VOLD OG MAGT – VIOLENCE AND POWER
by Elsebeth Egholm
Two bombs explode in Aarhus a few minutes apart. The one in a solar center, where Dicte Svendsen would have been, in the forward-looking mayoral candidate Francesca Olsen’s car. A candidate for mayor, whom Dicte was supposed to speak with that afternoon… DNA traces from the first crime scene cast suspicion on Dicte’s adopted son, who disappeared from the face of the earth. In her search for him and the story behind the bombs, Dicte embarks on a journey that forces her to face herself and her life’s choices. It’s a breathtaking drama, where the big questions are at stake: What happens when those who have power abuse it? Is blood thicker than water? And who decides what is normal? We are taken to an underworld, where violence and power set the agenda, and where old wounds must be reopened.
ABOUT THE BOOK
First published by Politikens Forlag, Denmark 2009
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Denmark, Politikens Forlag
REVIEWS
“Egholm sets herself apart from many others because she can write, create and scare.”
Berlingske
“Egholm is on a par with colleagues who regularly storm German bestseller lists – that’s where she belongs! “
NORDIS Magazin, Germany
“No one does it better. She easily takes a seat next to Jussi Adler-Olsen as Denmark’s queen of crime.”
Dagbladenes Bureau
Elsebeth Egholm writes absolutely magnificently.
Litteratursiden.dk
Elsebeth Egholm is a truly great writer.
Bogrummet.dk
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