We Know You Remember
The No. 1 International Bestseller
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Publisher Description
Where were you the night Lina Stavred went missing?
'A terrific twisting roller-coaster of a thriller.' PETER JAMES
'Intensely gripping.' CHRIS WHITAKER
The case was closed.
Lina Stavred went missing 20 years ago. A local boy confessed to her murder - but the body was never found.
The records were sealed.
Since then, the people of Ådalen have avoided talking about that painful summer, preferring to leave the past untouched.
But we know you remember.
Now Lina's murderer has reappeared. This is detective Eira Sjödin's chance to untangle years of well-kept secrets - but the truth is something Ådalen would rather forget.
'Atmospheric, immersive and utterly compelling.' M. W. CRAVEN
'Truly gripping!' J. M. DALGLEISH
'Midsommar meets Mare of Easttown . . . A police procedural with panache.' O, THE OPRAH MAGAZINE
READERS CAN'T PUT IT DOWN:
'Breathtaking!' 5* review
'There are twists and turns and dead ends galore!' 5* review
'A brilliant story with a very likeable police detective.' 5* review
'Really loved this Scandi crime story. Had me guessing to the end!' 5* review
**BOOK TWO, YOU WILL NEVER BE FOUND, IS OUT NOW!**
#3 Swedish Publisher's Association Paperback Bestseller 2021
#4 Swedish Publisher's Association Hardcover Fiction Bestseller December 2020
#1 Swedish Publisher's Association Audiobook Bestseller 2021
#4 Swedish Publisher's Association Hardcover Fiction Bestseller w/c 14/12/20 and 21/12/20
#1 Swedish Publisher's Association Paperback Bestseller w/c 14/6/21, 21/6/21, 8/6/21, 5/7/21, and July 2021
#1 Apple Ebook Bestseller w/c 5/7/22
#5 Der Spiegel Paperback Fiction Bestseller w/c 9/8/22
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
At the start of Alsterdal's taut, fraught U.S. debut, Olof Hagström returns to his family's house in Kramfors, Sweden, which he hasn't visited since he was convicted 23 years earlier at 14 for raping and killing a girl, though no body was found. Too young to be sentenced, the learning-disabled Olof was sent to a youth home. Inside, Olof releases a dog that's been shut in the kitchen, and finds the dead body of his reclusive father, Sven, in the shower. Olof drives away, but the dog blocks the road, where he stops long enough to be approached by Patrik Nydalen, a neighbor who soon realizes who Olof is. Olof tells Patrik his father is dead. Police detective Eira Sjödin, who was nine at the time of Olof's conviction, investigates what turns into a murder case, in which the locals suspect Olof. In her compulsive hunt for the truth, Eira must deal with pernicious changes in Swedish policing and grapple with her mother's descent into dementia. Strong local color, convincing characters, and a twisty plot make this a standout. This is Swedish noir at its murky best.
