Lethal Investments

Overview: K. O. Dahl (born 4 February 1958) is a Norwegian writer. He has written eleven novels since 1993, mostly crime novels with a psychological interest. So far, four of his novels have been published in English, translated by Don Bartlett. They feature the Oslo detectives Frank Frølich and Inspector Gunnarstranda. These translations have been published in the reverse order to which they were written. "A string of murders sucks the Oslo Detectives into a maelstrom of dark secrets in the latest from the master of Norwegian crime writing. Award-winning author K.O. Dahl has achieved international acclaim with his Oslo Detectives series featuring inspectors Frøhlich and Gunnarstranda. Now he presents the riveting fourth book in the series, combining rare psychological insight and elegant prose. Lethal Investments opens seven years prior to the case that started it all: The Fourth Man. It's the early nineties, and Oslo is driven by the rapid success of the IT boom. When Reiden Rosendal, a beautiful young woman, is found brutally murdered in her apartment, Inspectors Gunnarstranda and Frøhlich's top suspect is her lover--until he's discovered dead, too. A trail of clues points the team towards the software company where Reidun worked--a labyrinth of secrets where employees' business and the private lives intertwine in a thick web of hurried sexual dalliances, hushed affairs, and downright lies. When yet another body connected to Reidun surfaces, Gunnarstranda and Frøhlich must race against time to lay bare the murderer's dark secrets and stop the senseless killing. Once again, Dahl's dark, lyrical writing and haunting, atmospheric setting bring new life to the modern noir mystery. "-- Provided by publisher An Apartment Building. A Woman Clearing Up The Mess Her Three-year-old Son Has Made On The Stairway. A Child Staring Into An Open Doorway. The Naked Leg Of A Woman Sticking Out Of That Doorway. Blood. A Woman's Scream. Reidun Rosendal's Murder Presents Oslo Detectives Gunnarstranda And Frolich With Their Most Intriguing Case Yet. And The Mystery Deepens When The Chief Suspect, Reidun's Lover, Is Also Found Murdered. As The Investigation Proceeds The Focus Shifts To Reidun's Place Of Work, Software Partners, Where The Business And The Private Lives Of The Characters Intermesh In Ways That Become Lethal. K. O. Dahl's Stories Are Propelled By Compelling Narratives Where The Final Twist Is Always Satisfying. Reidun Rosendal's murder presents Oslo detectives Gunnarstranda and Frolich with their most intriguing case yet. And the mystery deepens when the chief suspect, Reidun's lover, is also found murdered. As the investigation proceeds, the focus shifts to Reidun's place of work, Software Partners, where the business and the private lives of the people who work there intermesh in ways that become lethal Gripping and well plotted Scandinavian crime from a master, for all fans of Jo Nesbo