Billy Thorvald: Hanne and Turkish Muslim

billy thorvald: This ninth novel featuring Hanne maintains high suspense while emphasizing the myriad characters' personalities, according to The Chronicle Herald. Wheelchair-bound since she was shot in the spine by a deranged cop, Hanne lives a quiet, if unfulfilling life, with her wife, Nefis, a Turkish Muslim, and their inquisitive 10-year-old daughter, Ida. In Odd Numbers, Holt skillfully melds terrorism and parental issues in an absorbing compact plot. Despite her mobility issues and depression, Hanne has decided to return to the Oslo police force on the same day she is visited by Billy Thorvald, her friend and former police partner. During the conversation, a bomb explodes in the nearby National Council for Islam in Norway, killing 23 people. Billy T. as he is known is worried that his son, Linus Bakken, has gotten involved with a fundamentalist group. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.