I’m sitting here with a cup of tea, preparing to tell a story from real life. I just have to share this story with somebody, and the members of the jury, whom I will meet for the first time tomorrow, are definitely not the right listeners. They will only know the course of events. Because I love my own freedom too much. But you will hear the real story. It all started one Saturday in March. I was sitting at the bar in Royal Garden Hotel in Trondheim, waiting.

Early in her career, Anne B. Ragde wrote crime stories for a leading Norwegian news magazine. She immediately gained many faithful readers and developed an atmospheric and captivating style. The 34 stories in this collection are full of jealousy and greed, cold hearted revenge, infidelity and shocking incidents, and are certain to bring thrills and joy to Ragde fans everywhere. The book contains a new preface by the author.