#BlogTour: Big Sister by Gunnar Staalesen @annecater @OrendaBooks #BigSister #VargVeum #RandomThingsTours

Book Synopsis:

Varg Veum receives a surprise visit in his office. A woman introduces herself as his half-sister, and she has a job for him. Her god-daughter, a 19-year-old trainee nurse from Haugesund, moved from her bedsit in Bergen two weeks ago. Since then no one has heard anything from her. She didn’t leave an address. She doesn’t answer her phone. And the police refuse to take her case seriously.
Veum’s investigation uncovers a series of carefully covered-up crimes and pent-up hatreds, and the trail leads to a gang of extreme bikers on the hunt for a group of people whose dark deeds are hidden by the anonymity of the Internet. And then things get personal…
Chilling, shocking and exceptionally gripping, Big Sister reaffirms Gunnar Staalesen as one of the world’s foremost thriller writers.

Big Sister is available now in paperback and ebook.  The ebook is currently 99p, you can purchase a copy of both here.

My Review:

Big Sister is a very intriguing book.  It’s slightly different to other Scandanavian noir books I have read as it’s quite slow paced with tension and intrigue being gradually built up over the course of the book.  The reader realises quite early on that this won’t be the easy investigation Veum thinks with things becoming very intriguing and murky very quickly.

I liked the personal feel of this book as it gave me a chance get to know Veum a little more and for her to find out a bit about her family.  It was good to see some cracks appear in her otherwise cool armour and for the reader to see her appear ruffled at times.  This made her seem more real and I felt for her at times during the investigation when things didn’t go her way.

There are lots of twists and turns throughout the book which definetly kept me on my toes.  The huge twist at the end made me gasp as I really wasn’t expecting that to me the outcome.  I found myself flicking back through the pages wondering if I should have realised things earlier.

This is the first book by this author that I have read and I look forward to reading more from him in the future.  If you like slow building, cleverly plotted and intriguing books you’ll love big sister.

Huge thanks to Karen at Orenda Books for my copy of this book and to Anne Cater for inviting me onto the blog tour.

About The Author:

Gunnar Staalesen was born in Bergen, Norway in 1947. He made his debut at the age of 22 with Seasons of Innocence and in 1977 he published the first book in the Varg Veum series. He is the author of over 20 titles, which have been published in 24 countries and sold over four million copies. Twelve film adaptations of his Varg Veum crime novels have appeared since 2007, starring the popular Norwegian actor Trond Epsen Seim. Staalesen, who has won three Golden Pistols (including the Prize of Honour), lives in Bergen with his wife. When Prince Charles visited Bergen, Staalesen was appointed his official tour guide. There is a life-sized statue of Varg Veum in the centre of Bergen, and a host of Varg Veum memorabilia for sale. Where Roses Never Die won the 2017 Petrona Award.

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