The Lion's Mouth

'THE QUEEN OF SCANDINAVIAN CRIME THRILLERS' RED



'A THRILLER WRITER OF THE HIGHEST ORDER' LIZA MARKLUND



What secrets lie behind the death of the Prime Minister in this chilling thriller for fans of Jussi Adler-Olsen, Ragnar Jonasson and Ann Cleeves



Less than six months after taking office, the Norwegian Prime Minister is found dead. She has been shot in the head. But was it a politically motivated assassination or personal revenge?



The death shakes the country to its core. The hunt for her killer is complicated, intense and gruelling. Hanne Wilhelmsen must contain the scandal before a private tragedy becomes a public outrage, in what will become the most sensitive case of her career...



This is a story of lies, intrigue and politics. The Lion's Mouth questions who holds the power in Norway, and how far they will go to use it.

Readers love THE LION'S MOUTH

'Gripping' *****

'Great tension, great characters .... a must-read' *****

'Great plot and unexpected ending' *****

'Unputdownable' *****



Anne Holt is Norway's bestselling female crime writer. She spent two years working for the Oslo Police Department before founding her own law firm and serving as Norway's Minster for Justice between 1996 and 1997. She is published in 30 languages with over 7 million copies of her books sold.



Anne Holt is the godmother of modern Norwegian crime fiction.



Lively, unusual and persuasive. Holt writes with the command we have come to expect from the top Scandinavian writers.



Anne Holt is a thriller writer of the highest order.



Step aside, Stieg Larsson, Holt is the queen of Scandinavian crime thrillers.