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Blix & Ramm hunt a sniper on the loose in Oslo, as the city boils over with fear, and it becomes clear that the next targets may be closer to home… The devastating, searing next instalment in the addictive Blix & Ramm series…

With Alexander Blix dismissed from the police force and Emma Ramm’s career as a news blogger now behind her, the pair have teamed up to form their own private-investigation agency. But business is slow, until Emma’s sister is shot by a sniper in Oslo’s main square, leaving Emma responsible for her twelve-year-old niece, and with an extremely personal case to solve.

But the shooting isn’t a one-off. Over the course of a scorchingly hot summer, the sniper strikes again – and again – putting fear into the people of Oslo and setting the police on the trail of either a serial killer or a ruthless and unpredictable terrorist, set on causing mayhem.

But Blix has other ideas. The pattern of killings suggests to him that the shooter has a single target and is using others as cover for his deadly plans. With the police sceptical about his theories, Blix and Ramm must go it alone to stop a killer who seems set on avenging himself against a society from which he is an outcast … before he strikes again…

Searing, tense and full of twists and turns, Outcast is the breathtaking sixth instalment in the number-one bestselling Blix & Ramm series, and this time danger is far too close to home…

About The Authors

Photography by Rolf M. Aagaard

Thomas Enger is a former journalist. He made his debut with the crime novel Burned (Skinndød) in 2010, which became an international sensation before publication. Burned is the first in a series of five books about the journalist Henning Juul, which delves into the depths of Oslo’s underbelly, skewering the corridors of dirty politics and nailing the fast-moving world of 24-hour news. Rights to the series have been sold to 28 countries to date. In 2013 Enger published his first book for young adults, a dark fantasy thriller called The Evil Legacy, for which he won the U-prize (best book Young Adult). Killer Instinct, another Young Adult suspense novel, was published in Norway in 2017. Rights have been sold to Germany and Iceland. Enger also composes music, and he lives in Oslo.
Follow him on Twitter @EngerThomas, on Facebook www.facebook.com/thomas.enger.77 or visit his website thomasenger.net

Photograph by Anton Soggiu

Jørn Lier Horst worked as a police officer and head of investigations before becoming a full-time writer, establishing himself as one of the most successful authors to come out of Scandinavia. He writes engaging and intelligent crime novels that offer an uncommonly detailed and realistic insight into the way serious crimes are investigated, as well as how both police and press work. His books have sold over two million copies in his native Norway alone and he’s published in twenty-six languages. His literary awards include the Norwegian Booksellers’ Prize, the Riverton Prize (Golden Revolver), the Scandinavian Glass Key, and the prestigious Martin Beck Award.

Product Details

  • Publisher: Orenda Books (November 6, 2025)
  • Length: 276 pages
  • ISBN13: 9781916788862

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