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What is Mine | 
 enlarge | Author: Anne Holt
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Category: Book
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Rating:  8 reviews
Sales Rank: 658977
Media: Hardcover
Pages: 400
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Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 5.9 x 1.5
ISBN: 0446578029
Dewey Decimal Number: 839.82374
EAN: 9780446578028
ASIN: 0446578029
Publication Date: July 10, 2006
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DESCRIPTION: In Norway, children are disappearing. First there was nine-year-old Emilie, whose backpack was discovered in a deserted alley. One week later, it was a five-year-old boy. And then another. As public panic escalates, police commissioner Stubo urgently tries to enlist the help of former FBI profiler Johanna Vik, who is already immersed in the investigation of a man who fled to the United States 40 years ago after wrongly being accused of murder. Vik is herself the mother of a troubled six-year-old daughter, and resistant to getting involved until a gruesome turn in Stubo's case compells her to reconsider. The bodies of the young victims start turning up in their families' homes--with notes that read "You got what you deserved." Now, united in a desperate search to decipher a killer's next move, Stubo and Vik must unravel a complex story of madness and revenge...before more innocent children meet the same untimely end.
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 The Thrills Translate into any Language July 1, 2006
Wantz Upon A Time Reviews (Chicago)
12 out of 13 found this review helpful
An eight-year-old girl is kidnapped walking home from school, sending the low-crime country of Norway into a tailspin. On the heels of that atrocity, a five-year-old disappears only to be returned to his parents' home days later, dead. A serial child murderer is on the loose and detective Adam Stubo turns to former FBI agent, now lawyer Johanne Vik for a profile of the killer. Together they race against the clock to find the kidnapper before another child turns up dead.
Originally written in Norwegian, this book is a fast-pace thriller with a twisting plot and intricate details. In addition to the suspense, Anne Holt fills the pages with well-rounded characters, each with their own personal struggle. Readers will empathize with Adam's loss of his wife and Johanne's attempts to successfully parent a mentally handicapped child. Together they make the pages of this book come to life, and readers will have hard time putting it down until the very end. However, while this is an enjoyable book, there are a few too many convenient coincidences in the final pages to satisfy typical readers of this genre.
Perhaps most notable is that, unlike most thrillers, this story lacks graphic violence. While many might be disturbed at the idea of a child serial killer, there is nothing bloody or gory about What Is Mine, which will appeal to a wide cross-section of readers.
Reviewed by Joelle Charbonneau-Blanco
6/26/2006
 Page turner from Norway August 8, 2006
John Carsten (E. Berne, NY USA)
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
This book was given to me recently. Anne Holt has done very good work here, especially in the character development department. I strongly disagree with the editorial review by Publishers Weekly that said less time could have been spent on character descriptions. The plot, a serial killer in Norway develops quickly- Almost too quickly. The interplay between Vik, the psychologist/academic and Stubo, the methodical detective is well done. Getting to know them is a significant part of the story. As stated in prior reviews young children disappear and turn up with no apparent cause of death. We get to meet the psychopath early on but have to wait for the conclusion to get the whole story.
I enjoyed the book- Style and story. While sometimes finding translations difficult to get into this one is an exception. Ms Holt had me losing sleep.
The only criticism I offer is that the story almost appeared to be rushed towards the end. For this reason alone I would have given it a 4.5 if that was offered. I was enjoying it so much I could have gone another 75 to 100 pages if the story could have continued to be supported. All in all I expect to be reading more Anne Holt.
"It would take six weeks and four days, if everything went according to schedule." July 11, 2006
Luan Gaines (Dana Point, CA USA)
5 out of 7 found this review helpful
Someone is kidnapping and killing children. Parents are frantic, hoping to find their babies in time; most are returned to them intact, but as small corpses, along with a cryptic note: "You got what you deserved." Only nine-year-old Emilie remains at large, no word of her at all, nor returned dead body. Inspector Adam Stubo tackles the case with grim determination, but the common denominator, the critical link between the cases eludes the Norwegian police entirely. Watching a television panel on the spate of child kidnappings, Stubo's attention is caught by Johanne Vik, a former FBI profiler currently at work on a cold case. When Vik walks off the set of the talk show, outraged by the assumptions made by the other panelists, the inspector decides she is the perfect foil to counterbalance the police procedures.
This sharp-witted woman with training in criminal behavior especially appeals to Stubo, a man still in mourning for the loss of his wife and daughter. Vik has problems of her own, divorced, raising a young daughter with a learning disability, Johanne shares custody with her ex-husband, the parents working together to ensure their child the emotional security she needs. Juggling an intensive child care schedule with her own work, Johanne resists Adam's overtures when he all but demands her help in unraveling this case; but as the two confer over each missing child, they begin to see a pattern, albeit an obscure one. Both refuse to believe that Emilie is dead, holding out hope for this one unaccounted for child.
Vik and Stubo make an interesting pair, essentially strangers thrown together with a desperate need to stop the killer before more children are lost. As Vik pursues the case of an unfairly convicted man, long-forgotten events suddenly become relevant, unexpected links between the past and present atrocities. The multi-dimensional characters, including an obsessive murderer and a copycat, continue to surprise, complex motives and personal flaws, revealing one man's misspent passions and the associations of all those involved in the children's lives. The citizens of Norway are in an uproar as Vik and Stubo race to a close finish with fate, society assaulted by a most heinous series of crimes, one tiny girl barely clinging to life. Although Holt is no threat to the immensely popular Karin Fossum, she pens a satisfying tale of crime and punishment, the most vulnerable victims the most heartbreaking of all. Luan Gaines/ 2006.
the real deal July 20, 2006
Richard Cumming (nida)
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
European crime fiction fans have been able to enjoy the works of Anne Holt for years. Now, it's our turn. Her first novel to be translated into English, WHAT IS MINE, just came out.
Wow! What an incredible talent. This is the first book in a trilogy and I can't wait for the rest of them.
A serial killer is murdering children. He abducts them and returns their bodies with the same gruesome note attached. Who is doing this horrible stuff in peaceful Norway?
Police inspector Adam Stubo wants to know. He recruits the reluctant academic (former FBI profiler) Johanne Vik to help him to solve the crimes. Are those sparks flashing between this unlikely pair?
Holt does an amazing job of creating mystery layers that seem totally unconnected. She pulls off dazzling twists. Then she ties the whole thing together. Shockingly good stuff! No loose ends. Reading is believing. Holt is a force.
 A suggestion from my mother... December 31, 2006
Tara Adams (SC)
2 out of 4 found this review helpful
My mother gave me this book and insisted that I read it. I'm not a big mystery/suspense fan, but I have to say that this one was a vast improvement on the Mary Higgins Clark novels that my mother usually suggests. I have to admit that I couldn't put it down because I wanted so badly to know what would happen. I also enjoyed Ms. Holt's writing style, although maybe the style wasn't exactly hers considering this was a translation. I can't read Norwegian, so I guess I'll never know :o). However, the "heroine", Johanne Vik, was nothing short of annoying. She was indecisive and in my opinion, a "witch with a 'b'". The only question I have is--is "stocky" considered an attractive trait in Norway? Because Ms. Holt described most of the "attractive" men as "stocky" as well, and those two words usually aren't used together when American authors describe men. Just curious about that.
Anyway, if your a mystery/suspense book kind of person, like I said, this one was a vast improvement on some of those types of books written by American authors.
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