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Fredric Drum #1
Honningkrukken
Siden Nygårdshaug debuterte i 1966 har han et langt, variert, anerkjent og kritikerrost forfatterskap bak seg. Honningkrukken er den første boken i krimserien om gastronomen og hobbyarkeologen Fredric Drum og kriminaletterforsker Skarphedin Olsen.
Fredric Drum befinner seg i et av Frankrikes mest tradisjonsrike vindistrikter, St. Emilion, for å kjøpe opp vin til den lille Oslo-restauranten han er medeier i. Uforvarende vikles han gradvis inn i et forsvinningsmysterium – syv mennesker fra byen er blitt borte, antagelig drept, i løpet av de siste månedene. Og mye tyder på at Fredric skal bli det åttende offer…
Fredric Drum befinner seg i et av Frankrikes mest tradisjonsrike vindistrikter, St. Emilion, for å kjøpe opp vin til den lille Oslo-restauranten han er medeier i. Uforvarende vikles han gradvis inn i et forsvinningsmysterium – syv mennesker fra byen er blitt borte, antagelig drept, i løpet av de siste månedene. Og mye tyder på at Fredric skal bli det åttende offer…
203 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1985
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About the author
Gert Nygårdshaug
59 books192 followersGert Hermod Nygårdshaug is a Norwegian author. He has written poems, children's books and novels, and is in particular known for the series of crime novels featuring the gastronomer amateur detective Fredric Drum.
Nygårdshaug's writing enjoys a diverse background from his extensive knowledge and travelling, in particular in South America. Ancient cultures, archaeology, fly fishing, gastronomy and wine are some of the recurring themes in his novels based on his own personal interests and hobbies.
In 2004 the South African film company Lithium Entertainment bought the film rights to four of Nygårdshaug’s books: Mengele Zoo, Himmelblomsttreets muligheter (Heaven’s Flower Tree), Prost Gotvins geometri (Priest Gotvin’s Geometry) and Afrodites basseng (The Pool of Aphrodite).
The eco crime novel Mengele Zoo (1989) was in 2007 voted "the People's Favourite" during the literature festival of Lillehammer.
Nygårdshaug resides in Lier, and has been a minor ticket candidate for the political party Red.
Nygårdshaug's writing enjoys a diverse background from his extensive knowledge and travelling, in particular in South America. Ancient cultures, archaeology, fly fishing, gastronomy and wine are some of the recurring themes in his novels based on his own personal interests and hobbies.
In 2004 the South African film company Lithium Entertainment bought the film rights to four of Nygårdshaug’s books: Mengele Zoo, Himmelblomsttreets muligheter (Heaven’s Flower Tree), Prost Gotvins geometri (Priest Gotvin’s Geometry) and Afrodites basseng (The Pool of Aphrodite).
The eco crime novel Mengele Zoo (1989) was in 2007 voted "the People's Favourite" during the literature festival of Lillehammer.
Nygårdshaug resides in Lier, and has been a minor ticket candidate for the political party Red.
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September 1, 2015
Again, I'm troubled by the common perception that two stars means 'awful'; as the mouseover text says, 'it was okay'. Indeed. Actually, it was quite a nice read; it's a streamlined story, rather short, quite gripping, with deviations that are not deviations (it was obvious, but still, a nice touch), some twists and turns, a rather improbable protagonist, nostalgically pleasant Aquitaine setting, some facts about oenology, even a couple of facts about history. I'm sure more people (at least in Norway) learned about Linear B from this book than from any other source.
This said, the story is preposterous. It's also written in a jagged, whimsical language (which might be a translator's doing; I read it in Russian; there is no English translation available, to the best of my knowledge). European hornets are not as dangerous as the author suggests (and this is not a translation error, because the author helpfully supplies the Latin name). The whole Linear B subplot is a joke (it is a joke, but — really, come on). Ventris did not decipher the script in 1956 (could that be a translator's — even an OCR — mistake?); in 1956 he's been long dead. The tablet that the protagonist re-interprets is, indeed, a very famous one, which played a pivotal part in the story of decipherment, the only problem is — it is not from Knossos, not even from Crete at all! That was actually a major point about it (it's from Pylos). Also, I've never heard about any hoards of human bones in Knossos pythoi (but if the author invented that, it's a legit move); one known tablet indeed hints at human sacrifice, but in an extremely vague manner.
I hoped the novel's decipherment plot would be more along the lines of "The Gold Bug" or "The Adventure of the Dancing Men," where the reader is invited to join in the effort. Well, sigh.
(A quibble about Russian translation: the translator, like the clueless St. Emillionais, did not know the difference between Spanish and Portuguese and wrote Jorge as Хорхе and the like.)
This said, the story is preposterous. It's also written in a jagged, whimsical language (which might be a translator's doing; I read it in Russian; there is no English translation available, to the best of my knowledge). European hornets are not as dangerous as the author suggests (and this is not a translation error, because the author helpfully supplies the Latin name). The whole Linear B subplot is a joke (it is a joke, but — really, come on). Ventris did not decipher the script in 1956 (could that be a translator's — even an OCR — mistake?); in 1956 he's been long dead. The tablet that the protagonist re-interprets is, indeed, a very famous one, which played a pivotal part in the story of decipherment, the only problem is — it is not from Knossos, not even from Crete at all! That was actually a major point about it (it's from Pylos). Also, I've never heard about any hoards of human bones in Knossos pythoi (but if the author invented that, it's a legit move); one known tablet indeed hints at human sacrifice, but in an extremely vague manner.
