{"product_id":"9780544292666","title":"Norwegian By Night","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eNorwegian By Night\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Derek B. Miller\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn this winner of the Crime Writerss Association John Creasey Dagger Award and the \u003cem\u003eGuardian\u003c\/em\u003e Best Crime and Thriller of the Year, a former Marine sniper and a newly orphaned boy race across the Norwegian wilderness, fleeing demons both real and imagined. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eSheldon Horowitz—widowed, impatient, impertinent—has grudgingly agreed to leave New York and move in with his granddaughter, Rhea, and her new husband, Lars, in Norway—a country of blue and ice with one thousand Jews, not one of them a former Marine sniper in the Korean War turned watch repairman. Not until now, anyway.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHome alone one morning, Sheldon witnesses a dispute between the woman who lives upstairs and an aggressive stranger. When events turn dire, Sheldon seizes and shields the neighbor’s young son from the violence, and they flee the scene. As Sheldon and the boy look for a safe haven in an alien world, past and present weave together, forcing them ever forward to a wrenching moment of truth.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA \u003cem\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/em\u003e Best Book of the Year, \u003cem\u003eKirkus Reviews \u003c\/em\u003eBest Crime Novel of the Year, and an Indie Next Selection. You can find the coming-of-age story of Sheldon Horowitz in \u003cem\u003eHow To Find Your Way in the Dark.\u003c\/em\u003e Additionally, this is the first novel in which Sigrid Ødegård appears. You can follow her to her next case in \u003cem\u003eAmerican by Day.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003eBest New Crime Writer of the Year: Winner of the CWA 2013 John Creasey Dagger Award   \"Has the brains of a literary novel and the body of a thriller.\"  — \u003cem\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/em\u003e   \"Derek B. Miller’s \u003cem\u003eNorwegian by Night \u003c\/em\u003eis one of those books that completely transcends its genre and offers us one of the most memorable characters — Sheldon Horowitz — that I’ve encountered in years.  If you like those other Scandihoovian thriller writers, this is your book.\"  —Richard Russo for \u003cem\u003eThe Millions\u003c\/em\u003e   \"Truly a page-turner...\u003cem\u003eNorwegian by Night\u003c\/em\u003e is about past wars and present-day ethnic strife, family, grief, guilt and, ultimately, redemption. Korea (and phantom Koreans), Vietnam, the Holocaust, ethnic identity — Serb, Norwegian, Muslim, and yes, Jewish — these are the true characters of the novel....Funny, moving and thoroughly gripping.\"  —\u003cem\u003eJewish Week \u003c\/em\u003e   \"A stunning examination of how our lives shape our character, and how our allegiances shape our destiny.\"  — Bethanne Patrick, \u003cem\u003eAARP\u003c\/em\u003e (1 of \"12 Summer Reads for 2013\")   \"Derek B. Miller's debut novel, \u003cem\u003eNorwegian by Night\u003c\/em\u003e, is about aging snipers. Or, it's about parenting and loss. Or, the lingering traces of the Korean and Vietnam Wars. It feels about as full as life itself, and almost as real.\"  —Jessica Young, Jewniverse   \"[A] beautifully-written contribution to Nordic noir with a twist. It cleverly avoids many the genre’s clichés and pitfalls and emerges triumphant as a fully-dimensional gem.\"  —From the John Creasey Dagger Award Judges' Citation   \"Both \u003cstrong\u003ean exciting chase thriller and a poignant story\u003c\/strong\u003e about a man who comes into his own again in his dotage.\" --\u003cem\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e\"No brief plot outline can do justice to a book that deserves to find a place on a few best-of-the-year lists\u003c\/strong\u003e. \u003cstrong\u003eSheldon is a brilliantly imagined character, a true mensch, made of Greatest Generation stuff\u003c\/strong\u003e...\u003cstrong\u003eMiller joins the ranks of Stieg Larsson, Henning Mankell, and Jo Nesbø, the holy trinity of Scandinavian crime novelists\u003c\/strong\u003e.\" --\u003cem\u003eBooklist,\u003c\/em\u003e starred \"Miller's \u003cstrong\u003eaffecting debut\u003c\/strong\u003e, about a cantankerous Jewish widower transplanted to Norway who becomes party to a hate crime, is \u003cstrong\u003ean unusual hybrid: part memory novel, part police procedural, part sociopolitical tract and part existential meditation\u003c\/strong\u003e. \u003cstrong\u003eMiller, an American living in Oslo...makes the setting a powerful character...\u003c\/strong\u003eThe novel, first published in Norway, was \u003cstrong\u003eworth the wait.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e --\u003cem\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/em\u003e \"\u003cstrong\u003eA literate, thoughtful and unusual thriller...\u003c\/strong\u003eOur image of Scandinavia is one of tolerance — Miller doesn’t disagree with the image, but \u003cem\u003eNorwegian by Night\u003c\/em\u003e offers \u003cstrong\u003ea fascinating fictional exploration\u003c\/strong\u003e of the meaning and implementation of that tolerance.\" --\u003cem\u003eThe Times (UK)\u003c\/em\u003e \"\u003cem\u003eNorwegian by Night\u003c\/em\u003e has all the ingredients of a top-notch thriller, but it's the superb characterisation of the protagonist that fuels true suspense. Funny and moving as well as thoroughly gripping, this is crime fiction of the highest order.\" --\u003cem\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/em\u003e \"Much more than an enjoyable thriller. It is a beautifully written tale of love and loss...One of the best novels of the year.\"—Jenni Frazer, \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Jewish Chronicle\u003c\/em\u003e (UK) \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e\"This highly visual storytelling reads like a first draft of the script for an action-packed, emotionally satisfying movie, one that will appeal to\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780544292666\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e","brand":"Mariner Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":41164363792590,"sku":"9780544292666","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/9780544292666_bdbf584f-c832-4f55-82e8-2ff33a3ca639.jpg?v=1652091477","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780544292666","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}