Belinda Bauer

When the engine of a 737 tears itself apart at Los Angeles Airport, Tom Patrick is in the wrong place at the wrong time – playing poker at a nearby casino. He’s been losing at cards and probing pipeline leaks ever since his big mouth led to his fall from grace as the National Transportation Safety Board’s top air-crash investigator. Now he can’t wait to come in from the cold. Sidelined by the official investigation, Tom starts to dig anyway. And when another 737 crashes for what looks like similar reasons, it’s clear that something could be terribly wrong with the world’s most popular passenger jet. Risking everything, Tom Patrick sets out on a global paperchase, racing against time and ruthless killers – before planes and people start falling out of the sky like bloody confetti… BRACE YOURSELF FOR HIGH OCTANE, HIGH RISK… HIGH ROLLERS

From the Sunday Times bestselling and Booker-longlisted author of Snap, and winner of the CWA Crime Novel of the Year, comes 'An exciting contemporary whodunnit' (Times Literary Supplement)'Extraordinary. There's a deceptive simplicity to The Impossible Thing that packs a real punch.' ANN CLEEVES'A funny, moving and beautifully written tale' The Guardian‘Pure joy.’ VAL MCDERMID‘A perfect crime caper' Woman & Home*****A gripping, funny and moving whodunnit about a hungry young girl, and a crime that remained unsolved for one hundred years. Until now.1926. On the towering cliffs of Yorkshire, men are lowered on ropes to steal the eggs of the sea birds who nest there. The most beautiful are sold for large sums. But when small and hungry Celie Sheppard finds an 'impossible' red egg, it will forever alter the course of her life - and the lives of others. One hundred years later in a remote cottage in Wales, Patrick Fort discovers his friend, Nick, and his mother tied up and robbed. The only thing missing: a carved case containing an incredible scarlet egg. Doggedly attempting to retrieve it, Patrick and Nick discover the cruel world of egg trafficking, and soon find themselves on the trail of a priceless collection of eggs lost to history. Until now. A taut, wonderfully imagined novel brimming with skulduggery at every turn, The Impossible Thing is a blazing testament to Belinda Bauer’s status as one of our greatest living crime writers. Praise for The Impossible Thing‘Enthralling, hilarious, mysterious… I thoroughly enjoyed this book’ 5-STAR reader review'Comic, thrilling and ultimately moving' The Scottish Mail on Sunday'Solid gold. . . This could be her best ever' LEE CHILD, bestselling author of the Jack Reacher series‘A captivating novel from one of the UK’s most talented storytellers. I loved every page of this unique mystery.’ CLARE MACKINTOSH, bestselling author of I Let You GO‘One of the most enjoyable novels I've read in ages’ PAULA HAWKINS, bestselling author of The Girl on the Train

Det umulige er en spennende og eventyrlig fortelling som strekker seg over hundre år, der leseren får kjenne på kroppen hvordan tilfeldigheter kan velte om på verden. Det hele begynner med et egg. For hundre år siden heises vågale menn ned langs klippene i Yorkshire. Målet deres er det vakreste egget fra de mange fuglereirene, som kan selges for høye summer. En fattig, liten jente ønsker seg bare en omelett, men forstår ikke at hun risikerer livet da hun begir seg nedover klippene. Hun får imidlertid livet snudd på hodet da hun finner det mest kostbare egget av dem alle. Ett hundre år senere, i Wales, blir Nick ranet, men det eneste som blir stjålet er et gammelt egg. Den unge mannen og kameraten Patrick legger ut på jakt etter det stjålne egget, og de oppdager raskt hvor uvurderlig det er. Samt at det er en del av en sagnomsust samling få tør å tro at faktisk eksisterer. Men der det finnes store penger, finnes også mennesker som er villige til å gå langt for å få kloa i dem. Nick og Patrick fanges opp i et febrilsk kappløp, der alle forsøker å gjøre det umulige: å finne de legendariske eggene.

"One of the most enjoyable novels I've read in ages . . . utterly distinctive and totally addictive."--Paula HawkinsFrom the exceptionally original mind of CWA Gold Dagger Award winner and Booker longlisted author Belinda Bauer, a sweeping tale of obsession, greed, ambition, and a crime that has remained unsolved for a hundred yearsHow do you find something that doesn't exist? 1926. On the cliffs of Yorkshire, men are lowered on ropes to steal the eggs of the sea birds who nest there. The most beautiful are sold for large sums. A small girl--penniless and neglected by her family--retrieves one such treasure. Its discovery will forever alter the course of her life. A century later. In a remote cottage in Wales, Patrick Fort finds his friend, Nick, and his mother tied up and robbed. The only thing missing: a carved case containing an incredible scarlet egg. Doggedly attempting to retrieve it, Patrick and Nick discover the cruel world of egg trafficking, and soon find themselves on the trail of a priceless collection of eggs lost to history. Until now. A taut, wonderfully imagined novel brimming with skullduggery at every turn, The Impossible Thing is a blazing testament to Belinda Bauer's status as one of our greatest living crime writers.

