Ørjan Nordhus Karlsson hails from the town of Bodø in Northern Norway. After officers training school, he spent several years in the Norwegian army, both in the north and the Former Republic of Macedonia on UN assignment (UNPROFOR I).He holds a master in sociology from the university of Oslo and is, among other things, an European Union Civil Protection Expert.
The Peacmaker – Thriller. Published 2011
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Sharba – Thriller. Published: 2009
Kabul 1996. Ten year old Sharba and her mother are forced to flee the invading Taliban forces. They find a safe haven in Norway. Sharbas father is not so lucky. He is captured and later brutally killed by Zalim Akhbar, a fearsome Taliban commander.
Nine years later, Sharba joins the Norwegian armed forces. In her heart burns the desire to return home and track down her fathers killer…
Goliath – Thriller. Published: 2008
A Russian trawler suspected of illegal fishing fails to respond to a request from the Norwegian Cost Guard. As a consequence, Norwegian special forces boards the vessel.In Iraq, a US surveillance plane is shot down. Sensitive technology is removed from the wreck.Outside the coast of Northern Norway, the oil rig Fenris becomes the first rig to start commercial production on the Goliath block.Further south, a supply ship is hijacked.
Four seemingly separate events creates the backdrop for a Norwegian nightmare scenario.
Mine Thirteen – Thriller. Published: 2004
In the Barents Sea, a Norwegian trawler collides with an unknown vessel. The trawler sinks.On Svalbard, a group of scientists gain access to a mine that has been closed since the Second World War.The Norwegian military intelligence interrupts an unidentified signal- the High command puts its elite forces on highest alert.To lieutenant Frank Halvorsen, it all seems like yet another preparedness test. He could not be more wrong.
In less than two days, events occur that threatens Norway’s relationship to both its neighbours and allies. At the centre of it all; an old mine believed abandoned more than 60 years ago.
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