BENÅDAREN – HIDDEN IN MERCY
By Viveca Sten
WHEN A SERIES of mysterious deaths affect elderly people in the Åre region, police officer Hanna Ahlander begins to suspect that something is not right. Meanwhile, her relationship with her closest colleague, Daniel Lindskog, is strained and the conflict deepens despite their need to work together. With the clock ticking, they must prevent more people from being murdered, but that requires them to find their way back to each other.
HIDDEN IN MERCY is the fifth instalment in The Åre Murders, in which Viveca Sten once again offers thrilling murder mysteries that will captivate readers and make them fall deeper in love with the treacherously beautiful Swedish alps.
ABOUT THE BOOK
First published by Forum, Sweden 2024
RIGHTS SOLD
Denmark, Alpha
Estonia, Pegasus
Finland, WSOY
France, Albin Michel
Germany, DTV
Iceland, Ugla Útgáfa
The Netherlands, Luitingh-Sijthoff
Norway, Bonnier Norsk
Poland, SQN
Sweden, Forum
US, AmazonCrossing
REVIEWS
This is a rare realistic detective story. […] Viveca Sten is one of Sweden’s most popular crime writers, and she can tell a story that makes you shiver with fear when a lonely elderly person hears the doorbell ringing. […] Sten tells the story of an entire society in which workplaces, family ties and love relationships also play a major role.
– Dagens Nyheter
I continue to be impressed by Viveca Sten’s ability to deliver book after book after book without ever losing momentum. These are really good entertainment thrillers. […] This time, it is particularly tricky to figure out who, among the limited group of suspects, is behind the mysterious deaths.
– ihyllan.se
Hidden in Mercy is a well-written and exciting crime novel that keeps me hooked from start to finish. But what really captivates me are the characters. I enjoy following Hanna and Daniel’s development, both as police officers and as people. Their relationship is fraught with tension, adding another layer of excitement to the story. […] She also manages to portray the vulnerability of the elderly in a truly frightening way. It touched me deeply. She describes the feelings of the elderly in a credible and empathetic way.
– Boktokig, blog
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