When the mother of a missing two-year-old girl is seriously injured in a suspected terrorist attack in Oslo, crime-fighting duo Blix and Ramm join forces to investigate the case, and things arenât adding up ⦠The second instalment in an addictive, atmospheric, award-winning series. âAn exercise in literary tag-teaming from two of Norwayâs biggest crime writers with a bold new take ⦠a series with potentialâ Sunday Times âGrim, gory and filled with plenty of dark twists ⦠Thereâs definitely a Scandinavian chill in the air with this fascinating readâ Sun âAlongside Jo Nesboâs Knife, Smoke Screen is this summerâs most anticipated read, and it doesnât disappointâ Tvedestrandsposten, Norway __________________ Oslo, New Yearâs Eve. The annual firework celebration is rocked by an explosion, and the city is put on terrorist alert. Police officer Alexander Blix and blogger Emma Ramm are on the scene, and when a severely injured survivor is pulled from the icy harbour, she is identified as the mother of two-year-old Patricia Smeplass, who was kidnapped on her way home from kindergarten ten years earlier ⦠and never found. Blix and Ramm join forces to investigate the unsolved case, as public interest heightens, the terror threat is raised, and it becomes clear that Patriciaâs disappearance is not all that it seems⦠_____________________ Praise for the Blix & Ramm series: âEverything about this crime novel sings, the relationship between Blix and Emma, which is complex, but also the relationship between Blix and Fosse and Kovic. The past bleeds into the present and the clever melding of the strands of the story and the slow reveal of details that propel the story is masterly. This tale often surprises or shifts in subtle ways that are pleasing and avoid cliché. As the opener for a new series this is a cracker, long live the marriage of Horst and Engerâ New Books Magazine âA fast-moving, punchy, serial killer investigative novel with a whammy of an ending. If this is the first in the Blix and Ramm series, then hereâs to many more!â LoveReading âA clever, gripping crime novel with personality, flair, and heartâ Crime by the Book âA stunningly excellent collaboration from Thomas Enger and Jorn Lier Horst â¦. Itâs a brutal tale of fame, murder, and reality TV that gets the pulse racingâ Russel McLean âNow â what happens when you put two of the most distinguished writers of Nordic noir in tandem? Death Deserved by Thomas Enger and Jørn Lier Horst suggests it was a propitious publishing move; a ruthless killer is pursued by a tenacious celebrity blogger and a damaged detectiveâ Financial Times