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Biografisk notat
Eva Frantz is a Finnish radio and TV presenter and author. She was already an award-winning writer of crime novels for grown-ups when she wrote The Mystery of Raspberry Hill, her first book for children, which won the prestigious Runeberg Junior Prize. Although set in Finland, this book was actually inspired by a visit to Hampton Court Palace in London, which is said to be haunted by many ghosts.A thrillingly gothic mystery. I loved the sense of hope that weaves its way through the story despite the dark and menacing atmosphere
- Lucy Hope, author of Fledgling,
Frantz relies on classic ingredients but does it with a style and suspense that hold the reader tightly in their grip till the last pages
Västra Nyland
Has all the right elements that a page-turner for an avid young readership should have: a proper suspenseful plot and supernatural twists
Hufvudstadsbladet
I read this little spooky beauty in one go... Just the sort of eerie, unsettling snowy story I love!
- Emma Carroll, author of Letters from the Lighthouse,
Young suspense fans will very much enjoy this miniature gothic mystery
Just Imagine
A thrillingly spooky gothic mystery...
The grown-ups all think she's going to die soon ? she can see it in their eyes. Still, when twelve-year-old Stina is sent to be treated at Raspberry Hill Sanatorium, she can't believe her luck. She even gets to ride in a real motor car to the magnificent old hospital, hidden deep in the forest.
But as Stina explores the long, eerie corridors of her new home, she senses it is hiding a dark secret. Determined to solve the mystery, she edges closer to the truth ? and soon finds herself in terrible danger...