From the Sunday Times bestselling author of Snap, and two-time winner of the CWA Crime Novel of the Year... Loved by readers... discover this gripping, entertaining crime caper about a hungry young girl, an impossible discovery, and a crime that remained unsolved for one hundred years. Until now.*****‘A unique crime novel that is both moving and funny . . . highly recommend’ 5-STAR reader review‘A perfect crime caper' Woman & Home'[The] most ingenious of crime writers . . . A funny, moving and beautifully written tale' The Guardian******SPECIAL HARDBACK LIMITED EDITION – AVAILABLE WHILE STOCKS LAST*It was the most daring crime of the century . . .1926. On the towering cliffs of Yorkshire, men are lowered on ropes to steal the eggs of the sea birds who nest there. The most beautiful are sold for large sums. But when small and hungry Celie Sheppard finds an 'impossible' red egg, it will forever alter the course of her life - and the lives of others. One hundred years later in a remote cottage in Wales, Patrick Fort discovers his friend, Nick, and his mother tied up and robbed. The only thing missing: a carved case containing an incredible scarlet egg. Doggedly attempting to retrieve it, Patrick and Nick discover the cruel world of egg trafficking, and soon find themselves on the trail of a priceless collection of eggs lost to history. Until now. A taut, wonderfully imagined novel brimming with skulduggery at every turn, The Impossible Thing is a blazing testament to Belinda Bauer’s status as one of our greatest living crime writers. Praise for The Impossible Thing‘Enthralling, hilarious, mysterious… I thoroughly enjoyed this book’ 5-STAR reader review‘The gift of The Impossible Thing is the pure joy of reading’ VAL MCDERMID, bestselling author of the Karen Pirie crime series'Comic, thrilling and ultimately moving' The Scottish Mail on Sunday'Extraordinary. There's a deceptive simplicity to The Impossible Thing that packs a real punch' ANN CLEEVES, bestselling author of the Vera Stanhope detective series'Solid gold. . . This could be her best ever' LEE CHILD, bestselling author of the Jack Reacher series‘A captivating novel from one of the UK’s most talented storytellers. I loved every page of this unique mystery.’ CLARE MACKINTOSH, bestselling author of I Let You Go‘One of the most enjoyable novels I've read in ages’ PAULA HAWKINS, bestselling author of The Girl on the Train

Det umulige er en spennende og eventyrlig fortelling som strekker seg over hundre år, der leseren får kjenne på kroppen hvordan tilfeldigheter kan velte om på verden. Det hele begynner med et egg. For hundre år siden heises vågale menn ned langs klippene i Yorkshire. Målet deres er det vakreste egget fra de mange fuglereirene, som kan selges for høye summer. En fattig, liten jente ønsker seg bare en omelett, men forstår ikke at hun risikerer livet da hun begir seg nedover klippene. Hun får imidlertid livet snudd på hodet da hun finner det mest kostbare egget av dem alle. Ett hundre år senere, i Wales, blir Nick ranet, men det eneste som blir stjålet er et gammelt egg. Den unge mannen og kameraten Patrick legger ut på jakt etter det stjålne egget, og de oppdager raskt hvor uvurderlig det er. Samt at det er en del av en sagnomsust samling få tør å tro at faktisk eksisterer. Men der det finnes store penger, finnes også mennesker som er villige til å gå langt for å få kloa i dem. Nick og Patrick fanges opp i et febrilsk kappløp, der alle forsøker å gjøre det umulige: å finne de legendariske eggene.

