The Man in the Lighthouse, Erik Valeur
The Man in the Lighthouse, Erik Valeur
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The Man in the Lighthouse

Author: Erik Valeur, Mark Mussari

Narrator: Malcolm Hillgartner

Unabridged: 12 hr 6 min

Format: Digital Audiobook (DRM Protected)

Published: 03/14/2017

Synopsis

All his life, Viggo Larssen has been haunted by the same troubling dream, which he calls the Omen—a vision of a woman beckoning to him from the surface of a churning sea. Now, as he broods over his shipwrecked existence in a remote lighthouse off the outermost coast of Denmark, he is about to be borne backward by the current to a past he thought he had escaped forever.On the Danish mainland, the widowed mother of the nation's prime minister mysteriously vanishes from her prestigious nursing home. As the police search for clues, evidence mounts that her disappearance is tied to an unsolved crime from Viggo's childhood. Told through the eyes of multiple characters from Viggo's old neighborhood, Erik Valeur's dark, serpentine mystery is a profound meditation on the persistence of memory, the power of dreams, and the secrets we hide from one another—and ourselves.

About Erik Valeur

Copenhagen native Erik Valeur has been an award-winning journalist for Denmark's most influential media outlets for the past twenty-five years. The Man in the Lighthouse is his second novel. His first, The Seventh Child, was released in Denmark in 2011 and has since been published in twelve other countries. This international bestseller has garnered numerous awards across Europe, including the prestigious Glass Key award given by the members of the Crime Writers of Scandinavia.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Greg at 2 Book Lovers Reviews on March 14, 2017

There are many different factors that will draw me into reading a particular book. The cover, let’s be honest, we are all drawn to good covers; The Man in the Lighthouse has a great cover. The genre, I have become a huge fan of dark Nordic mysteries and thrillers over the past few years. Even the pu......more

Goodreads review by LIsa Noell "Rocking the chutzpah!" on November 10, 2021

This isn't my usual reading material, but I'm getting burnt out on my regular fare. I decided to give this book a shot, and I'm glad I did. I was intrigued from the beginning. So many questions, and not a single dang clue to be had. Argh! It drove me bonkers! I kept putting the book aside, but curio......more

Goodreads review by Ken on February 10, 2017

There's something I have to say about Erik Valeur's writing. He waits too long to explain something until the last chapter. It would make more sense to broaden things by giving clues. Making it more exciting.......more

Goodreads review by Julie on July 02, 2016

Na het wonderbaarlijke debuut "Het zevende kind" van de Deense auteur Erik Valeur was het uitkijken naar een volgend oeuvre van zijn hand. Dat is sinds kort naar het Nederlands vertaald en kreeg de titel "Schipbreuk van een leven" mee. De verwachtingen, die hoog gespannen waren, werden méér dan inge......more

Goodreads review by Veerle on July 27, 2016

Denemarken is in rep en roer. De beroemde weduwe, moeder van premier en minister van justitie is verdwenen. Er volgt een onderzoek met bizarre ontknoping. Daartussen wordt het verhaal geweven van een vrouw die een man Viggo bezoekt en bespioneert. Wat is haar doel? Gaandeweg wordt dat duidelijk. Maa......more

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