The Panama Ship
Michelet, Jon: PanamaskipetJon Michelet’s famous hero Vilhelm Thygesen has taken several punches in his life. To get some rest he stays up in the mountains. But down in Oslo things are happening that has important consequences for his life. A woman is found murdered in the park. The police arrests the innocent Thygesen for the murder. Behind it all is a terrible story of a shipowner threatened by bankruptcy and is desparate to find a way out, the strange disappearance of two Pakistani workers, and a rental killer who is starting to follow his own agenda.
Full English translation available upon request.
Praise for THE PANAMA SHIP:
“... one of the best crime writers in (Northern) Europe”
(Berlingske Tidende, Denmark)
“powerful and exciting – also in its writing … THE PANAMA SHIP is more than a crime novel, it’s both a thought provoking and undogmatic commentary on today’s society.”
(Aftenposten)
“all in all there is hardly anyone who writes more entertaining novels in Norwegian”
(VG)
First published: 1984, Forlaget Oktober
Jon Michelet: Biography and bibliography
Rights sold to
| Language | Foreign publisher |
|---|---|
| Danish | Vindrose |
| German | Fischer |
