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.
Holger Munch and Mia Krüger Series
Immerse yourself in a gripping series of Scandinavian crime thrillers that explore the darkest corners of human nature. Follow the investigations of two brilliant detectives as they unravel complex and chilling mysteries. Each installment promises intricate plots, psychological depth, and a suspenseful atmosphere that keeps readers on the edge of their seats.
Recommended Reading Order
The Owl Always Hunts at Night
- 480 pages
- 17 hours of reading
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
The Boy in the Headlights
- 384 pages
- 14 hours of reading
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 Wolf
- 432 pages
- 16 hours of reading
'Gives Jo Nesbo a run for his money money' Sunday Express 'Written in Bjork's habitual cool prose, it's an absorbing, twisty novel' Sunday Times 'Her name is Mia Kruger, and it is she who makes this superb story very special indeed. Genuinely gripping and with a wonderful heroine, it is sensational' Daily Mail ___ It was one of Sweden's most notorious unsolved cases: two young boys abducted and murdered, their bodies brutally, artistically arranged. But eight years later, when two other boys are found in similar circumstances, it looks like the killer might be back - this time in neighbouring Norway. Led by veteran detective Holger Munch, the investigating police are baffled. There are no clues, no leads to follow. In desperation, Munch drafts in a trainee from the Police Academy, Mia Kruger, a young woman with an uncanny ability to see beyond the facts. Little does he know that Mia is battling her own demons and will soon find that her life and that of the case are entwined in ways no one could have imagined.... From the internationally bestselling author of I'm Travelling Alone, comes another mesmerically chilling psychological tale of cat and mouse where the hunter may not know that they have become the hunted before it's too late... ___ Readers love Samuel Bjork: 'Ingenious' 'Simply terrific' 'Intelligent and gripping' 'Perfect for Scandi-Noir lovers'
Dead Island
- 432 pages
- 16 hours of reading
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.
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2x Samuel Bjork BOX
- 2 volumes
- 784 pages
- 28 hours of reading
Sova. V lese visí anděl. „Od dob Larssonova Millenia tu nejspíš nebyla tak zvláštní, nesourodá, a přitom skvěle fungující dvojice vyšetřovatelů jako u nadšeně přijímaného románu Samuela Bjorka...“ napsal po českém vydání románu V lese visí anděl recenzent v Instinktu. A čtenářská obliba detektivek s Holgerem Munchem a Miou Krügerovou jeho slova potvrzuje. Užijte si oba jejich případy v jednom!
3 x Samuel Bjork. V lese visí anděl. Sova. Clona
- 3 volumes
- 368 pages
- 13 hours of reading
Tři případy nesourodé, zato sehrané dvojice vyšetřovatelů Holgera Muncha a Mii Krügerové v jednom balíčku. Pod pseudonymem Samuel Bjork se skrývá úspěšný norský spisovatel, dramatik, zpěvák a textař Frode Sander Oien. Svou první divadelní hru napsal v jedenadvaceti letech, od té doby vedle dalších her vydal dva vysoce hodnocené romány: Pepsi Love (2001) a Speed k snídani (2009), natočil šest hudebních alb, věnuje se také výtvarnému umění a překládá Shakespeara. Jeho první detektivka V lese visí anděl (2013, č. 2015) se hned po vydání stala hitem v celé Skandinávii. Následně tento vrstevnatý a propracovaný detektivní román, v němž uvádí na scénu dvojici detektivů Holgera Muncha a Miu Krügerovou, vyvolal obrovskou vlnu mezinárodního zájmu a již byl přeložen do více než třiceti jazyků. Druhý detektivní případ, který Holger s Miou vyšetřují v románu Sova (2015, č. 2016), se vyznačuje právě tak promyšlenou a napínavou zápletkou, ale navíc odhalí mnohé z osobního života obou hlavních hrdinů. Ve třetí knize s názvem Clona (2018, č. 2019) se osobní záležitosti vyšetřovatelů proplétají s případy více, než by si kterýkoli z nich přál.
