Yule Island
By Johana Gustawsson

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 theand The Lidingö Mysteries series.and Scarier than anything … a dark, dark slice of atmospheric Scandi Noir'and HeatHeat magazine *Book of the Month*and The pace steadily accelerates as Gustawsson orchestrates her plot with breathless ingenuity. A successful page-turner from a rising star'and Financial Times Gustawsson's writing is so vivid, it's electrifying'and Peter Jamesand and **and Winner of the Livre de Poche Readers Crime of the Yearand andand Cultura Ligue de l'Imaginaire Award**________Don'tand 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.and and 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?and Trustand 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.and When the lifeless body of another young woman is found in the icy waters surrounding the island, Detective Karl Rosen arrives to investigate, and memories of his failure to solve the first case come rushing back. Could this young woman's tragic death somehow hold the key?and Anyoneand 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…and ________and PRAISE FOR JOHANA GUSTAWSSON Remember her name. Johana Gustawsson has become a leading figure in French crime fiction [and]and Yule Islandand is impossible to put down'and Le Monde Wonderfully dark and intricately woven … will have you hooked from the very first page'and B A Parisand Johana Gustawsson has become the queen of the French thriller genre'and Le Pointand Intriguingly dark and vivid, and so cleverly told'and Essie Foxand `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´and The Timesand and A wonderfully creepy, unsettling read, with a superb twist in its tail and James Oswaldand Bewitching and wonderfully gothic'and Sunday Expressand Johana Gustawsson brilliantly illuminates the depths of the human heart'and Le Figaroand `A whirlpool that draws you irresistibly into levels of darkness so much deeper than you can possibly be ready for´and Ambrose Parryand 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'and La Fringale culturelleand A stunning and beautifully written gothic thriller'and Alexandra Benedictand Johana Gustawsson has no equal when it comes to hooking us with stunning twists and unexpected leaps in time'and Les Echosand 'A bold and intelligent read'and Guardianand 'Utterly compelling'and Woman's Ownand `Brilliant … the last chapters knocked me sideways, and it's a long time since that's happened´and Lisa Halland `A dark world of elegance and grotesque … mesmeric´and Matt Wesolowskiand 'Cleverly plotted, simply excellent'and Ragnar Jónasson'A must-read'and Daily Express