Friday, 13 January 2017

1222 By Anne Holt

1222 Read By Anne Holt

Title:1222
Author:Anne Holt
Format:Paperback
Page:352 pages
ISBN:1451634722

Nominated for the Edgar Award for Best Novel, from Norway s 1 bestselling female crime writer set in an isolated hotel where guests stranded during a monumental snowstorm begin turning up dead A train on its way to the northern reaches of Norway derails during a massive blizzard, 1,222 meters above sea level The passengers head for a nearby hotel, centuries old and prac Nominated for the Edgar Award for Best Novel, from Norway s 1 bestselling female crime writer set in an isolated hotel where guests stranded during a monumental snowstorm begin turning up dead A train on its way to the northern reaches of Norway derails during a massive blizzard, 1,222 meters above sea level The passengers head for a nearby hotel, centuries old and practically empty With plenty of food and shelter from the storm, the evacuees think they are safe, until one of them turns up dead With no sign of rescue and the storm raging, retired police inspector Hanne Wilhelmsen is asked to investigate Paralyzed by a bullet lodged in her spine, Hanne has no desire to get involved But when another body turns up, panic takes over Complicating things is the presence of a mysterious guest, a passenger who traveled in a private rail car and now stays secluded on the top floor of the hotel No one knows who the guest is, or why armed guards are needed Hanne has her suspicions Trapped in her wheelchair, trapped by the storm, and now trapped with a killer, Hanne knows she must act before the killer strikes again


about Author

Anne Holt was born in Larvik, grew up in Lillestr m and Troms , and moved to Oslo in 1978 She graduated with a law degree from the University of Bergen in 1986, and went on to work for The Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation NRK and then the Oslo Police Department, earning her right to practice as a lawyer in Norway In 1990 she returned to NRK, where she worked one year as a journalist and anch Anne Holt was born in Larvik, grew up in Lillestr m and Troms , and moved to Oslo in 1978 She graduated with a law degree from the University of Bergen in 1986, and went on to work for The Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation NRK and then the Oslo Police Department, earning her right to practice as a lawyer in Norway In 1990 she returned to NRK, where she worked one year as a journalist and anchor woman for the news program Dagsrevyen.Holt started her own law practice in 1994, and served as Minister of Justice in Cabinet Jagland for a short period from November 25, 1996 to February 4, 1997.In 1993 Holt made her debut as a novelist with the crime novel Blind gudinne, featuring the lesbian police officer Hanne Wilhelmsen The two novels L vens gap 1997 and Uten ekko 2000 are co authored with former state secretary Berit Reiss Andersen.Holt is one of the most successful crime novelists in Norway She has been published in 25 countries Librarian Note There is than one author in the GoodReads database with this name See this thread for information



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Posted by:Anne Holt
Published :2016-03-04T15:27+01:00
Nominated for the Edgar Award for Best Novel, from Norway s 1 bestselling female crime writer set in an isolated hotel where guests stranded during a
1222
352 pagesAnne Holt

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