In the Best of Circles

When private investigator Olivia Henriksen is hired to find out who has been flattening mysterious circles into Erling Svingen's cornfield, she expects sleepless nights, damp grass, and perhaps the occasional bat. She does not expect to find a missing politician laid out among the stalks. With Finn Foss dead, the press descending on Nøtterøy, and crop-circle enthusiasts claiming visitors from outer space, Olivia's simple surveillance job becomes a murder investigation the police would very much prefer her not to conduct. Unfortunately, Olivia is also standing in as hostess at Mona's Harbour Hotel, where Christian Democrat delegates, inquisitive journalists, unexpected family arrivals, and one very determined dog are all demanding her attention. Between suspicious politicians, a fitness club full of local muscle, vanishing wives, and a skydiving expert with secrets of his own, Olivia soon discovers that the truth may be far more earthbound — and far more dangerous — than any alien theory. As the cornfields whisper, the hotel fills, and the killer grows bolder, Olivia must work out who is hiding behind the circles before she becomes the next spectacular headline. The fifth book in the Island Mysteries series featuring the indomitable Olivia Henriksen.