Nordic Nights

Written by Lise McClendon

Narrated by Kris Faulkner

Hank was found standing over the body of visiting Norwegian artist Glasius Dokken. When Hank won't say a word in his own defense, it falls to his step-daughter, Alix Thorssen, to clear him and uncover who actually sent Dokken, the painter of myths, to Valhalla. With ancient legends seeming to spring to life around her, and with very real bullets being fired through the windows of Alix's art gallery, her investigation could end with a Viking funeral...it may all be hidden in the secrets inscribed on some ancient rune stones.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Books in Motion
• Release date: Aug 15, 2002
• ISBN: 9781581165142

Lise McClendon

Lise McClendon is the author of eleven novels. Her latest is THE GIRL IN THE EMPTY DRESS, the sequel to BLACKBIRD FLY (2009.) PLAN X, a thriller, was written as Rory Tate. Her novel, "Blackbird Fly," is a suspense novel set in southwest France called "a heartbreakingly beautiful story of love, loss, sisterhood, and the ties that bind us together." She is the author of two mystery series set in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, and early Kansas City, Missouri, including "Blue Wolf" and "Sweet and Lowdown." She lives in Montana. Rory Tate is a pseudonym of Lise McClendon

Reviews for Nordic Nights

[bettesbooks · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

An okay read.

[lizbeth978 · Rating: 2 out of 5 stars]

Ugh. Where to begin? The book is entertaining up to a point... but frankly it took me 6 months and a forced stay in the most boring town on earth to finish this book. The fictional depiction of a bit of righteous looting during a volunteer archaeological dig (and thus, the main point of the story) set my teeth on edge... but considering that the plundered object is b.s. anyway helped me move past this distasteful plot meme. The main character is frustratingly dense, as is her mother and step-father (really? you believe in Viking rune stones in the U.S.? really?!?). The crazy bizarre ending, and what sounds like a sex cult centered around an albino woman (who by her very desirability inspires others into a criminal conspiracy?!?) are what helped keep this book interesting, absurdly enough. If you can take seemingly endless references to the Vikings, the Norse sagas, and Norwegian-Minnesotan culture in general, this is the book for you. Uffda!