Isola

ÅRETS MEST VENTEDE KRIMI Jeppe har taget orlov fra politiet og er flyttet til Bornholm vinteren over for at arbejde som skovhugger. Anette står alene tilbage i København og bliver sat til at lede en sag med et parteret lig i en kuffert. Og Esther … hun skriver på en biografi om en kvindelig antropolog, Margrethe Dybris, og har aldrig før følt sig så ensom. En gammel brevveksling, et nyt venskab, en by, en halv krop og en hel ø bringer Jeppe, Esther og Anette på sporet af en anden tid og tættere på hinanden. Intet menneske er en ø. Katrine Engberg (f. 1975) debuterede som krimiforfatter for fire år siden med Krokodillevogteren. Siden debuten har hun udgivet tre selvstændige kriminalromaner, Isola er hendes femte. Katrine Engberg er blevet shortlistet til Den store lydbogs-pris, Krimimessens Publikumspris, to gange til både MARTHA prisen og Årets Forfatter, og hendes bøger er solgt til udgivelse i 28 lande. Katrine Engberg er at finde på bestsellerlisterne i Danmark, USA og Tyskland, Canada, Norge og Sverige, hvor hun senest har ligget #1 i seks uger i streg. Raffineret kvalificeret underholdning - Information Læseværdig krimi med både hjerne og hjerte - Jyllands-Posten Engberg skiller sig tydeligt ud i krimivrimlen - Berlingske Katrine Engberg er at finde i krimiforfatternes førerfelt - Dagbladenes Bureau

ÅRETS MEST VENTEDE KRIMI Jeppe har taget orlov fra politiet og er flyttet til Bornholm vinteren over for at arbejde som skovhugger. Anette står alene tilbage i København og bliver sat til at lede en sag med et parteret lig i en kuffert. Og Esther … hun skriver på en biografi om en kvindelig antropolog, Margrethe Dybris, og har aldrig før følt sig så ensom. En gammel brevveksling, et nyt venskab, en by, en halv krop og en hel ø bringer Jeppe, Esther og Anette på sporet af en anden tid og tættere på hinanden. Intet menneske er en ø. Katrine Engberg (f. 1975) debuterede som krimiforfatter for fire år siden med Krokodillevogteren. Siden debuten har hun udgivet tre selvstændige kriminalromaner, Isola er hendes femte. Katrine Engberg er blevet shortlistet til Den store lydbogs-pris, Krimimessens Publikumspris, to gange til både MARTHA prisen og Årets Forfatter, og hendes bøger er solgt til udgivelse i 28 lande. Katrine Engberg er at finde på bestsellerlisterne i Danmark, USA og Tyskland, Canada, Norge og Sverige, hvor hun senest har ligget #1 i seks uger i streg. Raffineret kvalificeret underholdning - Information Læseværdig krimi med både hjerne og hjerte - Jyllands-Posten Engberg skiller sig tydeligt ud i krimivrimlen - Berlingske Katrine Engberg er at finde i krimiforfatternes førerfelt - Dagbladenes Bureau

A REESE’S BOOK CLUB PICK The New York Times ‘Best Books of the Year (So Far)' A young woman and her lover are marooned on an island in a deeply moving novel of love, faith and survival, for readers of Jessie Burton’s The Miniaturist and Anthony Doerr’s All The Light We Cannot See ‘This made me cry on an airplane but it was worth it! A luscious, rich and moving novel, a beautiful, careful and profound book about survival and hope’ Alice Winn, bestselling author of In Memoriam ‘An extraordinary book that reads like a thriller, written with the care of the most delicate psychological and historical fiction’ Vogue ‘Best Books of 2025’ ‘A shocking story, made all the more stunning by the fact that it has its roots in true history’ Jodi Picoult, author of My Sister's Keeper In sixteenth-century France, as the heiress to an aristocratic fortune, Marguerite is destined for a life of privilege. Then she is orphaned, and her enigmatic and volatile guardian squanders her inheritance and insists she accompany him on an expedition to the new French colonies of North America. Isolated and afraid, Marguerite befriends her guardian’s servant and the two develop an intense attraction. But when their relationship is discovered, they are brutally punished, abandoned on a small island with no hope for rescue. From a childhood dressed in gowns with laced pearls in her hair, Marguerite finds herself at the mercy of nature. As the weather turns, blanketing the island in ice, she discovers a faith she had never before needed… Inspired by the real life of a sixteenth-century heroine, Isola tells the timeless story of a woman fighting for survival.

A REESE’S BOOK CLUB PICK The New York Times ‘Best Books of the Year (So Far)' A young woman and her lover are marooned on an island in a deeply moving novel of love, faith and survival, for readers of Jessie Burton’s The Miniaturist and Anthony Doerr’s All The Light We Cannot See ‘This made me cry on an airplane but it was worth it! A luscious, rich and moving novel, a beautiful, careful and profound book about survival and hope’ Alice Winn, bestselling author of In Memoriam ‘An extraordinary book that reads like a thriller, written with the care of the most delicate psychological and historical fiction’ Vogue ‘Best Books of 2025’ ‘A shocking story, made all the more stunning by the fact that it has its roots in true history’ Jodi Picoult, author of My Sister's Keeper In sixteenth-century France, as the heiress to an aristocratic fortune, Marguerite is destined for a life of privilege. Then she is orphaned, and her enigmatic and volatile guardian squanders her inheritance and insists she accompany him on an expedition to the new French colonies of North America. Isolated and afraid, Marguerite befriends her guardian’s servant and the two develop an intense attraction. But when their relationship is discovered, they are brutally punished, abandoned on a small island with no hope for rescue. From a childhood dressed in gowns with laced pearls in her hair, Marguerite finds herself at the mercy of nature. As the weather turns, blanketing the island in ice, she discovers a faith she had never before needed… Inspired by the real life of a sixteenth-century heroine, Isola tells the timeless story of a woman fighting for survival.

