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Black Ice

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ONE OF PUBLISHERS WEEKLY'S BEST BOOKS OF 2021

A twisty thriller by "a very exciting new voice from the North" (Ragnar Jónasson, bestselling author of the Dark Iceland series)

In the snow-covered silence of Swedish midwinter, a terrible accident and a deadly secret draws several strangers together...

January in Gotland. The days are short, the air is cold, and all the roads are covered in snow. On a deserted, icy backroad, these wintery conditions will soon bring together a group of strangers with a force devastating enough to change their lives forever when, in the midst of a brief period, a deadly accident and two separate crimes leave victims in their wake.

Four years later a single phone call is all it takes to bring back the terror of that day and to set in motion a plot for revenge. For Sandra it started as an unremarkable wintery day of shopping followed by a kind gesture from a stranger. For Jeanette it began with the thrill of an illicit rendezvous with her lover. Both women had driven past the same icy ravine, but only one was in the car that caused a deadly crash, and only one left a man to die alone in the snow.

Each carried a secret from that day, a secret that, if revealed, could connect them to a larger, more terrible transgression... And there is someone out there who knows the whole picture, and who would rather kill than allow it all to come to light.

Chilling and atmospheric, Black Ice is a gripping standalone novel of suspense from the author of the internationally-bestselling Hammarby series.

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    • Publisher's Weekly

      Starred review from April 26, 2021
      A fatal hit-and-run two-car collision on the backroads of the Swedish island of Gotland in January 2014 serves as the catalyst for a spiral of treachery over the next four years in this skillfully plotted psychological thriller from Gerhardsen (Cinderella Girl). With no one reporting the wrecked vehicle, which landed in a ravine and was subsequently covered by snow for days, it’s written off as a single-car accident. But that’s something at least one person, in addition to the drunk driver, knows to be false, and that witness’s blackmail attempt sets in motion a chain reaction of intimidation, kidnapping, and murder. Gerhardsen skillfully makes the most of her premise by allowing only limited flashes of information to emerge from the quartet of narrators, whose identities and roles begin to become clear only about halfway through the novel, precipitating a fresh set of increasingly perilous twists. The author’s mastery of tone imbues a largely tragic tale with touches of humor. By turns touching and terrifying, this nail-biter deserves a wide audience.

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      May 1, 2021
      A split-second decision to accept a ride from a stranger places Sandra at the center of a series of tragedies, a murder, and, ultimately, a quest for revenge. After a shopping spree, Sandra is strategizing about how to maneuver her bags onto a Gotland, Sweden, bus when a friendly, clean-cut businessman, Jan Hallin, offers her a ride. Looks can be deceptive; Hallin rapes Sandra and speeds away, running another car into a ravine and killing the driver. Nearby, a trysting couple witnesses the accident and makes a callous decision with deadly consequences. Four years later, fate brings together Sandra, the widow who survived the car crash, and one of the witnesses. They agree that Hallin should pay for the tragedy he's caused, and Sandra begins chronicling his misdeeds in a popular newspaper column. Too late, they realize that taking on Jan Hallin has ignited a battle with a psychopathic killer. Hallin's careless brutality and his victims' revenge become ironic vehicles for redemption in this complex, slow-burning thriller with a final twist that leaves no one unscathed.

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