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An apartment building. A woman clearing up the mess her three-year-old son has made on the stairway. A child staring into an open doorway. The naked leg of a woman sticking out of that doorway. Blood. A woman's scream.
Reidun Rosendal's murder presents Oslo detectives Gunnarstranda and Frolich with their most intriguing case yet. And the mystery deepens when the chief suspect, Reidun's lover, is also found murdered.
As the investigation proceeds the focus shifts to Reidun's place of work, Software Partners, where the business and the private lives of the characters intermesh in ways that become lethal.
K. O. Dahl's stories are propelled by compelling narratives where the final twist is always satisfying.
About the Author
Kjell Ola Dahl was born in Norway in 1958 and lives with his wife and children in Askim, near Oslo. His first novel Dødens more investeringer (Deadly Investments) was published in Norway in 1993. The Fourth Man, was the first of his Oslo Detectives mysteries to be published in English. This was followed by The Man in the Window and The Last Fix.
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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
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Although 'Lethal Investments' is the fourth novel, featuring the Oslo
detectives Gunnarstranda and Frolich ,to be published in English,it is
the first in the series.Despite being published out of written order,
one's enjoyment is not spoiled.
When Reiden Rosendal,a young single attractive woman is murdered in her
apartment,the man she slept with that night becomes a suspect.He is then
murdered ,and the two detectives switch their attention onto Reiden's
employers, a shady computer company.
In a sense the story is a traditional 'whodunnit',with the detectives
relying,not so much on traditional spade-work,but rather interviews and
intuition,in order to discover the culprit.
This is both a satisfying read in itself ,and also a good introduction-for
those who have not encountered them before -to the fascinating detectives
Gunnarstranda and Frolich.
detectives Gunnarstranda and Frolich ,to be published in English,it is
the first in the series.Despite being published out of written order,
one's enjoyment is not spoiled.
When Reiden Rosendal,a young single attractive woman is murdered in her
apartment,the man she slept with that night becomes a suspect.He is then
murdered ,and the two detectives switch their attention onto Reiden's
employers, a shady computer company.
In a sense the story is a traditional 'whodunnit',with the detectives
relying,not so much on traditional spade-work,but rather interviews and
intuition,in order to discover the culprit.
This is both a satisfying read in itself ,and also a good introduction-for
those who have not encountered them before -to the fascinating detectives
Gunnarstranda and Frolich.
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
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Finally, 18 years after initial publication, English-language customers are able to read the first of K O Dahl's Oslo detective series. I have previously read the three other novels in this series (so far numbering eight) that have been translated, in reverse order to that in which they were written. (Dahl is not the only Nordic author to suffer this fate.) I highly recommend these books to those who like classic police procedurals, as it is now possible to read the first four books in the right order, which is preferable to the way I read them, given that one of the themes is the relationship between the older, balding, small Gunnarstranda and his junior, taller colleague Frank Frolich. In Lethal Investments, Frolich does not think much of Gunnarstranda at the start, but as this book, and future volumes, pan out, the relationship between the men changes. We also follow the tracks of their personal lives, as Gunnarstranda mourns the death of wife (which took place four years before Lethal Investments opens) and Frolich begins a relationship with commune-liver Eva-Britt - a relationship with plenty of ups and downs.
But the main plots of these novels concern in each case a crime, with all the details of Gunnarstranda's and Frolich's investigation, along the way providing nuggets of information about Norwegian lifestyles and attitudes. Lethal Investments begins with the death of a young woman, Reidun Rosendal, after she's spent the night in her apartment with a young man. Did he murder her before he left in the morning, or did someone else commit the deed later? The detectives start by interviewing the neighbours, including a repellent old man who lives across the street who spied on the lovely Reidun, and continue by talking to Reidun's colleagues where she worked at a company called Software Partners.
The first two-thirds of the book is quite slow, as Gunnarstranda and Frolich follow up different leads which we see filtered through each man's prejudices and perceptions. I enjoyed encountering the different (mostly non-admirable) people whom the detectives interview, the gritty, honestly up-front social mosaic that is built up as the book progresses, as well as all the rude, cynical byplay between the two main characters - beautifully conveyed by Don Bartlett's typically naturalistic and smooth translation. The latter part of the book moves the action on when two more murders occur - which, together with a coincidence or two and a dash of intuition in Gunnarstranda's case, allow the cops to home in on the evidence they need to support their hypothesis about the crime. I found it quite easy to work out what was going on and who was behind the crimes, but this didn't spoil my enjoyment of this classic crime novel.
But the main plots of these novels concern in each case a crime, with all the details of Gunnarstranda's and Frolich's investigation, along the way providing nuggets of information about Norwegian lifestyles and attitudes. Lethal Investments begins with the death of a young woman, Reidun Rosendal, after she's spent the night in her apartment with a young man. Did he murder her before he left in the morning, or did someone else commit the deed later? The detectives start by interviewing the neighbours, including a repellent old man who lives across the street who spied on the lovely Reidun, and continue by talking to Reidun's colleagues where she worked at a company called Software Partners.
The first two-thirds of the book is quite slow, as Gunnarstranda and Frolich follow up different leads which we see filtered through each man's prejudices and perceptions. I enjoyed encountering the different (mostly non-admirable) people whom the detectives interview, the gritty, honestly up-front social mosaic that is built up as the book progresses, as well as all the rude, cynical byplay between the two main characters - beautifully conveyed by Don Bartlett's typically naturalistic and smooth translation. The latter part of the book moves the action on when two more murders occur - which, together with a coincidence or two and a dash of intuition in Gunnarstranda's case, allow the cops to home in on the evidence they need to support their hypothesis about the crime. I found it quite easy to work out what was going on and who was behind the crimes, but this didn't spoil my enjoyment of this classic crime novel.
0 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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I was hoping for another intriguing and absorbing police novel but this was not the case. To start with, the translation was unbelievably poor with vocabulary and phrases that are not used currently in the English language. The story had a promising basis but the plot was very thin and there was a lot of repetition by the main characters of the clues they had. Their personalities were well-drawn but they were poorly served by the storyline.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Scandinavian pot boiler
This is a Mankell-Larsson look-alike but without the writing skill.Both characterisation and plot are somewhat weak.OK for passing the time if there is nothing better on the shelf!
Published 1 month ago by hypercritic
Well plotted and written
Although the characterisation of the two detectives is a bit laboured and tends to slow the pace, this novel is crisply written, revolving around a clever plot. Read more
Published 3 months ago by B. Lowe
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