Yule Island [Paper cover]

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Yule Island [paper cover]
by Johana Gustawsson

ISBN: 9781914585906
Softcover, new
Publication Date: 2/4/2025

Brief Description:
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 a new series. `A dark, dark slice of Scandi Noir ́ Heat
magazine *Book of the Month* `Gustawsson`s writing is so vivid, it`s
electrifying ́ Peter James `Remember her name. Johana Gustawsson has become
a leading figure in French crime fiction [and] Yule Island is impossible to
put down ́ Le Monde ***Winner of the Cultura Ligue de l`Imaginaire Award
2023*** ________ Art expert Emma Lindahl is anxious when she ́s asked to
appraise the antiques and artefacts in the infamous manor house of one of
Sweden`s 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 the Gussman family apparently avoiding her, she sees
virtually no one in the house. Do they have something to hide? 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 his failure to solve the first case
come rushing back. Could this young woman`s tragic death somehow hold the
key? 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 Scandinavia`s deepest, darkest
winter… ________ PRAISE FOR JOHANA GUSTAWSSON `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 `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 `Cleverly plotted, simply
excellent ́ Ragnar Jónasson `A must-read ́ Daily Express