Esteban Loyola, heir to the prestigious Loyola fleet, is found murdered, with a pentagram carved into his chest. When King and Hanna, detectives with the Voguesville police force, begin to look into the case, suspicion falls on the town’s Lucifer Cult, which uses the pentagram. Cristian Satán, the leader of the cult, proclaims his innocence. But King, whom the police force has recruited because he is a seagull, refuses to give in… Calle Maria, Voguesville.
'Mierda,” barked detective King through his long, narrow beak, while he stroked his chest with the tip of his right wing, “that Diablo has to go and get himself killed just as I am sitting down to dinner. And I was going to have roasted duck, too. Bueno!'
'Explosive, mythical saga written by a young genius with universal abilities.'
–Dagbladet on Gudenes fall
'The winner of Cappelen’s novel competition is wildly ambitious and grotesquely entertaining. And sometimes downright disgusting… If Jakhelln is to be compared to anyone, perhaps it is Haruki Murakami and the Swede John Ajvide Lindqvist who come first to mind. All combine extremely developed imaginations with a huge portion of pop culture references and a significant amount of classical structure.'
–Dagens Næringsliv on Gudenes fall
'It wouldn’t surprise me if this becomes the cult book we’ll find being read in the back of the Norwegian and Nordic classrooms.'
–Stavanger Aftenblad on Gudenes fall