Kunagi pole liiga hilja selleks, et midagi võib kohutavalt valesti minna. Lihtne pensionär Felix Pink on juba üle kümne aasta olnud lesk. Vabast ajast, mida tal on rohkesti, käib ta minekukaaslaseks - ta kuulub organisatsiooni, mille liikmed käivad vabasurma valinud ravimatult haigete juures toeks, aitavad asju korraldada ja osutavad hingeabi ning kõrvaldavad igasugused märgid enesetapust, et surnu lähedasi ei saaks selle surmaga kuidagi seostada. Ühel päeval läheb Felix Black Lane'i majja number 3, et surijale tema viimaste hingetõmmete juures seltsiks olla. Tal pole aimugi, et vaid 15 minuti pärast leiab ta end politsei eest põgenemas. Midagi läks kusagil viltu, aga kus? Kas kõik on ikka nii, nagu paistab? Tema maailm, kus kõik oli alati ette teada, on ühtäkki pea peale pööratud ning Felix peab välja uurima, kas eksitus oli juhuslik või on mängus midagi palju kurjemat. Ning seadusesilm jõuab talle aina lähemale ... Belinda Bauer (s 1962) on Briti kirimikirjanik, endine ajakirjanik ja stsenarist. Baueri lapsepõlv möödus Inglismaal ja Lõuna-Aafrikas, hiljem kolis ta Walesi, kus töötas Cardiffis kohtureporterina; selle käigus omandatud teadmised leiavad nüüd kasutust tema krimilugudes. Baueri debüütromaan "Blacklands" (eesti keeles 2021) võitis Briti Krimikirjanike ühingu Kuldse Pistoda kui 2010. aasta parim krimiromaan. 2014. aastal ilmunud krimiromaan "Rubbernecker" võitis Theakston's Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year auhinna. 2018. aasta juulis jõudis Belinda Baueri romaan "Snap" Man Bookeri auhinna nominentide nimekirja. Tema stsenaarium filmile "The Locker Room" võitis BAFTA Carl Foremani eriauhinna. Baueri raamatuid on tõlgitud 25 keelde.

From the award-winning author of Snap and Rubbernecker, Exit is the story of Felix Pink, an older man with a group that helps people who have chosen to die with dignity. But there's been a mistake, and Felix's life is about to change forever. Belinda Bauer is "Britain's most original crime writer" (Crime Scene), one of the few authors in the genre to be longlisted for the Man Booker prize. Now she returns with a heart-pounding, heartbreaking, and often hilarious new crime novel in which it's never too late for life to go fatally wrong. Felix Pink is retired. Widowed for more than a decade, a painfully literal thinker, he has led a life of routine and is, not unhappily, waiting to die a hopefully boring death. He occupies himself volunteering as an Exiteer--someone who sits with terminally ill people as they die by suicide, assisting with logistics and lending moral support, then removing the evidence so that family and friends are not implicated in the death. When Felix lets himself in to Number 3 Black Lane, he's there to perform an act of kindness and charity: to keep a dying man company as he takes his final breath. But just fifteen minutes later Felix is on the run from the police--after making the biggest mistake of his life. Now his routine world is turned upside down as he tries to discover whether what went wrong was a simple mistake--or deliberate. Murder. Belinda Bauer continues to redefine the boundaries of crime fiction, with a novel that is part murder mystery, part coming-of-old-age story--however short that future may be. With the compassion and dark humor of Jonas Jonasson and the twisted thriller plotting of Rear Window, Exit is a novel readers will not soon forget.

Det skulle ikke ende som drap ... Pensjonisten Felix Pink er i ferd med å finne ut at det aldri er for sent. . . at livet går skikkelig skeis. Da han låser seg inn i leiligheten i Black Lane, er det for å utføre en barmhjertighetshandling: han skal holde en døende med selskap når han trekker sitt siste sukk. Etter kun femten minutter er Felix på flukt fra politiet, etter å ha gjort sin livs største tabbe.

Kaheteistaastane Steven Lamb kaevab Exmoori nõmmel auke. Ta loodab sealt laipa leida. Steven kaevab iga päev: pärast kooli ja nädalavahetuseti, kui tema klassikaaslased omavahel jalgpallikleepse vahetavad. Ta soovib, et ta onu hing saaks lõpuks rahu. Selle onu hing, keda ta ei tundnud, kes jäi üheteistkümneaastasena teadmata kadunuks ning kellest arvatakse, et ta sattus kurikuulsa sarimõrvari Arnold Avery küüsi. Üksnes Steveni memm ei suuda uskuda, et ta poeg on surnud. Tema ootab teda endiselt koju ning seisab vankumatult eesakna all valvel, sellal kui pere ta ümber koost laguneb. Steven on võtnud nõuks aina mureneva pere taas kokku viia, enne kui on hilja. Ja kui selleks on vaja vanaemale tema mõrvatud poja luid näidata, siis seda ta ka teeb. Nõnda teeb poiss järgmise loogilise sammu ning saadab Arnold Averyle vanglasse hoolikalt koostatud kirja. Seepeale algab meeleheitel lapse ja tülpinud sarimõrvari vahel ohtlik kassi ja hiire mäng. Mäng, millel on jubedamad tagajärjed, kui Steven eales oleks osanud ette kujutada. Belinda Bauer (1962) on Briti kirimikirjanik. Ta lapsepõlv möödus Inglismaal ja Lõuna-Aafrikas, hiljem kolis ta Walesi, kus töötas Cardiffis kohtureporterina; selle käigus omandatud teadmised leiavad nüüd kasutust tema krimilugudes. Baueri debüütromaan "Blacklands" võitis Briti Krimikirjanike ühingu Kuldse Pistoda kui 2010. aasta parim krimiromaan.2014. aastal ilmunud krimiromaan "Rubbernecker" võitis Theakston's Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year auhinna. Bauer on endine ajakirjanik ja stsenarist; tema stsenaarium filmile "The Locker Room" võitis BAFTA Carl Foremani eriauhinna.2018. aasta juulis jõudis Belinda Baueri romaan "Snap" selle aasta Man Bookeri auhinna nominentide nimekirja. Baueri raamatuid on tõlgitud 25 keelde. "Blacklands" on esimene, mis ilmub eesti keeles.

