Scandinavian and Norwegian crime novels are very popular in the English speaking world. The bestselling Norwegian author Jo Nesbø has received the most excellent reviews in The New York Times Book Review.

We will introduce to the crime lovers a Norwegian crime classic which has inspired the best modern Scandinavian crime authors. The author of this Nordic noir is Olaf Bull. He is known as the Norwegian Edgar Allan Poe. Olaf Bull was also a poet.

Like Agatha Christie’s brilliant detective Hercule Poirot, we have here his Norwegian counterpart. Our detective, like Poirot, solves crime by the use of his mind. Embezzlement and a murder have taken place in Kristiania in the beginning of the 20th century. Welcome to the dark and cold streets in Norway’s capital.