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The Ice Beneath Her

Written by: Camilla Grebe, Elizabeth Clark Wessel - translator
Narrated by: Katharine Lee McEwan, John Lee, Justine Eyre
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Publisher's Summary

Acclaimed Swedish author Camilla Grebe makes her solo American debut with a psychological thriller as cunning in its twists as it is captivating in its storytelling - for fans of the celebrated crime fiction of Camilla Läckberg, Jo Nesbø, Ruth Ware, and Fiona Barton. 

Winter's chill has descended on Stockholm as police arrive at the scene of a shocking murder. An unidentified woman lies beheaded in a posh suburban home - a brutal crime made all the more disturbing by its uncanny resemblance to an unsolved killing 10 years earlier. But this time there's a suspect: the charismatic and controversial chain-store CEO Jesper Orre, who owns the home but is nowhere to be found. 

To homicide detectives Peter Lindgren and Manfred Olsson, nothing about the suave, high-profile businessman - including a playboy reputation and rumors of financial misdeeds - suggests he conceals the dark heart and twisted mind of a cold-blooded killer. In search of a motive, Lindgren and Olsson turn to the brilliant criminal profiler Hanne Lagerlind-Schön. Once a valued police asset, now marooned in unhappy retirement and a crumbling marriage, she's eager to exercise her keen skills again - and offer the detectives a window into the secret soul of Jesper Orre. 

But they're not the only ones searching. Two months before, Emma Bohman, a young clerk at Orre's company, chanced to meet the charming chief executive, and romance swiftly bloomed. Almost as quickly as the passionate affair ignited, it was over when Orre inexplicably disappeared. One staggering misfortune after another followed, leaving Emma certain that her runaway lover was to blame and transforming her confusion and heartbreak into anger. 

Now, pursuing the same mysterious man for different reasons, Emma and the police are destined to cross paths in a chilling dance of obsession, vengeance, madness, and love gone hellishly wrong. 

Praise for The Ice Beneath Her 

The Ice Beneath Her deserves to be called a page-turner - I read it in one sitting! The narrative is fast-paced and the twists superb.” (Cecilia Ekbäck, best-selling author of Wolf Winter

©2016 Camilla Grebe and Elizabeth Clark Wessel (P)2016 Random House Audio

What the critics say

"Exceptional." (Publishers Weekly)

"Fans of Scandinavian crime fiction, and crime fiction generally, will enjoy the understated, angsty drama created by Grebe; librarians desperate for Girl on the Train read-alikes can also turn to this for readers who enjoy an anti-heroine." (Booklist)

"Impressive...a tour de force that lifts its author to the front rank among the increasingly crowded field of Nordic noir." (Kirkus Reviews)

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Depressing bu fascinating

I expected this mystery novel to be a typical Nordic fictional account of a crime. Instead the main characters, including the investigators, had some serious problems. I can’t recall a mystery with more depressing main characters. However, the narrative as seen through the mindsets of its main characters and the use of three narrators made this fascinating presentation

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Deep and exciting

pretty good mystery, slow paced, but sure interesting and kept me attached.

I was about to quit it in the beginning, mostly because of some of the negative reviews here, I'm glad I didn't.

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