1222: A Hanne Wilhelmsen Novel by Anne Holt
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Hanne Wilhelmsen is a former police investigator in Oslo, Norway. She is on her way to see a medical specialist when the train derails at 1222 meters above sea level, fortunately near a mountain inn. The passengers are rescued be people from the inn, but are stranded because of the remote location. Also, a hurricane of a snowstorm is beginning. When a man is found murdered, Hanne is called upon to assist in the investigation, being the only police officer present. As the storm rages, a small group try to discover who is the murderer.

This is a tightly crafted, tense, locked-room mystery. It is one of the best I have read. This is Holt's first novel translated into English. The first Hanne Wilhelmsen book is coming in June 2012.


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