I hoped the novel's decipherment plot would be more along the lines of "The Gold Bug" or "The Adventure of the Dancing Men," where the reader is invited to join in the effort. Well, sigh.
(A quibble about Russian translation: the translator, like the clueless St. Emillionais, did not know the difference between Spanish and Portuguese and wrote Jorge as Хорхе and the like.)
July 20, 2021
Om ikke alt er så sannsynlig, så er alt realistisk. Og det er alltid så mange underfundige formuleringer, utrolig artige detaljer og imponerende kunnskap i Nygårdshaugs bøker. I denne hører vi f.eks. om alt fra ornamentikken på gallo-romerske krukker til den farlige geithamsen til tapte urfolks skriftspråk til rødvinens mangfoldighet sammenlignet med livets mangfoldighet. Det er en grunn til at Gert Nygårdshaug er en av mine absolutte favorittforfattere!
September 23, 2015
Litt morsom krim, likte Fredrik Drum, fikk ikke helt tak i innleseren, men det kommer seg i neste bok! Det blir nemlig mer Drum! Stjerner er vanskelig å gi. Egentlig en 3'er pga lytteopplevelsen, men boka i seg selv god nok til en 4'er for sure :)
June 3, 2021
Это мое первое знакомство с Нюгорсхаугом. Его Фредрик весьма выделяется среди традиционных скандинавских, назовем, сыщиков. В первую очередь тем, что он и не сыщик вовсе, а просто любит разгадывать загадки. Он не гоняется с пистолетом, не страдает алкоголизмом, не имеет личных трагедий с жизненном анамнезе. Он спокоен и логичен. Читать/слушать было интересно, правда. Однако, поскольку я не разбираюсь в винах от слова «совсем», все эти винные подробности бóльшего интереса не добавляли, а иногда слегка утомляли. Развязка меня откровенно ошеломила. И самим преступником, и мотивом.
August 21, 2014
Quite good, a fast read. A lot of wine talk, made me want to drink some wine.
August 29, 2014
Her er min anmeldelse av Honningkrukken (ekstern lenke):
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June 26, 2025
Good story, interesting facts about wine production etc and ancient languages, rites etc. However, I frequently felt like I was reading a YA book, I'm struggling a bit to specify factors that created this illusion but maybe one factor could be an "over-explanation" of everything?
I've started reading "Jegerdukken", so I'll see what I feel about that one.
I've started reading "Jegerdukken", so I'll see what I feel about that one.
October 8, 2020
En lett og underholdende krim, litt i Lahlums gate, småintelligent til tider, mye interessant om viner og gamle kulturer
March 2, 2021
Сюжет любопытный, но как-то очень нудно
March 12, 2021
Блин, мне понравилось! Юморной, динамичный, интересная и любимая тема) Легко идет и не отпускает. Поворотов сюжета не так много, чтобы запутаться и не мало. Любо дорого читать. Советую.
April 21, 2021
Индиана Джонс и волшебный кристалл.
July 4, 2021
6/10. Слишком много вина...
July 30, 2021
Страшно захотелось на дегустацию вин...
July 31, 2021
Lu en Français. Je ne sais pas si c’est la traduction mais ce livre s’est révélé pénible à lire…
Dommage, l’intrigue était sympa…
Dommage, l’intrigue était sympa…
August 26, 2021
Как если бы Фредерик Бакман перепил красного вина и взялся написать детектив про него.
February 2, 2022
Хорошая книга. Уж ооочень (минус) живуч (плюс, конечно) главный герой:-)
October 19, 2025
Belle intrigue au pays du Saint Emilion et fin surprenante. Bon moment détente, facile à lire.
December 14, 2025
Første bok om Fredrick Drum en av mine favoritter som jeg denne gangen hører på lydbok. Gøy med et gjenhør og denne serien er fortsatt en av mine favoritter.
November 29, 2017
Jeg falt for Honningkrukken. Selv om alle de franske navnene på vingårder og på vinene selv (til og med på personene) glapp ut av hukommelsen nesten med det samme jeg hadde hørt dem. Så en trenger ikke bry seg om vin for å lese om Fedrics eventyr. Dette er en kriminalroman, men også et eventyr. Hele min omtale finner du på bloggen min Betraktninger
November 18, 2015
Ikkje særleg bra. Intrikat javel, men prosaen er i altfor lange strekk flat og fantasilaus. Fredric Drum framstår sjokkerande ofte som direkte treig i oppfattelsen. Opplesaren gjer heller ikkje boka noka teneste.
August 14, 2007
Første bok i serien om Fredric Drum.
March 25, 2011
Fredric Drum er i slaget; Vin og kodeknekking
May 22, 2012
Likte denne også! Nygårdshaug kan krim!
October 11, 2013
Veldig kul bok, jeg likte den godt. Spennende med noen tvister og god humor underveis. Anbefales!
July 15, 2016
Кратичко, но симпатично. Силно начало на поредицата.
October 17, 2016
Sofisticated crime/murder mysteries, without the action heroic detective part and the engulfment of blood and gore... but with red wine! :)
August 3, 2011
Bra bok, kunne dog vært lengre.
April 13, 2017
Engaging but whimsical, too overdone.
April 23, 2017
Litt som italiensk fotball var, ihvertfall for noen år siden. Langsom , slentrende oppbygging med mange vakre detaljer (litt for mange noen ganger?), før det eksploderer i en fartsfylt avslutning der det kan være vanskelig å henge med i svingene. Og absolutt en overraskende og svært fantasifull løsning på mysteriet
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