2024
Jacob Juul is back, and went straight onto the national best seller list!
The parsonage is buzzing with anticipation as the village's new pastor, Maria, prepares to marry Gjertrud. But as the wedding day approaches, chaos threatens to unravel the festivities. A naked, oil-slicked corpse appears mysteriously on the second floor, while ruthless bandits wreak havoc in the neighborhood. As if that weren't enough, Gjertrud is pregnant, and this summer is the hottest in living memory.
Amidst all this turmoil, the aging pastor Jacob Juul struggles with declining health as he hosts the wedding celebration at the parsonage. He’s helped by his determined granddaughter, Isabella Donnatina, who’s set to be a bridesmaid, though Maria's demanding mother only adds to the complications.
And looming over it all is the critical task of convincing child services that the parsonage is the right home for young Isabella.
Anders Totland’s second book in the quirky, humorous, and slightly absurd crime series about the priest, moonshiner, and beekeeper Jakob Juul gives us more of what we fell in love with last time. This is hysterical madness between two covers.
Refractory novel about a retired priest who becomes a murderer on page one. If you’ve seen the Cohen brothers’ movie “Fargo,” you might have an idea of the solution to the priest’s problems. Recommended.
This is a humorous novel with clever dialogue, observations, and use of metaphors. It gives me associations to Arto Paasilinna’s books, where hysterical and funny situations arise.
As soon as I started reading, I was captivated by the pace, characters, humor, and universe in general. “Now, here’s a movie, I thought, and I want to make it.
Anders Totland
Sara Berntsen
