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A review by kellkie
Norwegian by Night by Derek B. Miller
4.0
If this book were not already optioned for film, I'd write the screenplay myself. Nearly every scene begs to be seen on the big screen--I couldn't help but start putting together the script in my head as I listened to the audio version, which is incredibly well narrated.
Sheldon springs to life from the first few pages, a displaced Jewish octogenarian and retired Marine who witnesses a murder and takes it upon himself to rescue the victim's son. While Sheldon's granddaughter is convinced he suffers from dementia, he manages to outmaneuver both the police and former KLA soldiers as he travels the Norwegian countryside on his mission to save the boy.
Though this is a crime thriller, themes of family, loss, and country (to name a few) layer in multitudes of depth, forcing the reader to consider questions about immigration, gun control, war, grief, and aging.
Sheldon springs to life from the first few pages, a displaced Jewish octogenarian and retired Marine who witnesses a murder and takes it upon himself to rescue the victim's son. While Sheldon's granddaughter is convinced he suffers from dementia, he manages to outmaneuver both the police and former KLA soldiers as he travels the Norwegian countryside on his mission to save the boy.
Though this is a crime thriller, themes of family, loss, and country (to name a few) layer in multitudes of depth, forcing the reader to consider questions about immigration, gun control, war, grief, and aging.