UNDER YTAN – BENEATH THE SURFACE
By Lina Areklew
WHEN HEAVILY PREGNANT Hanna Holmström vanishes without a trace after a visit to Ulvön, the police investigation team comes under intense pressure. Detective Sofia Hjortén must juggle her tangled private life while the clock is ticking to find Hanna in time. Conflicting witness statements force Sofia and her colleagues to unravel a web of lies, where hidden family secrets and betrayals are brought to light.
AT THE SAME time, Fredrik Fröding is trying to put his brother Niklas’s disappearance behind him – but when their childhood friend Philip sets out in search of answers, everything is turned upside down.
BENEATH THE SURFACE is the sixth instalment in Lina Areklew’s acclaimed High Coast Series. A gripping crime novel about guilt, the price of truth, and the darkness that can lurk behind even the most polished façades.
ABOUT THE BOOK
First published by Bazar, Sweden 2026
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Sweden, Bazar
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The tension keeps building, and it’s so hard to put down. Areklew is very skilled at creating interesting characters, and she even allows the perpetrator to have sides and traits that you can sympathise with. There is a darkness and tragedy that is deeply moving. […] The resolution is extremely dramatic, with a cliffhanger I didn’t see coming – and can it really end like that? When is the next one coming? An ending you won’t forget anytime soon.
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Well-written, exciting, and unpredictable.
– Britt-Maries boktips, blog
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