About
The chilling world of Nordic Noir has captivated readers and audiences in recent years with stark, atmospheric landscapes and deeply complex characters that define the genre. The novels of acclaimed Norwegian authors, Thomas Enger and Órjan Karlsson, are excellent examples: flawed investigators, chilling protagonists, haunting disappearances and unsettling secrets which leave the reader questioning the malicious motivations amongst the idyllic settings. In this compelling conversation, they will dig into the roots that made the genre a global phenomenon.
Moderated by Trevor Campbell.
Enger and Karlsson’s appearances are supported by NORLA – Norwegian Literature Abroad.
Everyone here is lying…
Expert on body language and memory, and consultant to the Oslo Police, psychologist Kari Voss sleepwalks through her days, and, by night, continues the devastating search for her young son, who disappeared on his birthday, seven years earlier. Still grieving for her dead husband, and trying to pull together the pieces of her life, she is thrust into a shocking local investigation, when two teenage girls are violently murdered in a family summer home in the nearby village of Son.
Chief Investigator of Nordland Police, Jakob Weber is drawn into a complex case when a teenaged girl goes missing in Northern Norway, and a second woman disappears from a remote island in similar circumstances … FIRST in a compelling, dark new Nordic Noir series.
`Provides a boilerplate for anyone wishing to write a Scandi crime novel … Weber, “a dagger in a velvet sheath”, is an engaging character; discerning readers will wish to meet him again´ Mark Sanderson, The Times
`Atmospheric´ Crime Monthly
`Jakob Weber is a great protagonist, and the sense of place is phenomenal. The perfect start to a series destined for greatness´ Thomas Enger
`This is first-class Nordic Noir from the real North, where danger lurks around every corner´ Gunnar Staalesen
In Norway’s frozen north, it’s not just secrets that are buried…
When nineteen-year-old Iselin Hanssen disappears during a run in a popular hiking area in Bodø, Northern Norway, suspicion quickly falls on her boyfriend.
Dates & Times
Sat, June 28, 2025
7:30pm
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8:30pmA book signing will follow this event
Passes
3-Day Pass
Regular
$75 + $9.75 HST
Under 25
$45 + $5.85 HST
Saturday Pass
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$35 + $4.55 HST
Under 25
$20 + $2.60 HST
Venue
Emmanuel College, Room 119
75 Queen's Park Crescent, Toronto, ON