Dead Sweet (Paperback)
Language: English
Published by Orenda Books, London, 2024
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Paperback. When a celebrated government official is found dead after his surprise birthday party, a young police officer uncovers a terrifying world of financial crime, sinister cults and disturbing secret lives. Icelandic politician Katrin Juliusdottir's award-winning debut first in a breathtaking series **Winner of the Blackbird Award for Best Icelandic Crime Debut** A breathtaking thriller from one of Icelands most exciting new voices Eva Bjoerg AEgisdottir So chilling Heat magazine Katrin Juliusdottir skilfully weaves together intense family dynamics, dark pasts and criminal endeavours in this masterful narrative Lilja Sigurdardottir A sophisticated, multi-layered thriller a series with great potential Financial Times ____________________ A murder is just the beginning When Ottar Karlsson, a wealthy and respected government official and businessman, is found murdered, after failing to turn up at his own surprise birthday party, the police are at a loss. It isnt until young police officer Sigurdis finds a well-hidden safe in his impersonal luxury apartment that clues start emerging. As Ottars shady business dealings become clear, a second, unexpected line of enquiry emerges, when Sigurdis finds a US phone number in the safe, along with papers showing regular money transfers to an American account. Following the trail to Minnesota, trauma rooted in Sigurdiss own childhood threatens to resurface and the investigation strikes chillingly close to home Atmospheric, deeply unsettling and full of unexpected twists and turns, Dead Sweet is a startling debut thriller that uncovers a terrifying world of financial crime, sinister cults and disturbing secret lives, kicking off an addictive, chilling new series. ______________________ Exceptional and realistic characters Dead Sweet hooks you in from the very first page and keeps you there until the unexpected ending Blackbird Award judges: Yrsa Sigurdardottir, Ragnar Jonasson and Bjarni THorsteinsson Delve into a world of corruption, power and a rising body count in one of your new favourite noir series B.S. Casey A very welcome addition to the growing number of writers of Icelandic Noir many twists and turns until all is revealed TripFiction An excellent debut thriller with a highly original storyline Saeunn Gisladottir, The Reading Room What readers are saying I devoured it in two sittings. I honestly cannot believe that its a debut Intelligent, suspenseful and totally gripping Expertly reveals secrets in a way that kept my eyes glued to the page' Juliusdottir spins a cracking tale and keeps the revelations and teasers unwinding Another fabulous piece of Icelandic noir, with a fabulous cast of characters and a truly absorbing story Dark, chilling and twisty I couldnt put it down Breathtakingly unnerving What an ending! When a celebrated government official is found dead after his surprise birthday party, a young police officer uncovers a terrifying world of financial crime, sinister cults and disturbing secret lives. Icelandic politician Katrin Juliusdottir's award-winning debut first in a breathtaking series Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…
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- Title
- Dead Sweet (Paperback)
- Author
- Katrin Juliusdottir
- Publisher
- Orenda Books, London
- Publication year
- 2024
- Condition
- new
- Binding
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1916788173
- ISBN 13
- 9781916788176
- Series
- Book 1 of 2: The Iceland Mysteries
**Winner of the Blackbird Award for Best Icelandic Crime Debut**
‘A breathtaking thriller from one of Iceland’s most exciting new voices’ Eva Björg Ægisdóttir
‘So chilling’ Heat magazine
‘Katrín Júlíusdóttir skilfully weaves together intense family dynamics, dark pasts and criminal endeavours in this masterful narrative’ Lilja Sigurðardóttir
‘A sophisticated, multi-layered thriller … a series with great potential’ Financial Times
____________________
A murder is just the beginning…
When Óttar Karlsson, a wealthy and respected government official and businessman, is found murdered, after failing to turn up at his own surprise birthday party, the police are at a loss. It isn’t until young police officer Sigurdís finds a well-hidden safe in his impersonal luxury apartment that clues start emerging.
As Óttar’s shady business dealings become clear, a second, unexpected line of enquiry emerges, when Sigurdís finds a US phone number in the safe, along with papers showing regular money transfers to an American account.
Following the trail to Minnesota, trauma rooted in Sigurdís’s own childhood threatens to resurface and the investigation strikes chillingly close to home…
Atmospheric, deeply unsettling and full of unexpected twists and turns, Dead Sweet is a startling debut thriller that uncovers a terrifying world of financial crime, sinister cults and disturbing secret lives, kicking off an addictive, chilling new series.
______________________
‘Exceptional and realistic characters … Dead Sweet hooks you in from the very first page and keeps you there until the unexpected ending’ Blackbird Award judges: Yrsa Sigurðardóttir, Ragnar Jónasson and Bjarni Þorsteinsson
‘Delve into a world of corruption, power and a rising body count in one of your new favourite noir series’ B.S. Casey
‘A very welcome addition to the growing number of writers of Icelandic Noir … many twists and turns until all is revealed’ TripFiction
‘An excellent debut thriller with a highly original storyline’ Sæunn Gísladóttir, The Reading Room
What readers are saying…
‘I devoured it in two sittings. I honestly cannot believe that it’s a debut’
‘Intelligent, suspenseful and totally gripping’
‘Expertly reveals secrets in a way that kept my eyes glued to the page'
‘Júlíusdóttir spins a cracking tale and keeps the revelations and teasers unwinding’
‘Another fabulous piece of Icelandic noir, with a fabulous cast of characters and a truly absorbing story’
‘Dark, chilling and twisty … I couldn’t put it down’
‘Breathtakingly unnerving’
‘What an ending!’
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About the Author
Quentin Bates escaped English suburbia as a teenager, jumping at the chance of a gap year working in Iceland. For a variety of reasons, the gap year stretched to become a gap decade, during which time he went native in the north of Iceland, acquiring a new language a new profession as a seaman and a family, before decamping en masse for England. He worked as a truck driver, teacher, netmaker and trawlerman at various times before falling into journalism, largely by accident. He is the author of a series of crime novels set in present-day Iceland (Frozen Out, Cold Steal, Chilled to the Bone, Winterlude, Cold Comfort and Thin Ice which have been published worldwide. He has translated all of Ragnar Jónasson’s Dark Iceland series.
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