Jeppe har taget orlov fra politiet og er flyttet til Bornholm vinteren over for at arbejde som skovhugger. Anette står alene tilbage i København og bliver sat til at lede en sag med et parteret lig i en kuffert. Og Esther … hun skriver på en biografi om en kvindelig antropolog, Margrethe Dybris, og har aldrig før følt sig så ensom. En gammel brevveksling, et nyt venskab, en by, en halv krop og en hel ø bringer Jeppe, Esther og Anette på sporet af en anden tid og tættere på hinanden. Intet menneske er en ø. "Raffineret kvalificeret underholdning" - Information "Læseværdig krimi med både hjerne og hjerte" - Jyllands-Posten "Engberg skiller sig tydeligt ud i krimivrimlen" - Berlingske "Katrine Engberg er at finde i krimiforfatternes førerfelt" - Dagbladenes Bureau

"Isola" er det 5. bind i Katrine Engbergs krimiserie om politiefterforskerne Kørner & Werner, som skal opklare en makaber sag om et halvt lig fundet i en kuffert. Anette Werner kommer på en bizar sag, da halvdelen af en menneskekrop findes i en kuffert. Hun står alene tilbage med efterforskningen uden afgørende spor, og uden assistance fra makkeren Jeppe Kørner, som er taget på orlov på Bornholm. Imens kommer den ensomme og pensionerede lektor og krimiforfatter, Esther de Laurenti på sporet af sagen, der for første gang i serien også udfolder sig uden for de Københavnske volde. "Isola" af Katrine Engberg kan som de andre bøger i serien om Kørner & Werner læses som en selvstændig kriminalroman. Læs mere om de andre medrivende krimier i Kørner & Werner-serien her.

A REESE’S BOOK CLUB PICK The New York Times ‘Best Books of the Year (So Far)' A young woman and her lover are marooned on an island in a deeply moving novel of love, faith and survival, for readers of Jessie Burton’s The Miniaturist and Anthony Doerr’s All The Light We Cannot See ‘This made me cry on an airplane but it was worth it! A luscious, rich and moving novel, a beautiful, careful and profound book about survival and hope’ Alice Winn, bestselling author of In Memoriam ‘An extraordinary book that reads like a thriller, written with the care of the most delicate psychological and historical fiction’ Vogue ‘Best Books of 2025’ ‘A shocking story, made all the more stunning by the fact that it has its roots in true history’ Jodi Picoult, author of My Sister's Keeper In sixteenth-century France, as the heiress to an aristocratic fortune, Marguerite is destined for a life of privilege. Then she is orphaned, and her enigmatic and volatile guardian squanders her inheritance and insists she accompany him on an expedition to the new French colonies of North America. Isolated and afraid, Marguerite befriends her guardian’s servant and the two develop an intense attraction. But when their relationship is discovered, they are brutally punished, abandoned on a small island with no hope for rescue. From a childhood dressed in gowns with laced pearls in her hair, Marguerite finds herself at the mercy of nature. As the weather turns, blanketing the island in ice, she discovers a faith she had never before needed… Inspired by the real life of a sixteenth-century heroine, Isola tells the timeless story of a woman fighting for survival.

A REESE’S BOOK CLUB PICK The New York Times ‘Best Books of the Year (So Far)' A young woman and her lover are marooned on an island in a deeply moving novel of love, faith and survival, for readers of Jessie Burton’s The Miniaturist and Anthony Doerr’s All The Light We Cannot See ‘This made me cry on an airplane but it was worth it! A luscious, rich and moving novel, a beautiful, careful and profound book about survival and hope’ Alice Winn, bestselling author of In Memoriam ‘An extraordinary book that reads like a thriller, written with the care of the most delicate psychological and historical fiction’ Vogue ‘Best Books of 2025’ ‘A shocking story, made all the more stunning by the fact that it has its roots in true history’ Jodi Picoult, author of My Sister's Keeper In sixteenth-century France, as the heiress to an aristocratic fortune, Marguerite is destined for a life of privilege. Then she is orphaned, and her enigmatic and volatile guardian squanders her inheritance and insists she accompany him on an expedition to the new French colonies of North America. Isolated and afraid, Marguerite befriends her guardian’s servant and the two develop an intense attraction. But when their relationship is discovered, they are brutally punished, abandoned on a small island with no hope for rescue. From a childhood dressed in gowns with laced pearls in her hair, Marguerite finds herself at the mercy of nature. As the weather turns, blanketing the island in ice, she discovers a faith she had never before needed… Inspired by the real life of a sixteenth-century heroine, Isola tells the timeless story of a woman fighting for survival.