On an early April afternoon, a bomb goes off in the Oslo offices of the National Council for Islam in Norway, killing twenty-three people. 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.As a special advisor on cold cases, Hanne Wilhelmsen has cut her official ties to the Security Service a...

A small-time drug dealer is found battered to death on the outskirts of the Norwegian capital, Oslo. A young Dutchman, walking aimlessly in central Oslo covered in blood, is taken into custody but refuses to talk. When he is informed that the woman who discovered the body, Karen Borg, is a lawyer, he demands her as his defender, although her specialty is civil, not criminal, law. The young man is adamant: he will speak to Karen Borg, and to her alone. A couple of days later, Hans E. Olsen,...

The country’s new female prime minister has been shot dead and the gun can’t be found in Anne Holt’s fourth mystery in the award-winning, internationally bestselling Hanne Wilhelmsen books that are “a natural for Jo Nesbø readers” (Booklist, starred review).Less than six months after taking office, the Norwegian Prime Minister is found dead. She has been shot in the head. Was it a politically motivated assassination or personal revenge?Hanne Wilhel...

The second book in Edgar-nominated Anne Holt's internationally bestselling mystery series featuring Detective Inspector Hanne Wilhelmsen, last seen in Blind GoddessIt is only the beginning of May, but in Oslo a brutal heat wave has coincided with an alarming increase in violent crime. In the latest instance, police investigator Hanne Wilhelmsen is sent to a macabre crime scene on the outskirts of town. An abandoned shed is covered in blood. On one wall an eight-digit numbe...

From Edgar Award finalist Anne Holt comes the captivating third book in the series featuring the brilliant and tough police inspector Hanne Wilhelmsen, who must investigate the grisly murder of an orphanage director.In an orphanage outside Oslo, a twelve-year-old boy is causing havoc. The institution's aging director, Agnes Vestavik, sees something chilling in Olav's eyes: sheer hatred. When Vestavik is found murdered, stabbed in the neck with a kitchen knife—with Olav nowhere to b...

The final nail-biting installment in the ten-part, award-winning Hanne Wilhelmsen series from Scandinavia’s most celebrated female crime writer, Anne HoltIn 2001, three-year-old Dina is killed in a tragic car accident. Not long thereafter Dina’s mother dies under mysterious circumstances, and Dina’s father Jonas is convicted of her murder.Now it’s 2016, and the cold case ends up on the desk of Detective Henrik Holme, who tries to convince his mentor Hanne Wilhelmsen that Jo...

Meet Eliza Honeymuff, a young lady with only one desire: erotic exploration.With the assistance of her good friend Henry, Eliza gets her wish. From forbidden dalliances with multiple gentlemen at the same time to exchanging her favors for money, our feisty heroine receives an education in how to be a harlot. Lust governs her every move and it isn't long before Eliza is London's favorite strumpet.Join our heroine as she gives and receives pleasure, a...

Jane is looking for a husband, but her dearest friend tells her to seek out a good lay first, and the rest will... come. So when Jane attends the local ball, she does it with the intention of balling, only to find that relations between men and women aren't as straightforward as she expects!In this short erotic satire, see what happens to an innocent girl seeking regency romance. Graphic and silly euphemisms abound!Includes a sneak-peek at The Untried Temptress:...

Now that Gabriel has taken Lucy as payment for her husband's debts, she has experienced new heights of carnal sensuality that her husband could never give her. And this evening, Gabriel has something even more special planned: new pleasures for Lucy and new humiliation for her worthless husband.Lucy is the special guest of an exclusive gentlemen's club. A special guest and the entertainment…Once again, Lucy's husband must watch everything other men want to do to hi...

When unfortunate circumstances place Eliza under the guardianship of family friend, Henry, she discovers he is willing to help her explore her curiosities about the sensual arts.She offers herself to him and starts a new life: one in which she becomes her guardian's plaything in a forbidden adventure.One sizzling encounter that strips her innocence is all it takes to set Eliza on a new path to pleasure. It doesn't matter that she's ruined for marriage: she'd rather have exp...

Angelique "Angel of Death" LaCroix is one of the most cold-blooded bounty hunters in the west. It's her sidekick, Jasper, who wants to know if she's heartless as well. Jasper has remained a loyal shadow ever since the hitwoman rescued him from a whipping. The duo has cut a dangerous swath from one coast to the other, and back again.Now the handsome stray wants to show his appreciation to his merciless protector. He wants to do more than have Angel's back. He wants to have a...

Kids who love the intrigue of titles such as What Do You Do with an Idea? will be inspired to ask their own questions about the world around them.In this unusual text, young listeners and readers follow a group of diverse kids trying to make sense of the world as they see it. Questions such as What do clouds taste like?, Do my toys miss me when I'm gone?, and I wonder if cars and trucks speak the same language remind us of a child's uniqu...