Reviews

• “Selma Falck is tougher than her predecessors, she lies, steals, annoys – and enthuses.”

• “Holt captivates with a complex crime story as well as with insights into the Norwegian national gospel: cross-country skiing.”

• “Anne Holt is an energetic and clever woman with something to say on many subjects, who closely observes current political and social developments. /…/ Now there is a new investigator in the Anne Holt crime universe, a very special woman, and her name is Selma Falck.”

• “The grand lady of Norwegian crime fiction introduces a new heroine /…/ Entertaining”

• “The main characters of the novel are described so well that you think you know them. Selma Falck is one of them, and she is a wonderful, fresh addition to the crime genre. Holt is confident in her field and prose. And she knows how to keep a tight grip on her readers.”

• “A Grave for Two is strikingly well-written. Anne Holt has with her main character Selma Falck created a figure that stands very strong in the story, which is vibrant and credible – and will be exciting to follow in the future.”

• “Anne Holt possesses the ability to construct a good murder intrigue and to weave in topical themes as well.”

• “An expectedly well written and suspenseful story.”

• “Anne Holt is a master at weaving intrigue.”

• “An efficiently told crime novel and there’s suspense from the first until the last page.”

• “Anne Holt is in her best shape /…/ Holt tells us the story with perfect pace and in a very assertive way.”

• “Impossible to put down.”

• “A page-turner.”

• “After eighteen crime novels, Holt is one of our most professional writers and knows just how to get us readers hooked. /…/ Holt is good at timing, and at constructing magnificent and clever crime plots. /…/ This is definitely a crime novel worth reading, and I’m looking forward to the next novel featuring the eccentric duo Selma Falck and Einar Falsen.”

• “A Grave For Two shows a writer in complete command of how to plot out a successful crime novel. The text is meticulously composed with precise, fine details and excellent literary depictions that lend a realism and atmosphere to the different scenes. /…/ [Anne Holt] knows how to portion out hints about both characters and mysteries to keep the reader curious. She is particularly good at building the characters. /…/ [A Grave For Two] is like a vitamin shot to an authorship that never ceases to renew itself.”