Jaro has always been the smartest person in the room. When his own family casts him out, he discovers just how dangerous that can make him.
Growing up in Oslo, Jaro learns early that loyalty comes with conditions. Brilliant, fiercely independent and unwilling to live by other people’s rules, he refuses the role his family has chosen for him – and loses everything.
Alone and with nowhere to belong, Jaro finds a new world where his intelligence is not a threat, but an asset. What begins on the streets of Oslo soon takes him deep into an international criminal network, where money, power and violence obey their own rules. And Jaro is exceptionally good at the game.
But the further he rises, the harder it becomes to leave. As violence escalates and the past catches up with him, Jaro must discover whether there is still a way out – before someone else decides his fate.
THE LOSER is a gripping standalone crime thriller about ambition, loyalty and the price of belonging – and part of Terje Bjøranger’s acclaimed Charlie Robertsen series.
As an experienced public prosecutor specializing in honour killings and forced marriages, he writes about a subject he knows well. Knowledge of the field alone is not enough. Bjøranger also writes with skill. He constructs compelling plots and intrigues.
Nettavisen
One of the best and most relevant Norwegian crime novels I’ve read in a long time. […] Engaging and gripping story – written in ice cold and controlled language. Bjøranger is a brilliant author who knows the art of building an intrigue.
VG, for The One No One Sees
Terje Bjøranger has delivered a very good thriller. It’s the most political crime novel of the year. That makes it brave. And important.
Stavanger Aftenblad for The One No One Sees
