Showing results for "Tove Alsterdal" in International Mystery & Crime

It’s been more than 20 years since Olof Hagström left home. Returning to his family’s house, he knows instantly that something is amiss. The front door key, hidden under a familiar stone, is still there. Inside, there’s a panicked dog, a terrible stench, water pooling on the floor: The father Olaf has not seen or spoken to in decades is dead in the bathroom shower.

In the small mining town of Malmberget, north of the Arctic Circle, residents and their houses are being relocated. As the mine that built the town slowly swallows it street by street, building by building, the memories of the community have collapsed into the huge pit they call “the hole.” Only a few stubborn souls cling to their homes, refusing to leave. When two workers making their final preparations hear a sound coming from a basement, they break a cellar window and find a terrified man curled up in a corner.

Tarifa, Spain. A man's body washes up on the beach. No-one seems to care. Patrick Cornwall is a highly acclaimed investigative journalist. His latest project: to uncover the plight of migrants trying to start new lives in Europe. Patrick's wife, Ally, is used to him being out of contact. But she's just discovered she's pregnant. Unable to reach him and starting to worry, she flies across the ocean to get answers. Unable to find him, Ally delves into the secrets Patrick was determined to expose and is drawn into an ever-deadlier web.

Han pasado más de veinte años desde que Olof Hagström se fue de casa. Al regresar a la casa de su familia, sabe al instante que algo anda mal. La llave de la puerta de entrada, escondida debajo de una piedra familiar todavía está allí. En el interior, hay un perro en pánico, un hedor terrible y agua estancada en el suelo. Arriba, en la ducha, el padre de Olaf está muerto. Para la detective de policía Eira Sjödin, la investigación de esta muerte sospechosa resucita pesadillas olvidadas hace mucho tiempo.