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"""A vile crime is being planned,"" he said.""And heaven knows, it may even have been executed.""When an old schoolfriend whisks private detective Asbjørn Krag away by train to an isolated snow-covered manor house, his curiosity is aroused. John Aakerholm, a wealthy landowner with peculiar tastes, refuses to disclose why he is utterly terrified. Every evening at midnight he retires to bed, locking himself within three different chambers - and access is strictly forbidden. When a shocking murder takes place, Krag must use his sharp wit and skills to uncover the killer before he strikes again.... A brilliantly ingenious story, Through Three Rooms amply displays Elvestad's gift for storytelling and style. Available in English for the very first time, this book will delight fans of vintage crime fiction. This new translation features an introduction by Nils Nordberg, radio drama producer and Norwegian authority on crime fiction. ""A brisk, pacey and thoroughly entertaining page-turner by one of crime fiction's unsung heroes...well worth rediscovering."" - Tom Mead, author of Death and the Conjuror ""An enjoyable example of the traditional murder mystery.""- Martin Edwards, novelist and author of The Life of Crime"

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Through Three Rooms is an entertaining country house mystery novella from the early twentieth century, in which the great Norwegian detective Asbjorn Krag tries to uncover the secrets of a rich and eccentric old man who has suddenly begun to fear for his life. The pace is fast and the story an enjoyable example of the traditional murder mystery. - Martin Edwards, novelist and author of The Life of Crime Through Three Rooms is a brisk, pacey and thoroughly entertaining page-turner by one of crime fiction's unsung heroes. It's a good old-fashioned thriller that benefits immeasurably from a concise, skilful translation, and is well worth rediscovering. - Tom Mead, author of Death and the Conjuror Like the expert marksmanship displayed in this story, Riverton shows excellent aim in picking off our (genre-trained) assumptions about the mystery enclosed. Fortunately police detective Asbjorn Krag, Norway's answer to Sherlock Holmes, is not so dazzled by the 'inexplicable and the mysterious' in this country house murder mystery. - Kate Jackson, author of How to Survive a Classic Crime Novel (2023)

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Sven Elvestad, who also wrote under the pseudonym Stein Riverton, was one of Norway's greatest crime writers. A journalist by training, he was the first foreign journalist to interview Adolf Hitler and was famous for stunts such as spending a day in a circus lion's cage. His first novel was published in 1907 and he went on to write nearly a hundred novels, many featuring detective Asbjørn Krag. Only a few of his works have ever been translated into English, despite enjoying widespread success across Europe. Norway's yearly Riverton prize for the best crime novel is named after him. Lucy Moffatt is an award-winning translator (Norwegian and Spanish into English). She won a 2014 John Dryden Prize for her translation of an excerpt of a novella by Hans Herbjørnsrud and she was awarded the NORLA Translator's Award in 2020. @LucyTranslator. Nils Nordberg is a Norwegian crime writer, anthology editor and audio play director. He has worked for the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation since 1969, and for Radioteatret since 1973. He is regarded among Norway's leading experts on crime fiction.

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