Death of the Demon

Description

In the outskirts of Oslo, a 12-year-old boy in a foster institution—Olav—turns daily life into a storm of rage and provocation, leaving caregivers and authorities struggling to understand what’s driving him. When the foster home’s formidable director, Agnes Vestavik, begins to sense that his behavior is more than mere delinquency, she is pulled into a mystery that reaches far beyond the walls of the institution. As clues surface and old wounds resurface, the story explores how trauma, power, and institutional control can distort childhood—and what it takes to see the truth when everyone has a reason to look away. With Anne Holt’s sharp, psychologically driven storytelling and a talent for building suspense from human complexity, this novel blends crime intrigue with a haunting examination of responsibility and redemption.