VÅDESKUD – THE HARBOR
By Katrine Engberg
THIS FOURTH NOVEL in the “thrilling, nerve-wracking” (Shelf Awareness) Korner and Werner series follows the two detectives as they search for a missing teenager and uncover the web of lies that has threatened his life—and may prevent him from ever being found.
WHEN FIFTEEN-YEAR-old Oscar Dreyer-Hoff disappears in this “masterpiece of Nordic noir” (Booklist, starred review), the police assume he’s simply a runaway—a typically overlooked middle child doing what teenagers do all around the world. But his frantic family is certain that something terrible has happened. After all, what runaway would leave behind a note that reads:
He looked around and saw the knife that had stabbed Basil Hallward. He had cleaned it many times, till there was no stain left upon it. It was bright and glistened. As it had killed the painter, so it would kill the painter’s work, and all that that meant. It would kill the past, and when that was dead, he would be free.
IT’S NOT MUCH to go on, but it’s all that detectives Jeppe Kørner and Anette Werner have. And with every passing hour, as the odds of finding a missing person grow dimmer, it will have to be enough.
ABOUT THE BOOK
First published by People’s, Denmark 2019
RIGHTS SOLD
Bulgaria, Hermes
Denmark, People’s
Estonia, Eesti Raamat
Finland, Otava
France, Fleuve Editions
Germany, Diogenes
Iceland, Ugla Útgáfa
Italy, Marsilio
Lithuania, UAB
The Netherlands, A. W. Bruna
Norway, Bonnier Norsk
Poland, Zysk
Portugal, Minotauro
Spain, Maeva
Sweden, Forum
Turkey, The Kitap
UK, Hodder & Stoughton
US, Scout Press
REVIEWS
Katrine Engberg gets better with every book. In The Harbor, her latest novel for Scout, she brings back the two unforgettable detectives she introduced in The Tenant, as they race against the clock to try to find a missing teenager before it’s too late—and seek justice for the exploited and vulnerable among us.
–Alison C., VP, Executive Editor, on The Harbor, US
One of the best armchair travelogues in ages… It is the absolute humanity of the storytelling that makes the book a masterpiece of Nordic noir.
–Booklist (starred review), US
[E]ngrossing . . . The plot takes some unexpected turns as the detectives unearth some shocking secrets . . . en route to the satisfying conclusion. Readers will eagerly await Jeppe and Anette’s next case.
–Publishers Weekly, US
Perfectly balances a mysterious disappearance with the no less intriguing domestic concerns of its two investigators . . . Engberg is a must-read for fans of Nordic noir.
–BookPage (starred review), US
The Harbor continues the terrific Kørner And Werner series with both a chilling tale of crime, and a sensitive exploration of troubled souls under immense pressure to hide their weaknesses . . . Engberg knows how to depict deeply flawed yet still eminently human and relatable characters, even as she brings us on a non-stop thrill ride through Copenhagen’s seamy underbelly. . . This series perfectly balances Scandi-noir crime with heartfelt family drama.
–Criminal Element, US
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