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Samuel Bjork

    Samuel Bjørk, the pen name of Norwegian novelist, playwright, and singer-songwriter Frode Sander Øien, is an author who has achieved international acclaim. His crime fiction, often compared to the works of Stieg Larsson and Jo Nesbø, demonstrates a powerful and distinctive voice within the genre. Bjørk has captivated readers globally, solidifying his reputation as a formidable force in crime literature.

    Samuel Bjork
    Feder Grab
    The Boy in the Headlights
    The Wolf
    The owl always hunts at night
    I'm travelling alone
    Dead Island
    • 2024

      Dead Island

      • 432 pages
      • 16 hours of reading
      4.3(647)Add rating

      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.

      Dead Island
    • 2023

      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 Wolf
    • 2019

      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?

      The Boy in the Headlights
    • 2016

      The owl always hunts at night

      • 480 pages
      • 17 hours of reading
      4.1(4919)Add rating

      When a young woman is found dead, the police are quick to respond. But what they find at the murder site is unexpected. The body is posed, the scene meticulously set. And there is almost no forensic evidence to be found. Detective Mia Kr3ger is a woman on the edge - she has been signed off work pending psychological assessment. But her boss has less regard for the rules than he should. Desperate to get Mia back in the office, Holger Munch offers her an unofficial deal. But the usually brilliant Mia is struggling and the team are unable to close the case. Until a young hacker uncovers something that forces the team to confront the scope of the murderer's plans and face the possibility that he may already be on the hunt for a second victim.

      The owl always hunts at night
    • 2015

      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.

      I'm travelling alone