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It was in the seventies the Norwegian oil age took off. The humble beginnings of imported rigs and equipment from Texas were being replaced by permanent offshore structures and infrastructure. Oilproduction peaked. What did Norway have to offer the 150-year old American tradition of extracting the black gold. It became the subject of confrontations. Norwegians were to be avoided to interfere in the American way of doing business. The Americans did not accept that anyone should interfere in the way they saw fit to manage the oil business.. As Norwegians found their way into the lucrative ...

A terrific crime novel, the fifth in the series of Sivert Olafsen, Police Investigator. After some police investigations where he got almost killed in a shootout with a gang of violent bikers, he was granted a retirement a year ahead of time. The offer was accepted along with a three months paid leave, for him to arrange his own company as a private investigator. His daughter, Marion, was concerned for his health, and constantly reminded him to consult his doctor. She did not look forward to him sitting in his favorite chair with a drink in hand for the rest of his life. She could see the ...

Sivert Olafsen just got back to work as a senior investigator after a long stay in hospital and convalescence. He still had a few years left until retirement. However, he got cold feet after sitting idle in his apartment throughout the winter after he was released from hospital. Together with his team of graduates with their competence and computer skills, they solved the one case after the other of everyday data crime. This was just the beginning; the development goes fast and the cases are branching out like tentacles of an octopus. It is horrifying experience they approach during their ...

Roger Martinsen was fascinated by what his brother had to say about something he had heard at the recruit school in Stavanger. It was Americans who had started with test drilling for oil out in the inhospitable North Sea. For an adventurous youth from the north, it was not only exciting and fascinating, but also triggered his curiosity to find out what this was all about. His ultimate goal was now to take part in this new, which was referred to by some as Offshore. It turned out to be the beginning of what was later referred to as the new Norwegian era, an offshore oil and gas industry.

Updated Version. A horrifying crime novel, the fourth in a series of Sivert Olafsen, Police investigator. Sivert is facing his worst nightmare as a police officer. The front page of the morning paper has a picture of him in full police uniform. It leads to a double page article with the worst ever accuses of him as a police officer. He is on the verge of being dismissed and dishonoured from the police force. He is not the only one to suffer the wrath of the editor that morning. It all reveal a conspiration aimed at getting focus off a fraud case where hundreds of millions are transferred ...

Sivert Olafsen, a real old timer in the police force, ends his career as investigator in the West Coast town in Norway. His newly appointed female police chief is of the opinion that he is burdened with an untidy and unhealthy lifestyle. He lives alone after his wife for many years died from a progressing Multiple Sclerosis, MS. A stormy night as he was the duty officer, was called out in a fierce storm to an accident with unexpected consequences in the West Coast town. Sivert’s team with Oskar Moe and the new police recruit Eva Strand gets a handful, people smugglers, weapon smugglers, ...

A crime novel. The sixth in the series of Sivert Olafsen, Private Investigator. The director of a salmon farmer contact Sivert Olafsen late one evening. He is distraught, salmon freights disappear on the way to the market and reappear in the fish market in Korea by another seller. A competitor is actually taking over the market with identical products. At the same time, Sivert Olavsen becomes involved with an insurance company and discovers an enormous illegal fishing in the Barents Sea. Political disputes over rights to the rich fisheries in the vast sea area contribute to lawlessness, ...

Elise Plassen was one of six children on the homestead. Life at the end of the eighteent century was hard and it was still a peasant society. The large group of children was necessary help on the laborious homesteads. Schooling was so-so. An intenerate teacher dropped by when he was in the area. It was not expected that children of the commoners would need schooling. What would they do with it? Elise showed an early interest in books and had taught herself to read. It was noticed by the intenerate teacher who lent her some schoolbooks. It was the beginning of a journey that brought her to ...

It is not easy to achieve the goal of an aid budget of 1% of GDP. GDP fluctuates with income from oil and gas exports. The aid directorate suspects that some aid projects are being defaulted on and that corruption is taking place. It is suspected that the aid is not reaching those who are entitled to aid. An economic writer together with a female lawyer are headhunted to investigate and verify the suspicion of the Minister. It is not easy to get to the bottom of the cases. With political manoeuvring, and the requirement to keep it hidden from one's own employees, it is a diplomatic feat to ...

