{"title":"Series: Torben Helle","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"helle-and-death-by-oskar-jensen-9781800811744","title":"Helle and Death","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'A glorious debut' - SUNDAY EXPRESS\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'Recommended reading for a long winter night' - \u003cem\u003eGUARDIAN\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'A love letter to the classic country house murder mystery' - J.M. HALL\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA snowstorm. A country house. Old friends reunited. It's going to be murder...\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTorben Helle - art historian, Danish expat and owner of several excellent Scandinavian jumpers - has been dragged to a remote snowbound Northumbrian mansion for a ten-year reunion with old university friends. Things start to go sideways when their host, a reclusive and irritating tech entrepreneur, makes some shocking revelations at the dinner table. And when these are followed by an apparent suicide, the group faces a test of their wits... and their trust.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSnowed in and cut off, surrounded by enigmatic housekeepers and off-duty police inspectors, not to mention a peculiar last will and testament, suspicion and sarcasm quickly turn to panic.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAs the temperature drops and the tension mounts, Torben decides to draw upon all the tricks of Golden Age detectives past in order to solve the mystery: how much money would it take to turn one of his old friends into a murderer? But he'd better be quick, or someone else might end up dead...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis witty murder mystery puts a modern spin on the classic country house whodunnit. A must-read for fans of Agatha Christie, Richard Osman and Janice Hallett.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47072561103084,"sku":"9781800811744","price":27.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/4217533482829.jpg?v=1765116861"},{"product_id":"helles-hound-by-oskar-jensen-9781800811775","title":"Helle’s Hound","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA dead art historian. Cold War skulduggery. A reluctant Danish sleuth. And an extremely hungry dog.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDame Charlotte Lazerton, eminent art historian and mentor of Danish academic Torben Helle, is dead. To make matters worse, she was found partially eaten by her Irish wolfhound, Mortimer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhile the police believe she died of natural causes, Torben becomes convinced Charlotte was murdered. However, as usual, no one pays any attention to him. That is, until he gains the confidence of a policeman who has watched too many Nordic Noir television shows and is ready to listen to any Scandinavian in a fetching woolly jumper.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAided by his old friend Leyla, Torben soon realises there are plenty of people who might have wanted Dame Charlotte dead, from her competitors for a prestigious academic presidency to old enemies from her time in intelligence during the Cold War.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOne thing is for sure: Torben Helle is woefully unqualified to catch a killer, and the killer knows it...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis witty murder mystery puts a modern spin on the classic Golden Age whodunnit. A must-read for fans of Tom Hindle, Richard Osman, and Janice Hallett.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47072561463532,"sku":"9781800811775","price":37.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/4217843482829.jpg?v=1765116871"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/collections\/series-torben-helle.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}