The first thrilling standalone crime novel from the international
number one bestseller and Sweden's answer to Val McDermid, Anders de
la Motte. **DON'T MISS DEEDS OF AUTUMN. AVAILABLE TO PRE-ORDER NOW**
'Enthralling...De la Motte juxtaposes the horrors of war with age-old
superstitions to superb effect' Joan Smith, Sunday Times Southern
Sweden: Beautiful countryside, endless forests, coastal walks, dark
days - and even darker nights. But beneath the beauty lies a dark
heart . . . Skåne, 1986: On the night of Walpurgis, the eve of May
Day, where bonfires are lit to ward off evil spirits and preparations
are made to celebrate the renewal of spring, a sixteen-year-old girl
is ritualistically murdered in the woods beside a castle. Her
stepbrother is convicted of the terrible deed and shortly after, the
entire family vanishes without a trace. Spring, 2019: Dr Thea Lind
moves into the castle. After making a strange discovery in an ancient
oak tree on the grounds, her fascination with the old tragedy deepens.
As she uncovers more and more similarities between her own troubled
past and the murdered girl, she begins to believe that the real truth
of the killing was never uncovered. What if the spring of 1986 claimed
more than one victim? 'A mesmerising amalgam of creepy folklore,
festering secrets, dark truths and a damp and mouldering Scandinavian
landscape rendered so dark and brooding that is becomes a principal
player in this slow-burn, addictive tale' Lancashire Evening Post
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Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9781785769498
Publisert
2021
Utgiver
Vendor
Zaffre
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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