Book review: I’m Travelling Alone

AS ANOTHER Nordic novel translated into English, this debut offering from Samuel Bjork has a lot to live up to. Inevitably it’s going to be compared to the likes of Jo Nesbo and Stieg Larsson.

The novel is already a bestseller across Europe, and UK TV rights have been sold, so does it live up to the hype? The story centres around ex-detective Mia Kruger and veteran police investigator Holger Munch as they come together to solve one of the most terrifying cases of their careers.

A young child is found hanging from a tree, with an airline tag around her neck which reads ‘I’m travelling alone’.