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The Tarantella

In 1961 a family had to run head over heels from an Algeria struck by civil war. One night in November forty years later a member of this family, now a part of the Parisian prominent circles, disappears. The next day his car is found with the body of a young Jane Doe. The Norwegian forensic expert and special investigator Orla Os works for the French police. The homicide department is for a long time led astray in their work on the case. But little by little stories are revealed; about old sins, deceit and guilt—stories which threaten to crack the Trenet family’s well polished façade. In the outskirts of the events, one person is spinning a dangerous web …

Praise for The Tarantella:

”The Tarantella has come to be a solid and well-written crime novel. Thørring has a crystal-clear, cool language without any big gestures, which goes well with the people and environments she portrays. The shifting between the past in Algeria and the present in Paris is elegantly executed … a first class crime novel.”
Dagens Næringsliv

“Again, Jorun Thørring […] proves her qualities as a crime author”
Avisa Nordland

“An intelligent and complicated intrigue is imparted in an exemplary manner. This should be Thørring’s real break-through … It is an author with confidence who creates such an intricate intrigue as this, and who unveils the connections with such cleverness. The Tarantella has a constantly increasing curve of suspense, and the intrigue is at a high level – and appears credible … At her third attempt, Thørring has simply found her own personal formula for success!”
Adresseavisen

“The intrigue in The Tarantella is both complex and lucid at the same time; Thørring shuffles the cards so cleverly that what seems obvious suddenly becomes a mystery. In addition to Orla Os, she provides a rich and varied gallery of characters, which causes the reader never to lose interest.”
Dagbladet

“In a charming manner, Thørring has found a brilliant style and it all becomes extremely thrilling. She has an unaffected language which is supported by a solid intrigue … I have no doubt that Jorun Thørring is well on her way to gaining ground in the circle of Norwegian crime-writers.”
Trønder-Avisa

“Read Jorun Thørring this autumn, not because she is a writer from the north, but because The Tarantella is a really suspenseful thriller that can measure up to anything written by contemporary Norwegian crime authors.”
Rana Blad

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