Senskade

A florist’s delivery boy brings a gorgeous bouquet to Karin Riis’s door only to find her dead and brutally beaten in her entryway. The police soon narrow their focus to two men: Karin’s ex-husband and her new lover. Both have dubious backgrounds – and both have motives. Unfortunately both also appear to have solid alibis. At first glance, Superintendent Jonfinn Valmann thinks he’s dealing with a classic jealousy murder. But the mystery won’t resolve itself: the more he learns, the more self-contradictory the facts of the case seem to be. And when yet another young woman is found dead, and the two prime suspects feel they’re being threatened and harassed, the confusion becomes complete.

Late Damage is an intense drama of jealousy in which neither the people nor the events are what they seem to be at the outset. A creepy psychological thriller of the first order.

Reviews for Late Damage:
«Devilishly cunning. A convincing and highly complex psychological thriller […] Faldbakken narrates his story from several angles, not only Valmann’s, and he handles the multitude of voices superbly. Nothing is disclosed until he finally, towards the end, unveils the truth in a shocking manner.»
Kurt Hanssen, Dagbladet

«Faldbakken seems to play on a wider register than most crime novelists […] Once again he delivers a piece of consistently solid handiwork […] Late Damage is a tightly woven crime story that deals with serious issues indeed. The dynamic of the story arises through the gradual revelation of the psychological relations between the main characters.»
Geir Vestad, Hamar Arbeiderblad

«Subtle crime mystery […] This is Faldbakken’s fifth crime story starring Superintendent Jonfinn Valmann. I am already looking forward to number six.»
Norunn Ottersen Seip, Dagsavisen

«The Autumn isn’t quite the same without a crime story from Faldbakken, and once again he serves us prime quality […]»
Ørjan Greiff Johnsen, Adresseavisen