Fallen Angels

Ever-dogged Bergen PI Varg Veum is forced to dig deep into his own past as he investigates the murder of a former classmate. Vintage, classic Nordic Noir from international bestselling author Gunnar Staalesen.

A vibrant look at the life, loves and betrayals of the past and the ways in which their tentacles cling, never letting you goJohn Harvey

One of my very favourite Scandinavian authorsIan Rankin

Masterful pacingPublishers Weekly

***Now a major TV series starring Trond Espen Seim***

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Exploring his own dark memories may be the only way to find a killer…

When Bergen PI Varg Veum finds himself at the funeral of a former classmate on a sleet-grey December afternoon, hes unexpectedly reunited with his old friend Jakob – guitarist of the once-famous 1960s rock band The Harpers – and his estranged wife, Rebecca, Veums first love.

Their rekindled friendship is thrown into jeopardy by the discovery of a horrific murder, and Veum is forced to dig deep into his own adolescence and his darkest memories, to find a motive … and a killer.

Tense, vivid and deeply unsettling, Fallen Angels is the spellbinding, award-winning thriller that secured Gunnar Staalesens reputation as one of the worlds foremost crime writers.

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Praise for Gunnar Staalesen

Every inch the equal of his Nordic confreres Henning Mankell and Jo NesbøIndependent

Well worth reading, with the rest of Staalesens award-winning seriesNew York Journal of Books

Staalesen continually reminds us why he is one of the finest of Nordic novelistsFinancial Times

The Norwegian ChandlerJo Nesbø

Not many books hook you in the first chapter – this one did, and never let go!Mari Hannah

Chilling and perilous results — all told in a pleasingly dry styleSunday Times

Staalesen does a masterful job of exposing the worst of Norwegian society in this highly disturbing entryPublishers Weekly

The Varg Veum series is more concerned with character and motivation than spectacle, and its in the quieter scenes that the real drama liesHerald Scotland

Gunnar Staalesen is a master of the PI genre, and with Fallen Angels he is at the top of his gameLive Many Lives

It is a story full of mystery, of uncertainty and threat … a truly thought-provoking readJen Meds Book Reviews