Unhinged by Thomas Enger and Jørn Lier Horst

Happy Valentine's Day! Today I'm a stop on the Random Things Tour for Thomas Enger and Jørn Lier Horst's latest Blix and Ramm installment, Unhinged!

Just days after losing a friend and colleague, Alexander Blix and Emma Ramm find themselves under interrogation in the aftermath of a fatal shooting. 

Sofia Kovic was murdered in her own apartment. No one knows why and no one knows who is responsible. But Blix's daughter, Iselin, Kovic's roommate, narrowly escaped. Unfortunately for her, it seems she's has become a target herself when she's kidnapped the very next day. 

Blix and Ramm follow the only clues left behind and not only find Iselin but kill her kidnapper as well. 

And that's only the beginning of the story. 

Blix finds himself suspended and unsure what to do next while Ramm is determined to solve Kovic's murder and find out why Iselin was kidnapped. She's certain it has to be tied to Kovic's latest case, but without her primary resource she's not sure who she can trust. 

Meanwhile, Blix is doing his own off books investigating. But it increasingly appears that Kovic may have been suspicious of one of their own. Which means Blix has no one else to turn to for help in one of the most important cases of his life. 

Ok, first off: you're killing me guys!!!

This book has left me with the ultimate book hangover. First, they went somewhere I really thought for sure they would not go with this book. 

Second, the ending!

I have devoured each book in this series so far and each one has left me suuuuper anxious for the next installment. And this is no exception to the rule. I need more Blix and Ramm!!!

The book begins with Blix and Ramm being interrogated. Blix for a fatal shooting. Ramm for her role in the whole thing. And then, before we get too comfortable, it pops back to the day before where Blix is giving a talk for those who have lived through violent crime. Survivors like Emma herself, who has now been contracted to write a book about the subject. 

Blix ends his talk, finally able to check his phone, which has been blowing up the entire time. And his heart sinks when he realizes his own daughter has called multiple times. He finally connects, only to learn that she's on the run from a shooter who just killed her roommate, Blix's colleague Sofia Kovic. 

It's an explosive beginning to a book that I promise you will not be able to set down until you find out how it all will end. Which is exactly what I did—I read through in one afternoon (sorry, authors, I know it took a lot longer to write!). 

I should have savored it considering how badly I want to read another one. But I didn't. I couldn't! I was sucked in and I just had to know what was going to happen! And now...of course I'm dying to read more! 

I am just one of many who will tell you how great this series is! It is an absolute must read for crime fans and it just gets better and better with each book because we know and love the characters so much more with each new story!