{"product_id":"9781914585975","title":"Yule Island","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn 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.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e `A dark, dark slice of Scandi Noir´ \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHeat magazine\u003c\/i\u003e *Book of the Month*\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e `Gustawsson`s writing is so vivid, it`s electrifying´ \u003cb\u003ePeter James\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e `Remember her name. Johana Gustawsson has become a leading figure in French crime fiction [and] Yule Island is impossible to put down´ \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLe Monde\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e***Winner of the Cultura Ligue de l`Imaginaire Award 2023***\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e ________ \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 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? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 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? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 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… \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e ________ \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePRAISE FOR JOHANA GUSTAWSSON\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e `Wonderfully dark and intricately woven … will have you hooked from the very first page´ \u003cb\u003eB A Paris\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e `Johana Gustawsson has become the queen of the French thriller genre´ \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLe Point\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e `Intriguingly dark and vivid, and so cleverly told´ \u003cb\u003eEssie Fox\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e `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´ \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Times \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e `A wonderfully creepy, unsettling read, with a superb twist in its tail´ \u003cb\u003eJames Oswald\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e `Bewitching and wonderfully gothic´ \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSunday Express\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e `Johana Gustawsson brilliantly illuminates the depths of the human heart´ \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLe Figaro\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e `A whirlpool that draws you irresistibly into levels of darkness so much deeper than you can possibly be ready for´ \u003cb\u003eAmbrose Parry\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e `A stunning and beautifully written gothic thriller´ \u003cb\u003eAlexandra Benedict\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e `Johana Gustawsson has no equal when it comes to hooking us with stunning twists and unexpected leaps in time´ \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLes Echos\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e `A bold and intelligent read´ \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e `Utterly compelling´ \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWoman`s Own\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e `Cleverly plotted, simply excellent´ \u003cb\u003eRagnar Jónasson\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e `A must-read´ \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaily Express\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Johana Gustawsson","offers":[{"title":"Orenda Books |  Hardback | Cloth over boards |  2024-05-14","offer_id":45521019240703,"sku":"9781914585975","price":35.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0329\/9075\/7001\/files\/BNCImageAPI_cd485750-b9a8-4259-9a1e-87021f4e7379.jpg?v=1716573072","url":"https:\/\/riverbookshop.com\/products\/9781914585975","provider":"River Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}