My thanks to the Author publisher's and NetGalley for providing me with a Kindle version of this book to read and honestly review.
If you like Police procedural and Scandi Noir stories then this is a book for you. The sixth book in the series but works perfectly as a standalone story.
Quality writing and superb characterisation throughout, absorbing and engaging from first to last page. Atmospheric clever descriptive topical, and at times emotional poignant and quite sad at others there is hold your breath tension, gruesome descriptions of violence, yet there is time for a possible burgeoning love story for our hero in the next book. As usual his ballsy brave fearless daughter Line is on hand to help or occasionally hinder.
Completely and utterly recommended. ( )

A severed head is found stuck on a stake in the middle of the small town of Larvik. The victim, a young immigrant girl, her body missing. When a second body is found, shot execution-style, Wisting knows that this is a serious situation. His daughter Line, a journalist, is also pursuing her own leads and both converge around the trafficking of drugs across Scandinavia.
This is a really strong detective novel which has political undercurrents around Afghanistan and the play off between humanitarian support and the war against insurgents. As ever with Horst, the narrative is fact-paced and the plot tight. ( )