Book cover for Scarred: A Novel by Thomas Enger

Scarred

A Novel

2014 Released
336 Pages
6-7 Hours
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Atria BooksISBN 9781451616514

From the internationally bestselling author of Burned and Pierced comes a dark, thrilling novel that pits a crime reporter against demons from his past—and a killer with a keen taste for revenge.

A brutal killing: An elderly woman is found murdered in a nursing home in Oslo. Bjarne Brogeland, who heads up the investigation, soon realizes that he is on the trail of a meticulous killer who has only just begun his work…

An anonymous threat: Trine Juul-Osmundsen, Norway’s Secretary of State, is accused of sexually harassing a young male politician. As the allegations cause a media frenzy, Trine receives an anonymous threat telling her to resign. If she doesn’t, the truth about what she really did that night will be revealed…

A man on a mission: Embittered reporter Henning Juul finds himself torn between the two high profile cases. He wants to help Trine, who is his estranged sister, but as he digs into their shared past he discovers memories that haunt them both. Memories of a broken home. Memories of a dead father.

And as the two cases collide, both of their worlds fall apart…

Thomas Enger

Thomas Enger is a former journalist. He made his debut with the crime novel Burned (Skinndød) in 2010, which became an international sensation before publication. Burned is the first in a series of five books about the journalist Henning Juul, which delves into the depths of Oslo's underbelly, skewering the corridors of dirty politics and nailing the fast-moving world of twenty-four-hour news. Rights to the series have been sold to twenty-eight countries to date. In 2013, Enger published his first book for young adults, a dark fantasy thriller called The Evil Legacy, for which he won the U-prize (Best Book Young Adult). Killer Instinct, another young adult suspense novel, was published in Norway in 2017. Rights have been sold to Germany and Iceland. Enger also composes music, and he lives in Oslo. Follow him on X @EngerThomas or visit his website ThomasEnger.net.

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