Mostly Murders

Book 1 in the Ådalen series. Written in Swedish by Tove Alsterdal and translated into English by Alice Menzies

When an old man is found dead in his home, a 23 year old murder case is brought back into the light.

The dead man’s son, Olof, was convicted of the rape and murder of teenage girl Lina 23 years earlier. Lina’s body was never found, but a full confession from Olof made it an easy open and shut case. Or so it seemed at the time. But when Police Detective Eira Sjödin begins to dig deeper, she realises that all may not be as it seems, and that the solution to Lina’s dosappearance may be much closer to home than what is comfortable.

Long hidden secrets are revealed as the case unfolds, eventually leading to arson and the discovery of a long hidden corpse, as well as bringing deep tension and hate in the small community to light.

A slow burn Nordic noir, police procedural thriller about troubled families, the secret lives of teenagers, sexual violence against women and a warning against spreading hate online and vigilante justice.

Thriller – Nordic Noir – Police procedural – Mystery