The Novaja Semlja Effect
Odd Harald Hauge
Novaja Semlja-effekten
Kagge Forlag 2023
Fiction / Thriller
Norwegian PDF and English sample chapters
Novaja Semlja-effekten
Kagge Forlag 2023
Fiction / Thriller
Norwegian PDF and English sample chapters
A smart and timely thriller touching on a very realistic scenario as the arctic ice keeps melting.
The day The Northeast Passage becomes ice-free and navigable for cargo ships, it will be a “game changer” for world trade. It’s all about gaining control of this stretch along the arctic coast, and there are immense sums of money involved.
A Norwegian shipping broker, Anders Alme, is invited to raise capital on behalf of a newly established Russian shipping firm. The invitation is brought to him via his best friend, economy journalist Lars Lande, who for various reasons is stuck in Moscow. The Russians can offer a longterm monopoly for the passage, an agreement made with Russian authorities. Much is at stake for the two friends: Will Anders succeed with the huge assignment, or will both his broker house and his marriage fall to pieces? Is Lars able to find his way back to the truth-seeking journalist he started out as? Who can he actually trust if he begins to doubt his own character? And what price is Lars willing to pay to save the friendship with Anders?