Reviews

• “[Jørn Lier Horst & Thomas Enger’s] collaborations — of which Smoke Screen is the second — coalesce to impressive effect. /…/ Enger/Horst know exactly how to manipulate the reader.”

• “The two strong characters of Blix and Ramm complement each other brilliantly in their search for the culprit behind a suspected terrorist attack in central Oslo. /…/ A clever, fast-paced puzzle packed with suspense. Despite the sometimes graphic elements in the story, the book has a gentle focus on the human drama behind the bloodshed.”

• “A suspenseful story with plenty of contemporary feel to it.”

• “A multilayered and engaging social drama. /…/ The combination of Horst and Enger is a successful one. As in their previous thriller, Death Deserved – also worth reading – the two don’t just offer up a skillfully composed puzzle, but pieces from the protagonists’ private lives. A great mix in 328 entertaining pages.”

• “Horst/Enger invites [the reader] to a well-directed guided tour through dysfunctional family relations and various rough environments in the search for the solution to the [novel’s] mystery.”

• “The plot is propelled by an excellent and solid crime mystery with several surprising twists.”

• “Nerve-racking summer suspense. /…/ Brace yourself – the suspense doesn’t let up from page one till the end. /…/ The suspense level is so high it’s hard to put the book down. This is crime fiction entertainment of the highest order, penned by two of Norway’s most prominent crime writers, both familiar with the environments they write about. The combination of an ongoing case and a so-called “cold case” is excellently handled. /…/ Death Deserved was a high point, but Smoke Screen is even better. /…/ Smoke Screen is, alongside Knife by Jo Nesbø, this summer’s great reading experience within the crime and suspense genre.”

• “Thomas Enger and Jørn Lier Horst keep up the suspense. /…/ The fast-paced and appetite-stirring prologue of Smoke Screen hits the bullseye. So does what comes after.”