Palkitun rikoskirjailijan terävä ja synkänhauska psykologinen trilleri avustetuista itsemurhista. Felix Pink tekee tyhjien eläkepäiviensä ratoksi vapaaehtoistöitä: hän istuu parantumattomasti sairaiden vuoteen vierellä näiden vetäessä viimeisen henkäyksensä. Felixin 28. vapaaehtoiskeikalla kaikki menee kuitenkin kauhealla tavalla pieleen, ja vanha mies on elämänsä kiipelissä. Mutta oliko syy todella hänen? Belinda Bauer kuvaa mestarillisesti ihmismielen oikkuja ja vangitsee lukijan piinaavan jännittävällä juonella.

Perfect for fans of Richard Osman's The Thursday Murder Club, this is the page-turning, twisty, and often hilarious new crime novel from bestselling author Belinda Bauer. A Sunday Times 'best paperbacks of 2021' pick and The Times 'best thriller books of 2021' pick'Quirky, charming, intensely human, important . . . and very suspenseful. I loved it.'Lee Child__________________'This ingenious and darkly comic mystery is an absolute delight and Felix is one of the most loveable fugitives ever created.'Sunday ExpressMeet Felix Pink. The most unlikely murderer you'll ever have the good fortune to spend time with. When Felix lets himself in to Number 3 Black Lane, he's there to perform an act of charity: to keep a dying man company as he takes his final breath . . . But just fifteen minutes later Felix is on the run from the police - after making the biggest mistake of his life. Now his world is turned upside down as he must find out if he's really to blame, or if something much more sinister is at play. All while staying one shaky step ahead of the law. __________'Fresh, funny, flawless. The best crime novel you'll read this year.'Clare Mackintosh'Bauer's judgement of tone is perfect throughout a captivating whodunnit that's often hilarious . . . beady-eyed yet tender, it resembles a collaboration between Agatha Christie and Muriel Spark.'Sunday Times__________________Readers are loving EXIT and the marvellous Felix Pink:'Another winner from this outstanding author who has a unique ability to blend crime with humour.''Felix Pink - one of the most adorably unexpected murderers in print.''A brilliantly entertaining crime read, with an ordinary pensioner at its heart, a Felix who managed to capture my heart.''It may seem a dark topic but Exit is anything but. Pure joy, honestly.''Despite being a crime novel, it is a charming book that encompasses themes of compassion, friendship, love and standing up for what you believe is right.''This is an exceptionally cleverly crafted novel. A fair amount of black humour, two love stories, quite a lot of gambling and some unlikely friendships.'

Det skulle ikke ende som drap ... Pensjonisten Felix Pink er i ferd med å finne ut at det aldri er for sent. . . at livet går skikkelig skeis. Da han låser seg inn i leiligheten i Black Lane, er det for å utføre en barmhjertighetshandling: han skal holde en døende med selskap når han trekker sitt siste sukk. Etter kun femten minutter er Felix på flukt fra politiet, etter å ha gjort sin livs største tabbe.

