An art expert joins a detective to investigate a horrific murder on a Swedish island, leading them to a mystery rooted in Viking rites and Scandinavia's deepest, darkest winter. The Queen of French Noir returns with a chilling, utterly captivating gothic thriller, based on a true story. FIRST in the The Lidingö Mysteries series. Scarier than anything a dark, dark slice of atmospheric Scandi Noir Heat Heat magazine *Book of the Month* The pace steadily accelerates as Gustawsson orchestrates her plot with breathless ingenuity. A successful page-turner from a rising star Financial Times
Gustawssons writing is so vivid, its electrifying Peter James ** Winner of the Livre de Poche Readers Crime of the Year and Cultura Ligue de lImaginaire Award**
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Dont Art expert Emma Lindahl is anxious when shes asked to appraise the antiques and artefacts in the infamous manor house of one of Swedens wealthiest families, on the island of Storholmen, where a young woman was murdered nine years earlier, her killer never found. Emma must work alone, and with the Gussman family apparently avoiding her, she sees virtually no one in the house. Do they have something to hide? Trust As she goes about her painstaking work and one shocking discovery yields clues that lead to another, Emma becomes determined to uncover the secrets of the house and its occupants. When the lifeless body of another young woman is found in the icy waters surrounding the island, Detective Karl Rosén arrives to investigate, and memories of his failure to solve the first case come rushing back. Could this young womans tragic death somehow hold the key? Anyone Battling her own demons, Emma joins forces with Karl to embark upon a chilling investigation, plunging them into horrifying secrets from the past Viking rites and tainted love and Scandinavias deepest, darkest winter ________ PRAISE FOR JOHANA GUSTAWSSON
Remember her name. Johana Gustawsson has become a leading figure in French crime fiction [ and] Yule Island is impossible to put down Le Monde
Wonderfully dark and intricately woven will have you hooked from the very first page B A Paris Johana Gustawsson has become the queen of the French thriller genre Le Point Intriguingly dark and vivid, and so cleverly told Essie Fox `A gripping story of murder and black magic Gustawsson slowly weaves together three seemingly disparate strands of her narrative with a skill that shows why she is such an admired crime writer in her native France´ The Times A wonderfully creepy, unsettling read, with a superb twist in its tail James Oswald Bewitching and wonderfully gothic Sunday Express Johana Gustawsson brilliantly illuminates the depths of the human heart Le Figaro `A whirlpool that draws you irresistibly into levels of darkness so much deeper than you can possibly be ready for´ Ambrose Parry Ethereal, romantic and as cold as death, this nerve-shattering and powerful novel immerses us in a cruel and thrilling Nordic tale where love smashes against the rocks of madness La Fringale culturelle A stunning and beautifully written gothic thriller Alexandra Benedict Johana Gustawsson has no equal when it comes to hooking us with stunning twists and unexpected leaps in time Les Echos 'A bold and intelligent read' Guardian 'Utterly compelling' Woman's Own `Brilliant the last chapters knocked me sideways, and its a long time since thats happened´ Lisa Hall `A dark world of elegance and grotesque mesmeric´ Matt Wesolowski 'Cleverly plotted, simply excellent' Ragnar Jónasson
'A must-read' Daily Express
