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Ulrik Imtiaz RolfsenGasGassUlrik Imtiaz Rolfsen the filmmaker is bestknown for Izzat and The Last Joint Venture.His action TV series Taxi was run by NRK(Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation) in theautumn of 2011. Here, we meet Javar Jafri fromPakistan, who becomes an unwilling recruit toan investigation into crimes he doesn't want toknow about.In the thriller Gass, we encounter Jafri oncemore. By now he investigates financial crimeand is busy with so called “oil mosquitoes”, smallcompanies with concessions to test drills onthe Norwegian continental shelf. He has a hardtime at home and is jealous of his partner Anne,whom he suspects of having an affair with one of her colleagues. This is why he allowshimself to be tempted into deep water when he receives a mysterious phone call and meetsa diplomatic courier of the lovely female kind.This is Rolfsen's first novel and its level of tension and relevance to the present day is atleast as high as in his films. Javar Jafri is a perfect hero, whom we will surely meet again inmany future novels.▶Crime Fiction‘Great action … fast-paced, funny and crowded withgood and entertaining characters.’DagbladetUlrik Imtiaz Rolfsen (1972–) is a film director. The thrillerIzzat (2005) was his first movie. In 2011 his controversial seriesTaxi was made for television. Gass is his first novel.Photo: Norsk filminstitutt49