Devil's Fjord - by David Hewson (Paperback)

About the Book

In this psychological thriller two local boys go missing, exposing the darkness at the heart of the Faroe Islands

Book Synopsis

If the new District Sheriff, Tristan Haraldsen, thought moving to a remote village on the island of Vagar would be the chance for a peaceful life with his wife Elsebeth, his first few weeks in office swiftly correct him of that notion.

Provoked into taking part in the village's whale hunt against his will, Haraldsen blunders badly, and in the ensuing chaos two local boys go missing. Blaming himself, Haraldsen dives into the investigation and soon learns that the boys are not the first to have gone missing on Vagar.

As Tristan and Elsebeth become increasingly ensnared by the island's past, they realise its wild beauty hides an altogether uglier and sinister truth.

Review Quotes

Praise for David Hewson's Nic Costa series: No author has ever brought Rome so alive for me - nor made it seem so sinister--PETER JAMES

Praise for David Hewson: Costa and Peroni, like all the best fictional detectives, become more rounded and interesting with every episode-- "Literary Review"

As grim as the bleakest of Nordic noir. If you think the solution to the crime will produce a happy ending, just wait till the chilling final pages-- "Kirkus"

Hewson expertly paints a punishing Faroese winter, crafting the perfect backdrop for this chilling addition to the growing field of crime fiction set in the Faroe Islands-- "Booklist"

This grim tale [is] almost the stuff of Norse myths . . . Readers will be gripped and hold fast until the shocking end-- "Publishers Weekly"

Hewson . . . effortlessly keeps thrills coming a mile a minute--JEFFERY DEAVER

About the Author

David Hewson is a former journalist with The Times, the Sunday Times and the Independent. He is the author of more than twenty-five novels including his Rome-based Nic Costa series, which has been published in fifteen languages. He has also written three acclaimed adaptations of the Danish TV series The Killing.

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