The Sea Cemetery

"A windswept, wave-tossed, altogether irresistible novel of literary suspense - I truly didn't want it to end" A. J. FINN

There is no love lost between the Oslo and Bergen branches of the powerful Falck family. So when its steely matriarch dies with no will to be found, the seeds of an inheritance dispute are sown.

Yet her legacy could be more damaging still. A manuscript confiscated by the secret police in the seventies holds devastating secrets about the Falcks' activities during the war. Her granddaughter Sasha is set on uncovering the truth, whatever the cost, bringing her into conflict with her father, whose family loyalty is matched only by his patriotic fervour. And in the wings waits Hans Falck, war doctor and philanderer, head of the impoverished Bergen branch, who has a few secrets of his own.

"This saga will delight fans of 'Succession'" Elle

It all leads back to the sinking of the SS Prinsesse Ragnhild, lost to a British mine in 1940. But can the official verdict be trusted? The shocking truth lies 300 metres under the sea.

"The strength of its storytelling and its romantic energy make it a perfect example of an authentic page turner" Livres Hebdo

Part literary thriller, part sweeping family saga, The Sea Cemetery is a dark and dramatic tale of secrets, betrayals and doomed love, drawing on the true story of one of Norway's most devastating maritime disasters.

Translated from the Norwegian by Deborah Dawkin

A windswept, wave-tossed, altogether irresistible novel of literary suspense - part thriller, part romance, part wartime drama - that's fresh yet old-fashioned, as though The Da Vinci Code, The Shadow of the Wind and TV's Succession had been smoothly blended and poured over (fjord) ice. I truly didn't want it to end. -- A. J. Finn
Both an intimate family saga and a globe-trotting mystery thriller - in its scale, scope and ambition, The Sea Cemetery is truly epic -- Colin Walsh
A saga which revolves around the secrets of a large Norwegian family. The strength of its storytelling and its truly romantic energy make it a perfect example of an authentic page turner. Livres Hebdo

This saga will delight fans of Succession and enchant readers fond of complex intrig ues
The Scandinavians are still the kings of chills.

Elle
In literature as in espionage, everything is a matter of seduction . . . Enlightening and captivating Liberation

Aslak Nore (born 1978) grew up in Oslo. Educated at the University of Oslo and the New School for Social Research in New York, he then served in Norway's elite Telemark Battalion in Bosnia. A modern-day adventurer, Nore has lived in Latin America and worked as a journalist in the Middle East and Afghanistan. He has published several non-fiction books and three novels, the last of which, Ulvefellen was a national bestseller and won the Riverton Prize for best crime novel in Norway in 2018. He lives in Provence, France.

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