Author: Juliusdottir, Katrin Fiction & related itemsPublished on 7 December 2023 by Orenda Books in the United Kingdom.Hardback | 256 pages136 x 208 x 26 | 272g When a celebrated government official is found dead after his surprise birthday party, a young police officer uncovers a terrifying world of financial crime, sinister cults and disturbing secret lives. Icelandic politician KatrÃn JúlÃusdóttir's award-winning debut – first in a breathtaking series…  **Winner of the Blackbird Award for Best Icelandic Crime Debut**  ‘A breathtaking political thriller from one of Iceland’s most exciting new voices’ Eva Björg Ægisdóttir ‘KatrÃn JúlÃusdóttir skilfully weaves together intense family dynamics, dark pasts and criminal endeavours in this masterful narrative’ Lilja Sigurðardóttir   A murder is just the beginning…  When Óttar Karlsson, a wealthy and respected government official and businessman, is found murdered, after failing to turn up at his own surprise birthday party, the police are at a loss. It isn't until young police officer SigurdÃs finds a well-hidden safe in his impersonal luxury apartment that clues start emerging.  As Óttar's shady business dealings become clear, a second, unexpected line of enquiry emerges, when SigurdÃs finds a US phone number in the safe, along with papers showing regular money transfers to an American account. Following the trail to Minnesota, trauma rooted in SigurdÃs's own childhood threatens to resurface and the investigation strikes chillingly close to home…  Atmospheric, deeply unsettling and full of breakneck twists and turns, Dead Sweet is a startling debut thriller that uncovers a terrifying world of financial crime, sinister cults and disturbing secret lives, and kicks off an addictive, mind-blowing new series.   ‘Exceptional and realistic characters … Dead Sweet hooks you in from the very first page and keeps you there until the unexpected ending’ Blackbird Award judges: Yrsa Sigurðardóttir, Ragnar Jónasson and Bjarni Þorsteinsson  ‘An excellent debut thriller with a highly original storyline’ Sæunn GÃsladóttir, The Reading Room  What readers are saying…  *****  ‘Dark, chilling and twisty … I couldn’t put it down’  ‘Breathtakingly unnerving’  ‘What an ending!’  ‘So atmospheric, so clever’  ‘SigurdÃs is a brilliant character’  ‘The tension is almost unbearable … I loved it!’
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