1222 Lib/E (Library)
From Norway's #1 bestselling crime writer comes a suspenseful locked-room mystery, the US debut of a new series, 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 careens off the track during a massive blizzard, 1,222 meters above sea level. The passengers abandon the train for a nearby, century-old hotel that is practically empty except for the staff. With plenty of food and shelter from the storm, the passengers think they are safe--until one of them turns up dead. With no sign of rescue and the storm continuing to rage, retired police inspector Hanne Wilhelmsen is asked to investigate. Paralyzed by a bullet lodged in her spine, Hanne has no wish to return to police work. Bitter and antisocial, she is slowly coaxed back to her old habits as curiosity and a natural talent for observation compel her to take an interest in the passengers and their secrets. When another body turns up, Hanne realizes that time is running out and she must act fast before panic takes over. Trapped in her wheelchair, trapped by the storm, and now trapped with a killer, Hanne has to fit the pieces of the puzzle together before they strike again.
Anne Holt's books have sold more than five million copies in Europe, and her books are #1 bestsellers in Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Iceland, and Finland. Now she is poised to gain a huge American following with this captivating new mystery that pays homage to Agatha Christie and her classic book, And Then There Were None.
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Marlaine Delargy is based in Shropshire in the United Kingdom. She studied Swedish and German at the University of Wales, Aberystwyth, and taught German in comprehensive schools for almost twenty years. She has translated novels by authors including Åsa Larsson, Kristina Ohlsson, Helene Tursten, John Ajvide Lindqvist, Therese Bohman, Ninni Holmqvist, and Johan Theorin, with whom she won the Crime Writers' Association International Dagger for The Darkest Room in 2010.
"Anne Holt is a thriller writer of the highest order. With the claustrophobic and breathless suspense in 1222 she, again, proves her extraordinary abilities."
-- "Liza Marklund, New York Times bestselling author ""Anne Holt is the godmother of modern Norwegian crime fiction."
-- "Jo Nesbo, New York Times bestselling author""It's easy to see why Anne Holt, former minister of justice in Norway, and currently its bestselling female crime writer, is rapturously received in the rest of Europe...The buildup of tension is slow but superbly effective. Holt's vivid depiction of claustrophobia, petty squabbles, and mob hysteria is just as convincing as her evocation of the storm outside."
-- "Guardian (London)""Retired police detective Hanne Wilhelmsen makes her US debut in Holt's intriguing reimagining of Agatha Christie's And Then There Were None...The prickly Hanne is worth getting to know."
-- "Publishers Weekly"Kate Reading is an apt voice for one-time police inspector Hanne Wilhelmsen...This is a good audiobook for wintertime listening when the snow is swirling outside.
-- "AudioFile""Bestselling Norwegian author Holt channels her inner Agatha Christie to deliver a frigidly good whodunit as she introduces the first of a new mystery series."
-- "Library Journal""A fascinating, extremely modern homage to the classic detective novel."
-- "Der Spiegel (Germany) ""Step aside, Stieg Larsson. Holt is the queen of Scandinavian crime thrillers...Captures the Agatha Christie spirit of the good, old-fashioned murder mystery."
-- "Red Magazine (UK) ""A pleasure from start to finish...A dazzling and classic crime story and a brilliant thriller."
-- "Bokavisen (Norway) ""Holt updates the classic locked-room mystery with such bravado that on the last page the reader can only give a deep sigh of contentment."
-- "Aamulehti (Finland)""A masterpiece of the genre, a real non-stop read."
-- "Skanska Dagbladet (Sweden)"
