Det henger en mann fra en bjelke i ei koie i nærheten av ei nedlagt gullgruve. Den døde heter Ringo, og det har gått tjuefem år siden datteren hans, Stella, sverget at hun aldri ville se ham igjen. Stella må reise den lange veien hjem for å begrave mannen hun foraktet. Hjembygda Vike ligger […]
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Le jour est arrivé!
Cette semaine, finalement, verra le lancement de « Les Adept » en version française. Je suis extrêmement fier et bien curieux de savoir comment le grand public français – si savant – va recevoir mon livre, l’inspecteur Fredrik Beier et son collègue Kafa Iqbal. Certains ont déjà eu l’occasion de lire et passer en revue le livre. […]
this fall
The Polish Vote
After its release in Poland, Naśladowcy (Those Who Follow) is getting a very warm welcome. Just look what onet.pl, Poland´s largest web portal has to say about Naśladowcy in their review: «Although the Scandinavian crime fiction authors are known throughout the world, Johnsrud definitely stands out among them. (…) Those Who Follow have everything needed for a good detective […]
Nice reviews from Hungary
«A masterful story, with several shocking turns.» This is what the Hungarian magazine Eva writes about Those Who Follow, or Követők, which is the Hungarian title, in their review. It is exciting, and a little bit terrifying, to meet an audience in a new country for the first time. Today Those Who Follow was released in […]
Wienerbroderskabet released in Denmark
I´m proud and happy that Wienerbrorskapet today was made available for a danish audience, under the title Wienerbroderskabet. Hope you enjoy the book, Denmark. I am currently in the danish city of Horsens, where Scandinavia´s largest crime festival, Krimimessen, takes place, so if you are nearby, and want to hear more about the book, please […]
Viedenské Bratstvo
Hello Slovakia! In a little less than two weeks, Those Who Follow will be released in Slovakia, under the title Viedenské Bratstvo. I am happy that the publisher Premedia have found inspiration for the cover in the historical part of the story, that takes place before and during WW2. The releasedate for Viedenské Bratstvo is February 24th. Read more here […]
Gli Adepti!
First of all – happy new year! Six months have passed, since our last post. But I haven’t been resting. Instead I have been working on the second part of the story, about Fredrik Beier, Kafa Iqbal and the other characters from Those Who Follow. Or Gli Adepti as will be the Italian title, when […]
The End
Det handler ikke om når man tar farvel. Det handler om hvordan. Å formulere slutten på en historie kan være det aller vanskeligste. Det handler om komponere ekkoet som blir tilbake, når konserten er over. Formulere ordene på gravsteinen. Det handler om hva leseren skal føle, i det hun klapper boken igjen og trekker pusten. Klumpen i […]
Ingar Johnsrud 