The Final Days of Abbot Montrose: An Asbjørn Krag Mystery (Kazabo Publishing) - Softcover

Elvestad, Sven; Riverton, Aka Stein

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1948104156 ISBN 13: 9781948104159

Publisher: Kazabo Publishing, 2018

Synopsis

From the founder of the modern Norwegian crime novel, a story that will keep you thrilled and mystified.

It is an evening in early May when the quiet of Montrose Abbey is shattered by the sounds of shouting and broken glass. When the police arrive, they find the abbey library ransacked and bloodstained. Broken furniture and a burning carpet bear witness to a violent struggle. And the abbot himself, the scholarly Abbot Montrose, is missing. Only a torn fragment of his cassock remains, caught in the wrought-iron fence surrounding the abbey.

The police, the press, and citizens of this northern city fear the worst. What could have befallen the missing abbot? Has he been murdered? Abducted?

As world-renowned Detective Asbjørn Krag and his partner, Detective Sirius Keller, begin to unravel the tangled knot of clues left behind, they find themselves in the city’s infamous Krydder District, “where the dark doorways are as close together as rat holes in an old warehouse.” The more answers they find, the more questions seem to pop up.

This well-constructed, evocative and witty mystery by Sven Elvestead, also known as Stein Riverton (for whom the Norwegian Riverton Prize was named), will keep you guessing until the very last page.

About this title

Review:

"Sven Elvestad is the founder of the modern Norwegian crime novel and a great writer." -- Jo Nesbø

“Quite action packed . . . Baffles in the most satisfying of ways . . . Produces laugh out loud moments.” --  CrossExaminingCrime.com

About the Author:

Sven Elvestad, aka Stein Riverton, was born in Fredrikshald, Norway, in 1884 and is the author of over 90 books. Jo Nesbø calls him "A great writer and the father of the Norwegian crime novel" and, even today, the Riverton Prize is awarded annually to the best Norwegian crime story. In addition to writing acclaimed mysteries, Sven Elvestad was one of the most famous Scandinavian journalists of the early 20th century. Well known for his exploits, he once spent an entire day locked in a lion's cage and was the first foreign journalist to interview Hitler.

About this edition

• Publisher: Kazabo Publishing
• Publication date: 2018
• ISBN 10: 1948104156
• ISBN 13: 9781948104159
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 212