Maestro

One sultry autumn day, Haugesund wakes up to the news that a woman has been thrown from a tower block. Her murder has already been reported. The day before, journalist Viljar Ravn Gudmundsson of newspaper Haugesunds Avis received an email that he didn’t take seriously. When he receives another email, he finds himself in the middle of what feels like a bad crime TV show.

Police investigator Lotte Skeisvoll is tasked with stopping the killer before he fulfils his own prophecies, and she doesn’t have much time. Every second counts when human lives are at stake.

In the background of all this, the conductor waves the baton for his own personal requiem. He has the score and knows the notes. He is the Maestro.

REVIEWS:

"Thrilling, humorous, and playful. [...] Tangen knows crime."
DAGBLADET, 5/6 STARS (NO)

"Geir Tangen writes with an energy that compensates for the most unlikely of scenarios, which makes for a story of incredible drive and high pace."
LOTTA OLSSON, DAGENS NYHETER (SE)

"A dark and slightly creepy thriller that fans of Henning Mankell and Arnaldur Indridason will appreciate."
LIBRARY JOURNAL (US)

"A gripping, suitably atmospheric must-read for Scandinavian crime-fiction devotees."
BOOKLIST (US)

"Geir Tangen plays masterfully with the crime genre. [...] The result is a teasing and original story, balancing between classic crime and genre pastische."
JYLLANDSPOSTEN, FIVE STARS (DK)

"A highlight for all fans of Scandinavian crime!"
WDR 2 (DE)

"Tangen knows how to take the classic elements of the Scandi thriller and turn them into a magnificent thriller. [...] A great achievement by a debut writer…"
THRILLZONE (NL)

"It's an excellent suspense novel with a highly original plot."
KØBENHAVNERAVISEN (DK)