Description
In the rain-slicked streets of Bergen, a respected judge is found dead in a hotel room, and the city’s veneer of respectability cracks overnight. Private investigator Varg Veum is drawn into a case that leads from whispered scandals to a hidden underworld where privileged teenage girls are exploited for money and drugs. As Veum follows the threads through corrupt networks and desperate lives, he must weigh justice against the danger of exposing truths that powerful people would rather bury. Blending hard-edged noir with social realism, this gripping mystery explores themes of moral compromise, institutional failure, and the cost of silence—propelling readers toward a tense reckoning where every clue matters.
Available Editions
paperback
EuroCrime
Published Jan 1, 2009
313 pages
ISBN: 9781906413194
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Details
First Published
2009
Language
eng
Translation
From: nor
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for The Writing on the Wall by Gunnar Staalesen.