
Blind Goddess
A Hanne Wilhelmsen Novel, Book 1
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Kate Reading
A small-time drug dealer is found battered to death on the outskirts of the Norwegian capital, Oslo. A young Dutchman, walking aimlessly in central Oslo covered in blood, is taken into custody but refuses to talk. When he is informed that the woman who discovered the body, Karen Borg, is a lawyer, he demands her as his defender, although her specialty is civil, not criminal, law. The young man is adamant: he will speak to Karen Borg, and to her alone.
A couple of days later, Hans E. Olsen, a lawyer of the shadiest kind, is found shot to death. Very soon, police officers Håkon Sand and Hanne Wilhelmsen establish a link between the two killings. They also find a coded message hidden in the murdered lawyer’s apartment. Their maverick colleague in the drug squad, Billy T., reports that a recent rumor in the underworld involves lawyers employed in drug dealing. Now the reason the young Dutchman insisted on having Karen Borg as a defender dawns on them: Since she was the one to find and report the body, she is the only Oslo lawyer that cannot by any means be implicated in the crime. As the officers investigate, they uncover a massive network of corruption involving the highest levels of government.
As their lives are threatened, Hanne and her colleagues must find the killer and, in the process, bring the lies and deception out into the open.
Anne Holt has worked as 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 for part of 1996 and 1997. Her first book was published in 1993, and her work has been translated into 25 languages. She lives in Oslo with her family.
©1993 Anne Holt. English language translation 2012 by Tom Geddes (P)2012 Blackstone Audio, Inc.Listeners also enjoyed...




















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I recommend this series.
Very interesting start to series
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covered in blood, is taken into custody but refuses to talk. When he is informed that the woman who discovered the body, Karen Borg, is a lawyer, he demands
her as his defender, although her specialty is civil, not criminal, law. The young man is adamant: he will speak to Karen Borg, and to her alone. A couple
of days later, Hans E. Olsen, a lawyer of the shadiest kind, is found shot to death. Very soon, police officers Håkon Sand and Hanne Wilhelmsen establish
a link between the two killings. Their colleague in the drug squad,
Billy T., reports that a recent rumor in the underworld involves lawyers employed in drug dealing. Now the reason the young Dutchman insisted on having
Karen Borg as a defender dawns on them: Since she was the one to find and report the body, she is the only Oslo lawyer that cannot by any means be implicated
in the crime. As the officers investigate, they uncover a massive network of corruption involving the highest levels of government. As their lives are
threatened, Hanne and her colleagues must find the killer and, in the process, bring the lies and deception out into the open.
The publisher’s note tells us that Anne Holt has worked as
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 for part of 1996 and 1997. Her first book was published in 1993, and her work has been translated into 25 languages. She lives in Oslo with
her family.
A new to us exciting author from Norway.
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Excellent Start
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Another good series with a female detective
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Would you try another book from Anne Holt and Tom Geddes (translator) and/or Kate Reading?
I don't believe I can listen to another book by this author. It would probably be easier to actually read than listen to. It took until the second half of the book to clarify the characters, their roles, and how the plot would eventually come together. Entirely too disjointed for me.I so wanted this to be the start of a great series
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It USA matter of taste.
Suspension of disbelief
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Terrific, dark mystery
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The story had no intrigue and I couldn't tell the characters voices apart.
I kept thinking I should just stop reading it. In the end, in the end, who cares what happens.
What was Jo Nesbo thinking?
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What would have made Blind Goddess better?
It was so slow. I never thought it was going anywhere. I just never felt any sense of anticipation as I listened, and Hanne was very unlikeable in this book, so even though I had already met and liked her in another novel, I just didn't care about her in this one.What was most disappointing about Anne Holt and Tom Geddes (translator) ’s story?
I first read 1222 and was enthralled from the first word, and I think I was expecting the same kind of engagement from this book. Perhaps if I had gone into this book without those expectations, I would have enjoyed it more.Which scene was your favorite?
The interrogations were handled nicely.If you could play editor, what scene or scenes would you have cut from Blind Goddess?
It's not a case of cutting exactly, just changing pacing. Holt does a FAR better job in 1222.Any additional comments?
Skip this Anne Holt book and go for 1222 instead.Not Sure Why I Didn't Like It
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Terrible narration
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