Samuel Bjork Books

Mia Kruger returns to the serene island of Hitra, seeking solace from her tumultuous past as a police investigator. Her peace is disrupted when she is approached by young Sofia, who seeks help in finding her missing friend, Jonathan, who vanished three years prior. As Mia delves into the cold case, a recent murder linked to Jonathan surfaces, prompting her to enlist former boss Holger Munch. Together, they must unravel a web of deceit in the seemingly tranquil community before the killer strikes again.

When the body of a young girl is found hanging from a tree, the only clue the police have is an airline tag around her neck. It reads 'I'm travelling alone'. In response, police investigator Holger Munch is immediately charged with assembling a special homicide unit. But to complete the team, he must track down his former partner, Mia Kr�ger - a brilliant but troubled detective - who has retreated to a solitary island with plans to kill herself. Reviewing the file, Mia finds something new - a thin line carved into the dead girl's fingernail: the number 1. She knows that this is only the beginning. To save other children from the same fate, she must find a way to cast aside her own demons and stop this murderer from becoming a serial killer.

Two books into this stark but compelling series, Bjork's trademark themes are the lethal intersection of technology with child abuse and misogyny. The Sunday Times

In Sweden two young boys are murdered, their corpses left in an almost brutally artistic arrangement, and the case remains unsolved. Years later, two more young boys are murdered in Norway in similar circumstances. Mia Kr ger, a young trainee at the Police Academy is drafted in to help solve the case due to her uncanny ability to piece together these horrific stories. Teamed up with Munch, her skills and his experience start to show that the two cases may be connected.

The bestselling series, a former Richard and Judy bookclub pick, returns with another chilling case. 'Gives Jo Nesbo a run for his money' Sunday Express Munch and Krüger. An unexpected pairing. A brilliant team. Winter 1996. An old man is driving home when his headlights catch an animal on the empty road up ahead. He stamps hard on the brakes. But it is not an animal at all. It is a young boy, frightened and alone, with a set of deer antlers strapped firmly to his head. Fourteen years later, a body is found in a mountain lake. Within weeks, three people have died. Each time, the killer has left a clue, inviting Special Investigations Detectives Munch and Krüger to play a deadly game - a game they cannot possibly win. Against the most dangerous and terrifying kind of serial killer. One who chooses their victims completely at random. To find the killer they must look deep within their own dark pasts, but how can you stop a murderer when you cannot begin to predict their next move?

Aus einem Jugendheim bei Oslo verschwindet ein siebzehnjähriges Mädchen. Einige Zeit später wird sie tot im Wald gefunden – gebettet auf Federn, umkränzt von einem Pentagramm aus Lichtern und mit einer weißen Blume zwischen den Lippen. Die Ermittlungen des Teams um Kommissar Holger Munch und seine Kollegin Mia Krüger drehen sich im Kreis, bis sie von einem mysteriösen Hacker kontaktiert werden. Er zeigt ihnen ein verstörendes Video, das neue Details über das Schicksal des Mädchens enthüllt. Und am Rande der Aufnahmen ist der Mörder zu sehen, verkleidet als Eule – der Vogel des Todes …

Een opsporingsteam van de politie in Oslo moet onder leiding van inspecteur Holger Munch de moorden op zesjarige meisjes oplossen.