A new book in the series of Sivert Olafsen, The Investigator. A terrific story that unfolds in many countries with as many languages. Contraband in the true sense of the word. A million-dollar car is fitted with fake parts after an accident, two ships have faulty parts installed at shady workshops and are denied insurance payouts at the time of the accident, condemned almost new cars are fraudulently assembled to be sold as new in addition to claim to be new cars under warranty. A car factory is the subject of fraud and is afraid of their reputation as they withhold the guarantee pending ...

On a cold and dark November day while Else Hagmo, a journalist for the local newspaper, was on a long walk with her dog team on a road that could be considered a forest road, her guide dog reacted. From within the dense forest of planted sitka firs came a terrible scream. The guide dog, Bonzo, turned sideways and pulled the cart straight towards the edge of the forest. Else had her share of trouble keeping the carriage on the right keel. There was a heartbreaking scream, almost like a scream of terror from inside. The forest was so dense and the branches went right down to the ground. With ...

A novel about relationships. Else Hagmo and Hans Olav Eriksen, two single people unite for a common project. They have both been involved in a complicated police investigation, albeit from their own point of view. Else has recently taken over a disused small farm and has good help from Hans Olav to do preliminary work to restore the place. Else becomes involved in environmental crime when large piles of rubbish are dumped in the driveway of her small farm. It will be a battle against the authorities where the only thing that will happen is that she will be notified of hefty daily fines ...

A horrifying crime novel, the third in the series of the tales of the legendary Senior Police Investigator, Sivert Olafsen, recently promoted Deputy Chief of Police. Sivert is ordered by his doctor to take a long holiday. He is now is paying the price for his stubbornness believing he is irreplaceable at the police force. Even after suffering a near fatal bullet wound in a shootout with criminal bikie gangs. The doctor has no alternative but to retire him on medical reasons if he does not come to his senses and start listening to his body. The beginning of his holiday is tranquil with long ...

SYNOPSIS Sivert Olafsen, a real old timer in the police force, ends his career as investigator in the West Coast town in Norway.His newly appointed female police chief is of the opinion that he is burdened with an untidy and unhealthy lifestyle. He lives alone after his wife for many years died from a progressing Multiple Sclerosis, MS.A stormy night as he was the duty officer, called out in a fierce storm to an accident with unexpected consequences in the West Coast town. Sivert’s team with Oskar Moe and the new police recruit Eva Strand gets a handful, people smugglers, weapon smugglers...

A crime novel from the marine environment. The eighth book in the series of Sivert Olafsen, the retired police investigator. He is contacted by a ship owner who has lost control of the costs and is in danger of losing the entire business. Sivert is doubtful of taking on this assignment, it is far outside his expertise. He believes the employees have slept through the hour and have not seen that the business is about to go into receivership unless the frauds is stopped. It is the benevolence of the banks that has saved them so far. He brings together a team of retired former employees who ...

The second book in the Team Espen series. There are suspicions of malpractice and corruption with aid funds the Ministry wants investigated. It is election year and the Ministers have received information that the opposition has leaked disturbing information to the media, in which the Minister is accused of lacking control over the expenditure of the vast amount of development aid. As cases are uncovered, the suspicions are reinforced. This must be kept hidden from the organization until reliable evidence is obtained. Espen Bergane receives constantly new orders to go deeper into the ...

Onshore wind farms are always controversial. Strong emotions come to the fore as soon as there is talk of demolishing untouched nature with a large number of three hundred meter high windmills. The sheriff, Toralf Mo, is afraid that the strong contradictions will emerge when a large wind farm breaks down on Snaufjellet above the tree line not too far from the Swedish border. The sheriff's district embraces an enormous area that stretches from a small community high to the north all the way to the Swedish border. He is without resources. The sheriff's office is threatened with closure due to...