In Dust and Ashes
by Anne Holt
2020-12-29 14:52:57
The final nail-biting installment in the ten-part, award-winning Hanne Wilhelmsen seriesâbestselling in Norway and throughout Europeâfrom Scandinaviaâs most celebrated female crime writer, Anne Holt. Police investigator Kjell Bonsaksen...
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The final nail-biting installment in the ten-part, award-winning Hanne Wilhelmsen seriesâbestselling in Norway and throughout Europeâfrom Scandinaviaâs most celebrated female crime writer, Anne Holt. Police investigator Kjell Bonsaksen is a contented man in most areas of life, but for one mistake he made years ago that has rankled like a stone in his shoe ever since: in 2001, a two-year-old girl was killed by a speeding car while playing in the road in front of her home. The marriage of the toddlerâs grief-stricken parents dissolved in the wake of the accident, and not long thereafter, the girlâs mother died under mysterious circumstances. The girlâs father, Jonas, was convicted of his ex-wifeâs murder and sentenced to twelve years in prison. But Kjell Bonsaksen knew he was innocent. Now itâs 2016, and Kjell is looking forward to his retirement to the French countryside with his wife. An uncomfortable chance encounter with Jonas at a roadside gas station prompts him to dig out Jonasâs case files for Detective Henrik Holme, the resident cold case prodigy. Henrik doesnât take long to convince his beloved mentor, Hanne Wilhelmsen, that Jonas was wrongly convicted for his ex-wifeâs murder. As their investigation evolves, Hanne and Henrik uncover eerie connections to the recent suicide of a right-wing extremist blogger whose fanatic ideologies seem incompatible with a desire to die. Masterfully plotted, In Dust and Ashes is the outstanding finale to Anne Holtâs award-winning, politically and socially conscious series, confirming Hanne Wilhelmsen as a character who will âget in your headâand stay thereâ (Entertainment Weekly).
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