The Last Fix
Dahl’s third novel for an American audience is his longest, but also one of the best. Katrine, a recovering drug addict, disappears a few hours after leaving a party in her honor (celebrating her recovery), and the next day her naked body shows up in a ditch. Oslo detectives fat Frolich and grumpy Gunnarstranda (familiar from The Fourth Man, 2008) doggedly pursue the case despite a lack of clues or suspects. Despite its considerable length, the book moves rapidly, as much of the text is dialogue, either between Frolich and Gunnarstranda, or conversations with suspects and informants. As the investigation continues, characters and events from her past emerge, and Dahl neatly ties them into the ongoing investigation. More a psychological thriller than a police procedural, the novel focuses on Katrine and the people from the recovery center. Dahl has quickly become one of our leading authors of psychological crime fiction, and his books deserve the large audience enjoyed by Ruth Rendell, Minette Walters, and other established masters of the form. --Jessica Moyer--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.