Wolves at the Door

think it’s no exaggeration to say that Gunnar Staalesen is singularly the most difficult author I have to review, as his books are just so consistently superb, and beautifully translated by Don Bartlett. To this end, each new instalment of the Varg Veum series just puts an increasing strain on the......more

Norway’s favourite private investigator returns but Varg Veum’s day quickly gets off to a bad start when a car drives at him at high speed and comes very close to running him over. Varg Veum is convinced someone meant to kill him. Especially after the deaths of two men who were convicted of crimes V......more

This can be seen as the companion piece to the earlier Wolves In The Dark, and you should read that episode in the Varg Veum series before starting this one. Otherwise, it’s tricky to pick up the threads of the earlier story before you become embroiled in this complex tale of crime and conscience. Wo......more

Fortunately I had read the book two previous to this one, Wolves in the Dark, so I was prepared for the topic and what had happened to Varg in the false accusations and his setup for the crime of child pornography. I am glad I bought this book to finish off my reading of this series. I don't know if......more

Well Gunnar made this a noir episode for Varg Veum and planted a few red herrings to keep the story interesting such as he now knows his real father. Not a red herring but something left over from the last book. However, he talked to everyone in the world, it seemed like, and he was told that there......more