Belinda Bauer is "Britain's most original crime writer" (Crime Scene), one of the few authors in the genre to be longlisted for the Man Booker prize. Now she returns with a heart-pounding, heartbreaking, and often hilarious new crime novel in which it's never too late for life to go fatally wrong. Felix Pink is retired. Widowed for more than a decade, a painfully literal thinker, he has led a life of routine and is, not unhappily, waiting to die a hopefully boring death. He occupies himself volunteering as an Exiteer--someone who sits with terminally ill people as they die by suicide, assisting with logistics and lending moral support, then removing the evidence so that family and friends are not implicated in the death. When Felix lets himself in to Number 3 Black Lane, he's there to perform an act of kindness and charity: to keep a dying man company as he takes his final breath. But just fifteen minutes later Felix is on the run from the police--after making the biggest mistake of his life. Now his routine world is turned upside down as he tries to discover whether what went wrong was a simple mistake--or deliberate. Murder. Belinda Bauer continues to redefine the boundaries of crime fiction, with a novel that is part murder mystery, part coming-of-old-age story--however short that future may be. With the compassion and dark humor of Jonas Jonasson and the twisted thriller plotting of Rear Window, Exit is a novel readers will not soon forget.

Vinnare av National Book Awards för BÄSTA KRIMINALROMAN Nominerad till Man Booker Prize »Den bästa kriminalroman jag läst på väldigt länge.« Val McDermid »Nu är det Jack som bestämmer«, sa deras mamma innan hon gick för att hämta hjälp. »Jag är strax tillbaka.« Elvaårige Jack och hans två systrar sitter kvar i den kvalmiga bilen, där de småbråkar och gnäller och leker Ett skepp kommer lastat medan de väntar på sin mamma. Men deras mamma kommer inte tillbaka. Aldrig någonsin. Och Jacks och hans systrars liv förändras för all framtid. Tre år senare vaknar den gravida Catherine While med en otäck känsla av att någon befinner sig i huset. Kort därefter hör hon ett ljud som bekräftar hennes misstankar. Catherine lyckas skrämma bort inkräktaren, men när hon återvänder till sovrummet väntar en obehaglig överraskning vid hennes säng. En kniv och ett kort meddelande: »Jag kunde ha dödat dig.«Mot bättre vetande väljer Catherine att inte polisanmäla inbrottet och hon berättar inte heller om det för sin man. Catherine blir inte kvitt oroskänslan, men har ingen aning om att hon nu dragits in i en historia som tog sin början en varm augustidag för tre år sedan, då en pojke och hans två systrar såg sin mamma för sista gången. I svensk översättning av Nils Larsson. BELINDA BAUER växte upp i England och Sydafrika. Hennes debutroman, Mörk jord, belönades med deckarvärldens mest prestigefyllda pris, The CWA Gold Dagger. Hon har även belönats med The Dagger in the Library för sitt samlade författarskap. I Sverige har Belinda Bauer nominerats fyra gånger till Årets bästa översatta kriminalroman av Svenska Deckarakademin. Hennes böcker har översatts till över tjugo språk. »En nervpirrande gåta.« | Lotta Olsson, Dagens Nyheter »En stilsäker thriller. Belinda Bauers kriminalromaner är något utöver det vanliga.« | Johannas Deckarhörna

"Jack on vastuussa", äiti sanoo ja jättää kolme lasta hajonneeseen autoon siksi aikaa, että käy soittamassa apua. Kolme vuotta myöhemmin äidin raaka murha on edelleen ratkaisematta ja Jack on sisaruksistaan yhä vastuussa - jonkun täytyy olla, kun isäkin häipyi vuosi sitten. Poliisilaitoksella on Jackin äidin murhan lisäksi ratkaisematta seutua piinaava murtosarja: rikollinen on nimetty Kultakutriksi, koska hän nukkuu uhriensa vuoteissa. Rikoksia alkaa selvittää ylikomisario John Marvel, Bauerin Näkijä-kirjasta tuttu äreä ihmisvihaaja. Myös Jack selvittää äitinsä kuolemaa omilla keinoillaan...

Nominert til Booker-prisen! En kveldende varm sommerkveld sitter tre søsken alene igjen i en bil. Moren har gått for å ringe etter hjelp. Hun har overlatt ansvaret til eldstemann, Jack, som kun er elleve år. Men moren kommer aldri tilbake. Tre år senere har Jack fortsatt ansvaret for de to yngste. Barna gjør sitt beste for å overleve uten foreldre. Men da kniven som trolig drepte moren deres dukker opp, risikerer de å miste alt ved å gå til politiet. Terningkast 6 "«Bristepunktet» er både en original og spennende krim, og en skikkelig rørende familiehistorie." Ole Jacob Hoel, AdresseavisenTerningkast 6 "(...) muligens hennes mesterverk." Jarle Natland, Stavanger Aftenblad"Den beste krimromanen jeg har lest på veldig, veldig lenge." Val McDermid