Yule Island: The No. 1 bestseller! This year's most CHILLING gothic thriller

Description: Yule Island by Johana Gustawsson, David Warriner Estimated delivery 4-14 business days Format Hardcover Condition Brand New 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 Scandinavias deepest, darkest winter. The Queen of French Noir returns with a chilling, utterly captivating historical thriller, based on a true story. Publisher 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 Scandinavias 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* Gustawssons writing is so vivid, its 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 lImaginaire Award 2023*** ________ 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 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 womans 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 Scandinavias 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 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 Womans 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 Author Biography Born in Marseille, France, and with a degree in Political Science, Johana Gustawsson has worked as a journalist for the French and Spanish press and television. Her critically acclaimed Roy & Castells series, including Block 46, Keeper and Blood Song, has won the Plume dArgent, Balai de la découverte, Balai dOr and Prix Marseillais du Polar awards, and is now published in nineteen countries. A TV adaptation is currently underway in a French, Swedish and UK co-production. The Bleeding – a number one bestseller in France and the first in a new series – will be published in 2022. Johana lives in London with her Swedish husband and their three sons. Follow Johana on Twitter @JoGustawsson David Warner translates from French and nurtures a healthy passion for Franco, Nordic and British crime fiction. Growing up in deepest Yorkshire, he developed incurable Francophilia at an early age. Emerging from Oxford with a Modern Languages degree he narrowly escaped the graduate rat race by hopping on a plane to Canada – and never looked back. More than a decade into a high-powered commercial translation career, he listened to his heart and turned his hand to the delicate art of literary translation. David has lived in France and Quebec, and now calls beautiful British Columbia home.Follow David on Twitter @givemeawave and on his website wtranslation.ca Details ISBN 1914585976 ISBN-13 9781914585975 Title Yule Island Author Johana Gustawsson, David Warriner Format Hardcover Year 2023 Pages 256 Publisher Orenda Books GE_Item_ID:151678416; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. 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