The Lion’s Mouth

Publisher: Corvus

ISBN: 9780857892287

Hanne Wilhelmsen’s fourth investigation brings her into conflict with the highest powers in Norway: what secrets lie behind the death of the Prime Minister?

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.

Buy the Book

Books

The book that inspired the brand new Swedish TV series Modus. Johanne Vik and Adam Stubo investigate a chilling murder c …

Find Out More

When the first female US president is kidnapped on a state visit to Norway, Johanne Vik and Adam Stubo must race against …

Find Out More

Johanne Vik and Adam Stubo set out to solve a series of celebrity killings in a gripping thriller from Norway’s bestsell …

Find Out More

In the sixth gripping instalment of the Hanne Wilhelmsen series, a high-profile murder brings Hanne back to the city she …

Find Out More

Introducing the Vik/Stubo series from the queen of Scandinavian crime writing: Anne Holt. A killer is on the loose. Thre …

Find Out More

The gripping fifth instalment of the bestselling Hanne Wilhelmsen series: the edgy detective investigates a brutal serie …

Find Out More

Hanne Wilhelmsen’s fourth investigation brings her into conflict with the highest powers in Norway: what secrets lie beh …

Find Out More

Anne Holt’s brilliant detective Hanne Wilhelmsen investigates her third case: the manager of a children’s home is dead a …

Find Out More

In the second instalment of the Hanne Wilhelmsen series, the detective hunts down a serial rapist – but can she find him …

Find Out More

In the first instalment of the Hanne Wilhelmsen series, Anne Holt delivers a superbly chilling story of corruption in th …

Find Out More

A snowbound mountain pass, a derailed train, a locked, shuttered and heavily guarded carriage, an apocalyptic storm, an …

Find Out More

Events