The Alliance
Aslak Nore
Original title: Alliansen
Publisher: Aschehoug, Fall 2025
Genre: Novel
Every marriage has its secrets. But not all secrets involve your husband being a Russian spy.
Meet Ingeborg Johnsen and Sverre Falck—Norway’s new power couple in tumultuous times. She’s the recently appointed and charismatic defense minister, the youngest since the war. He’s a billionaire heir with a dark secret: for many years, he has been a source for Russian intelligence. In just two weeks, they are supposed to get married.
The plot is set in motion when their young Ukrainian au pair is found dead on their property. Who was Sonja? What secrets did she uncover? And who could have killed her inside a heavily guarded and surveilled compound? Maverick agent Johnny Berg is assigned to a new unit investigating espionage threats against the country. He soon discovers a connection between the murder and a sniper rifle sold to a mysterious operative code-named Partisan in Ukraine. But Johnny has quite a few secrets of his own.
The stage is set for a dramatic countdown to an attack with the potential to upend the country and shock the world to its core. It’s a world where private alliances are political, where political alliances are personal—and where loyalties can shift in an instant. It’s a world in flux, where nothing is as it seems.
A nail-biting blend of domestic and political thriller with shocking relevance in today’s world, The Alliance is a stand-alone continuation of the Falck Saga. It can be read without prior knowledge of the series.
Foreign rights
Books 1 + 2 in the series have been sold to 17 markets.
The Alliance sold before publication to:
Denmark: Gutkind
Finland: Gummerus
France: Le bruit du monde
Germany: Kiepenheuer & Witsch
Italy: Marsilio
Netherlands: Harper Collins
