Synopses & Reviews
A six-year-old girl is found in the Norwegian countryside, hanging lifeless from a tree and dressed in strange doll's clothes. Around her neck is a sign that says "I'm traveling alone."
A special homicide unit in Oslo re-opens with veteran police investigator Holger Munch at the helm. Holger's first step is to persuade the brilliant but haunted investigator Mia Kruger, who has been living on an isolated island, overcome by memories of her past. When Mia views a photograph of the crime scene and spots the number "1" carved into the dead girl's fingernail, she knows this is only the beginning. Could this killer have something to do with a missing child, abducted six years ago and never found, or with the reclusive religious community hidden in the nearby woods?
Mia returns to duty to track down a revenge-driven and ruthlessly intelligent killer. But when Munch's own six-year-old granddaughter goes missing, Mia realizes that the killer's sinister game is personal, and I'm Traveling Alone races to an explosive — and shocking — conclusion.
Review
"A breath of fresh air in
the crowded Scandinavian crime genre, this suspenseful novel...will hook
readers early and keep them on the edge of their seat until the final
pages."
Library Journal (Starred Review)
Review
"A
suspenseful, skillfully wrought thriller with the potential for a
sequel, this is a thoroughly chilling and an excellent read-alike for Jo
Nesbø fans." Booklist (Starred Review)
Review
"[A] complicated, yet
compelling, tale...good solid reading. Bjørk constructs a plot like a
jigsaw puzzle with many pieces, and somehow it all works." Kirkus Reviews
Synopsis
International bestseller Samuel Bjork makes his US debut, a chilling and fast-paced thriller in which two detectives must hunt down a vengeful killer--and uncover the secret that ties each of them to the crime A six-year-old girl is found in the countryside, hanging lifeless from a tree and dressed in strange doll's clothes. Around her neck is a sign that says I'm traveling alone.
A special homicide unit re-opens with veteran police investigator Holger Munch at the helm. Holger's first step is to persuade the brilliant but haunted investigator Mia Kruger, who has been living on an isolated island, overcome by memories of her past. When Mia views a photograph of the crime scene and spots the number 1 carved into the dead girl's fingernail, she knows this is only the beginning. Could this killer have something to do with a missing child, abducted six years ago and never found, or with the reclusive religious community hidden in the nearby woods?
Mia returns to duty to track down a revenge-driven and ruthlessly intelligent killer. But when Munch's own six-year-old granddaughter goes missing, Mia realizes that the killer's sinister game is personal, and I'm Traveling Alone races to an explosive--and shocking--conclusion.
About the Author
Samuel Bjørk is the pen name
of Norwegian novelist, playwright and singer/songwriter Frode Sander
Øien. Øien wrote his first stage play at the age of twenty-one and has
since written two highly acclaimed novels, released six albums, written
five plays, and translated Shakespeare, all in his native Norway. Øien
currently lives and works in Oslo.
I'm Traveling Alone is his American debut.