The Girl in Green
  • Published: 6 May 2025
  • ISBN: 9781804991558
  • Imprint: Penguin
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 384
  • RRP: $26.00

The Girl in Green

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6 May 2025
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From the acclaimed author of Norwegian by Night, a story of two men given a second chance to save the girl they failed to protect decades before.

1991
Near Checkpoint Zulu, one hundred miles from the Kuwait border, British journalist Thomas Benton meets American private Arwood Hobbes. Desert Storm is over, and peace has been declared. As the two argue about whether it makes sense to cross the nearest border, they become embroiled in a horrific attack in which a young local girl in a green dress is killed under their protection. The two men walk away into their respective lives. But something has cracked in both of them.

2013
Twenty-two years later, in another place, in another war, they meet again and are offered an unlikely opportunity to redeem themselves when that same girl in green is found alive and in need of salvation. Will this second chance allow the two men to right the wrongs of their past?
  • Published: 6 May 2025
  • ISBN: 9781804991558
  • Imprint: Penguin
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 384
  • RRP: $26.00
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About the author

Derek B. Miller

Derek B. Miller was born and raised in Boston, Massachusetts, and has lived abroad for over fifteen years in Israel, England, Hungary, Switzerland, and Norway. His interest in fiction began a few years after graduating from Sarah Lawrence College.

Currently, Derek is the director of The Policy Lab and a senior fellow with the United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research. He has a PhD in international relations from the University of Geneva, and an MA in national security studies from Georgetown University, in cooperation with St Catherine’s College, University of Oxford. He lives in Oslo with his wife and children.

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Praise for The Girl in Green

Praise for Derek B. Miller

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Miller joins the ranks of Stieg Larsson, Henning Mankell, and Jo Nesbo, the holy trinity of Scandinavian crime novelists.

Booklist

Miller's straightforward and incisive writing and compelling, complex characters make the book worthwhile.

Library Journal

Miller juggles each element effortlessly. His character portraits are indelible, often heartbreaking.

The New York Times