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Night of the Wolf

”the best Norwegian thriller I have read in a long, long time… so exciting and well-written that it can take anyone’s breath away… With NIGHT OF THE WOLF, Tom Egeland has set a new standard for Norwegian thrillers” (Haugesunds Avis)

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A thumping action thriller from the author of the international success novels CIRCLE'S END and GUARDIANS OF THE COVENANT. During a live discussion programme on Norwegian television where several prominent politicians are present, a group of Chechens take up arms. Shocked viewers witness a dramatic hostage situation - and the terrorists demand that the TV-channel broadcast every minute of the bloody drama. Outside the studio the police are working hard to resolve the situation, but it soon becomes clear that not everyone involved are who they pretend to be, and that powerful people in the East will take drastic steps to conceal the true story behind the tragedy.

Once again, TV star Kristin Bye and retired journalist Gunnar Borg, the protagonists from TROLL MIRROR and THE OUIJA BOARD find themselves in the middle of the dramatic events.

Tom Egeland wrote the manuscript for the movie version, which was released in February 2008. Earning excellent reviews in major Norwegian newspapers, the movie was seen by more than 60,000 people in the cinema.

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Praise for NIGHT OF THE WOLF :

"A first class thriller. Tom Egeland's NIGHT OF THE WOLF is extremely sophisticated in its construction. The author constantly has new surprises up his sleeve and spellbinds the reader from the first page to the last. A bull's-eye of a novel!" (VG)

"Not a dull moment; a thriller of the highest quality"
(Aftenposten)

”a great crime-literary experience”
(Adresseavisen)

"Excellent suspense novel by Tom Egeland, who is now one of our most reliable writers of quality crime... ranks among the absolute top novels both in Norway and on an international level"
(Adresseavisen)

"Tom Egeland has written a thriller that approaches world-class”
(Sarpsborg Arbeiderblad)

”The language is sober and masculine. This goes well with the book, which positively smells of testosterone and cold sweat. Here, nothing is sure until the fourth-to-last page of the tremendous ending. Not until the end can the reader exhale, glance at his alarm-clock ashamed, and go to sleep with a grin on his face”
(Oppland Arbeiderblad)

"Outstanding ...A Norwegian thriller of international quality, better than Dan Brown. If you're only bringing one book to the beach this summer, I recommend Tom Egeland's NIGHT OF THE WOLF above anything Dan Brown has ever written"
(Stavanger Aftenblad)

"Ingenious setting... Tom Egeland - a full-blooded thriller writer"
(NRK)

"Unputdownable until the last page... first class entertainment"
(Dagsavisen)

“Once again, Tom Egeland demonstrates why he is Norway’s number one writer of thrillers”
(Bergens Tidende)

"Exciting thriller about a terrorist hijacking of a live TV show. His ambitions reach beyond the mere suspense: Egeland tells the history of Chechnya and his description of the complicated conflict is reliable"
(Dagbladet)

“a thriller you won’t put down until you know how the eight hour-long hostage situation ends”
(Vårt Land)

"One of the best suspense thrillers ever created by a Norwegian"
(Fædrelandsvennen)

First published: 2005 by Aschehoug

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