live in her guesthouse.

Just when you think it can’t possibly get worse, it does.

Two words. Dead. Guy.

Now the new girl in town is public enemy number #2. The honor of #1 currently belongs to her inherited ornery llama, which just so happens to be the suspect in the death of a well loved, elderly man.

Except Sophie quickly learns he isn’t as well loved as she first thought. She also suspects that his death might not have been at the foot of her cantankerous llama.

Sophie didn’t leave the theatrics of L.A. just to be caught up in llama drama... or a murder investigation.