Dog Patrol

Martin Sellevold makes his debut with a cracking smuggler’s tale. Strap on your life vest and hold on tight! […] It’s full speed ahead and high thrills the whole way. […] I’m reading the book on scorching hot summer days and am totally absorbed – I can really sense the sea spray on my face. If I had to recommend one of the best books for the summer holidays, there is no doubt that this would be it.

…What a pirate’s tale!

A superb smuggler’s tale. Thrilling, racy debut about two buddies and a cargo of gold coins from 1642. […] It’s a refreshing summer cocktail of a book that could easily become a hit.

In the first part of the book, Sellevold writes in language so poised, almost ice–cold, that it’s a delight. And when Stian sails into the Oslo fjord and the Customs patrol boat sidles up next to him, it’s impossible not to be reminded of Arthur Omre.

It’s wonderful to read a novel that not only takes you out onto the sea, but in addition gives so much room to maritime words such as cockpit, landfall, stay, gelcoat and sprayhood. The use of terminology can work wonders for one’s experience and empathy, at least when employed as freely as in Martin Sellevold’s debut.

Dog Patrol is an impressive debut – gripping entertainment in an original setting. More please!