{"product_id":"dead-sweet-keun-lee-9781916788176","title":"Dead Sweet","description":"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 Katrí n Jú lí usdó ttir's award-winning debut ? first in a breathtaking series? \n**Winner of the Blackbird Award for Best Icelandic Crime Debut** \n`A breathtaking thriller from one of Iceland? s most exciting new voices? Eva Bjö rg Æ gisdó ttir\n`So chilling´ Heat magazine\n`Katrí n Jú lí usdó ttir skilfully weaves together intense family dynamics, dark pasts and criminal endeavours in this masterful narrative´ Lilja Sigurð ardó ttir\n`A sophisticated, multi-layered thriller ? a series with great potential´ Financial Times\n____________________\nA murder is just the beginning? \nWhen ó ttar 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 Sigurdí s finds a well-hidden safe in his impersonal luxury apartment that clues start emerging. \nAs ó ttar? s shady business dealings become clear, a second, unexpected line of enquiry emerges, when Sigurdí s finds a US phone number in the safe, along with papers showing regular money transfers to an American account. \nFollowing the trail to Minnesota, trauma rooted in Sigurdí s? s own childhood threatens to resurface and the investigation strikes chillingly close to home? \nAtmospheric, deeply unsettling and full of unexpected twists and turns, Dead Sweet is a startling debut thriller that uncovers a terrifying world of financial crime, sinister cults and disturbing secret lives, kicking off an addictive, chilling new series.\n______________________\n`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 Sigurð ardó ttir, Ragnar Jó nasson and Bjarni Þ orsteinsson\n`Delve into a world of corruption, power and a rising body count in one of your new favourite noir series? B.S. Casey\n`A very welcome addition to the growing number of writers of Icelandic Noir ? many twists and turns until all is revealed´ TripFiction\n`An excellent debut thriller with a highly original storyline´ SÆ unn Gí sladó ttir, The Reading Room\nWhat readers are saying? \n`I devoured it in two sittings. I honestly cannot believe that it? s a debut´ \n`Intelligent, suspenseful and totally gripping´ \n`Expertly reveals secrets in a way that kept my eyes glued to the page´ \n`Jú lí usdó ttir spins a cracking tale and keeps the revelations and teasers unwinding´ \n`Another fabulous piece of Icelandic noir, with a fabulous cast of characters and a truly absorbing story´ \n`Dark, chilling and twisty ? I couldn? t put it down´ \n`Breathtakingly unnerving? \n`What an ending!´","brand":"Orenda Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49861738299680,"sku":"9781916788176","price":8.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0753\/2812\/7264\/files\/9781916788176.jpg?v=1781198579","url":"https:\/\/bookcorner.com\/products\/dead-sweet-keun-lee-9781916788176","provider":"The Book Corner","version":"1.0","type":"link"}