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.
'Anne Holt is the godmother of modern Norwegian crime fiction.'
-Jo Nesbo
'Anne Holt is a thriller writer of the highest order.'
-Liza Marklund
'[1222] reads a bit like a mash-up of Steig Larsson, Jeffrey Deaver and Agatha Christie.'
- Daily Mail
'Holt writes with the command we have come to expect from the top Scandinavian writers.'
-The Times
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About Anne Holt
Anne Holt is one of Scandinavia’s most successful crime writers. Her two crime series - featuring Johanne Vik and Hanne Wilhelmsen - have sold more than 5 million copies and are translated into twenty-five languages. She is the recipient of several awards, including the Riverton Prize (Rivertonprisen) and the Booksellers´ Prize (Bokhandlerprisen). She is the former Minister of Justice for Norway, and has worked as a police attorney, lawyer, TV news editor and anchor, media consultant and journalist.
