crime fiction - Cappelen Damm

▶ Crime FictionTorkil DamhaugDeath by WaterDøden ved vannLiss lives a dissolute life in Amsterdam, but when her sisterdisappears, she jumps on the first plane home. In Oslo shedesperately searches for answers. But someone is willing tokill in order to hide the truth behind her sister's gruesomefate.Døden ved vann is a thriller that trespasses the boundariesbetween past and present. It is about a child who searchesfor love and meets with desire. Several of the characters appearingin the novel can also be found in last year's thrillerSe meg, Medusa.Rights sold to: Czech Republic (Jota), Denmark (Modtryk), France (Seuil), Germany (Droemer Knaur),The Netherlands (Ambo Anthos) and Russia (Azbooka).Torkil DamhaugLook at Me, MedusaSe meg, MedusaAxel Glenne runs his own successful surgery business.Then something happens that will turn his life upsidedown. A shadow from the past re-awakens. At the sametime he meets a young female student doctor and finds itdifficult not to be attracted to her.Not long after a woman's body is found in Nordmarka.While the death is being investigated, another woman ismurdered. The similarities between the killings are tooclose to be coincidental. It appears that Axel Glenne has aconnection to both victims. The police are working undertremendous pressure. Chief Inspector Hans Magnus Viken suspects that an understandingof a sick mind is just as important as conventional police work, if they are to succeed inpreventing further killings.36Se meg, Medusa is a thriller where faith and myths force their way into both the readers' andthe police's attempt at solving the puzzling murders. The story revolves around and throwslight on different issues: identity, jealousy, bestiality, unfaithfulness and revenge.Rights sold to: Denmark (Modtryk), Germany (Droemer Knaur), Russia (Azbooka) and Turkey(Pegasus).