A bomb goes off in the Islamic Council’s building in Oslo, killing several of the Council’s members. The Police and Security Service suspect an Islamist organization to be behind the attack; a feeling that only grows stronger when yet another, bigger explosion rocks the capital.
After years on the outside, Hanne Wilhelmsen is back among the Oslo police. As a special adviser she has no official ties to the Security Service, but after the attack she’s approached by an old friend, Billy T, whose son has undergone some disturbing changes as of late. As she tries to help Billy, the mood of the city takes a turn for the dangerous, and Hanne realizes that Oslo is facing a far greater threat than they have ever seen before.
Offline is the ninth and penultimate book in Anne Holt’s series about Hanne Wilhelmsen.
An outrageously suspenseful novel that skillfully reflects the reality we now live in.
[Anne Holt] once again proves why she is such a popular crime fiction author. She pinpoints the fears of contemporary society without oversimplifying.
Anne Holt
Anne Holt (b. 1958) is one of Scandinavia’s most successful crime writers with 7 million copies sold around the world. Holt is a former Minister of Justice, Police Attorney, lawyer running her own firm, journalist, and TV news editor and anchor. Her novels are intelligent, accessible and suspenseful, with engaging and intriguing protagonists. Tight-knit crime plots are paired with a focus on relational drama. Anne Holt is the author of two extremely successful crime series: the Inger Johanne Vik series (five installments) and the Hanne Wilhelmsen series (nine installments to date).
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Germany, Piper
Italy, Einaudi
Norway, Vigmostad & Bjørke
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UK, Corvus
US, Scribner
Other titles
In Dust and Ashes
1222
Beyond The Truth
No Echo
Dead Joker
The Lion’s Mouth
Death of the Demon
Blessed Are Those Who Thirst
Blind Goddess
Sudden Death
Arrhythmia
What Dark Clouds Hide
Fear Not
Madam President
What Never Happens
What Is Mine
May-Britt, March-Britt and the Peachy Pug
May-Britt & March-Britt
Foreign rights
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Awards
The Great Calibre Award of Honor, Poland, 2012
The Cappelen Prize, Norway, 2001
The Norwegian Booksellers’ Prize, Norway, 1995
The Riverton Prize (Best Norwegian Crime Novel of the Year), Norway, 1994