The Courier by Kjell Ola Dahl - a cover reveal update!

In September 2018, I revealed the cover for The Courier by Kjell Ola Dahl, which is being published by Orenda Books in March 2019. Well, I'm delighted to reveal that the cover has been updated and you can see it below!!! 

If you missed the blurb the first time, here's a reminder!

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The Courier: Read the blurb

In 1942, Jewish courier Ester is betrayed, narrowly avoiding arrest by the Gestapo. In a great haste, she escapes to Sweden, saving herself. Her family in Oslo, however, is deported to Auschwitz.

In Stockholm, Ester meets the resistance hero, Gerhard Falkum, who has left his little daughter and fled both the Germans and allegations that he murdered his wife, Åse, who helped Ester get to Sweden. Their burgeoning relationship ends abruptly when Falkum dies in a fire.

And yet, twenty-five years later, Falkum shows up in Oslo. He wants to reconnect with his daughter. But where has he been, and what is the real reason for his return? Ester stumbles across information that forces her to look closely at her past, and to revisit her war-time training to stay alive…

Written with Dahl's trademark characterization and elegant plotting, The Courier sees the godfather of Nordic Noir at his best, as he takes on one of the most horrific periods of modern history, in an exceptional, shocking thriller.

I am so excited to read this book! I'm currently on the search for more 'Jewish books' to read, as I'm a book blog partner of Jewish Book Week in March 2019. So the timing is perfect!

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The Courier: View the NEW cover

I love this! If you're familiar with Orenda Books, you'll know how brilliantly each jacket cover ties in with the story inside! 

The Courier: Read about author Kjell Ola Dahl

One of the godfathers of the Nordic Noir genre, Kjell Ola Dahl was born in 1958 in Gjøvik. He made his debut in 1993, and has since published eleven novels, the most prominent of which is a series of police procedurals cum psychological thrillers featuring investigators Gunnarstranda and Frølich. In 2000 he won the Riverton Prize for The Last Fix and he won both the prestigious Brage and Riverton Prizes for The Courier in 2015. His work has been published in 14 countries and sold over two million copies. He lives in Oslo. 

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