| Cold Hearts Contributor(s): Staalesen, Gunnar (Author), Bartlett, Don (With) |
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ISBN: 1908129433 ISBN-13: 9781908129437 Publisher: Arcadia Books OUR PRICE: $16.19 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Mystery & Detective - Private Investigators |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 0.78" H x 5.15" W x 7.82" (0.55 lbs) 278 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: On a frosty January day in Bergen, private detective Varg Veum is visited by a prostitute whose friend has disappeared. Before her disappearance, something had unsettled her: she'd turned away a customer and returned to the neighborhood in terror. Shortly after taking the case, Veum finds the first body - and it won't be the last either. His investigation leads him into a dark subculture where corrupted idealism has had deadly consequences. Veum can skillfully dole out violence, but the essentially humane detective prefers methods that involve dialogue and deduction, investigation and intellect- a welcome contrast to many in his line of work.--Publishers Weekly Sept. 9, 2013 Cold Hearts is top-tier Scandinavian crime fiction; straightforward dialogue drives the plot, and tough but sympathetic Veum is equally comfortable in a fistfight, proving for secrets behind Bergen's closed doors, or examining crime's sociological roots.--Booklist*, Nov. 1, 2013 |