Kate’s 2¢: “The lions mouth” by Anne Holt

“The lions mouth” by Anne  Holt

Kate’s 2¢: There is a plethora of in-depth biographies of authors and reviews of their books, that state the title, author, published date, and genre; as well as,     describing what the book is about, setting, and character(s), so, Kate’s 2¢ merely shares my thoughts about what I read.  I’m just saying…

   MaryBeth Wise  did a good job of reading this story. It usually takes me a while to start to recognize the foreign names, streets, towns, and landmarks, but, eventually, these fall into place.

   The narrative arc reminds me of the mystery of the locked room.  The author builds a house of cards, only to knock it down. It is pretty obvious “who dunnit”, but the motive came as a the real surprise.

Anne Holt Biography Anne Holt is Norway’s bestselling female crime writer. She was a journalist and news anchor and spent two years working for the Oslo Police Department before founding her own law firm and serving as Norway’s Minister for Justice in 1996 and 1997.

   She was born in Larvik, grew up in Lillestrøm and Tromsø, and moved to Oslo in 1978. Holt graduated with a law degree from the University of Bergen in 1986, and worked for The Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NRK) in the period 1984 to 1988.

From NLS/BARD/LOC:

The lion’s mouth DB100435

Holt, Anne.

Read by MaryBeth Wise.

Suspense Fiction

Mystery and Detective Stories

Less than six months after taking office, the Norwegian prime minister is found dead–shot in the head. Was it a politically motivated assassination or personal revenge? Hanne Wilhelmsen, chief inspector of the Oslo police, returns from leave in California for the crucial investigation. Translated from the 1997 Norwegian. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. 2014.