Anne Holt - Scandinavian noir novelist

Having served as Minister of Justice in Norway, no one can understand better how truly dark it gets in Scandinavia than Anne Holt.

Anne Holt. Anne Holt has a solid background in the legal environment - she has a law degree, has worked in the Oslo Police Department, as a journalist and during a shorter period she even served as Minister of Justice of Norway. This probably explains why she masters this gendre, being one one the most popular crime novelists in Norway, with her works being published in more than 25 countries.

The first book by Holt I read was "1222", which was a refreshing experience, introducing me to the world of the heroines Hanne Wilhelmsen and Inger johanne Vik.

Books in the Hanne Wilhelmsen series - original Norwegian title, year (English title):

• Blind gudinne (Blind Goddess) 1993 *
• Salige er de som tørster (Blessed Are Those Who Thirst) 1994
• Demonens død (Death of the Demon) 1995 *
• Løvens gap (co-authored with Berit Reiss-Andersen) (The Lion's Mouth) 1997
• Død joker (Dead Joker) 1999
• Uten ekko (co-authored with Berit Reiss-Andersen) (No Echo) 2000
• Sannheten bortenfor (The Truth Beyond) 2003 *
• 1222 (1222) 2007 *
• Offline (Odd Numbers) 2015
• I støv og aske 2016

Books in the The Vik/Stubø series - original Norwegian title, year:

• Det som er mitt (What is Mine/Punishment) 2001 *
• Det som aldri skjer (What never happens/The Final Murder) 2004 *
• Presidentens valg (Madam President) 2006 *
• Pengemannen (Fear Not) 2009
• Skyggedød (What Dark Clouds Hide) 2012

* The books I have read so far are marked with an asterisk.