A Nearly Normal Family
A Gripping, Page-turning Thriller with a Shocking Twist - now a major Netflix TV series
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- 5,99 €
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- 5,99 €
Publisher Description
What would you do if your child was suspected of murder? How far would you go to protect them? The worldwide bestseller with over half a million copies sold, A Nearly Normal Family is a stunning psychological thriller from M. T. Edvardsson.
'A deceptive and riveting novel' – Karin Slaughter
One night, eighteen-year-old Stella comes home late. The next morning she is accused of murder.
As parents Michael and Ulrika deal with the fallout and try to protect their daughter, they must search out the truth – but how much do they really know about their daughter?
Told from three viewpoints – father, mother and daughter – but who is telling the truth? Perfect for fans of A. J. Finn’s The Woman in the Window or J. P. Delaney’s The Girl Before.
Praise for A Nearly Normal Family:
'An absolutely fantastic read' – Jo Spain
'An utterly compelling premise . . . a layered, intelligent novel' – Fiona Cummins
'A canny, intensely suspenseful legal thriller' – Scott Turow
'I couldn't go to bed until I finished it. Effortlessly brilliant' – Sandie Jones
'I couldn't put it down' – Michelle Frances
'An unsettling page turner. Highly recommended' – Adam Hamdy
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Swedish author Edvardsson make his U.S. debut with an ambitious novel that focuses on the question: What would one do to save one's child from the consequences of a horrible crime? Rebellious 18-year-old Stella Sandell has a violent temper and a penchant for getting into trouble, reflecting a need to defy her overprotective father, Adam, a Church of Sweden pastor in the town of Lund. When Stella is arrested for the murder of her lover, 33-year-old Christopher Olsen, a criminal law professor's son with a checkered past, Adam and his lawyer wife, Ulrika, go to great lengths to help their troubled daughter. Edvardsson uses first-person narratives from Adam, Stella, and Ulrika to tell the story of the family, the crime, and the trial. This structure adds complexity and ambiguity, but the three different versions of the events result in too much repetition, dampening the suspense and weakening the denouement. This novel works better as a domestic drama than as a mystery.
