Today marks the release of Anna Fredriksson’s new thriller The Stand-In. The book is published by Bokförlaget Forum.
The strength of the book lies in its portrayal of the social divide between the upper class world of Djursholm and Julia’s upbringing in Hökarängen. The language is accessible and the plot is compelling. The characters and settings are well developed and weave together the lives of the twins in a very exciting way.
– BTJ
Two twin sisters decide to switch places for one evening – a decision that has disastrous consequences. The Stand-In is a tense and gripping thriller about power, deception and class divisions.
Julia works as a social worker in a crime-ridden suburb. One evening, she helps her identical twin sister Alexandra, a celebrated but burnt-out CEO, by replacing her at a gala to receive a prestigious award while her sister rests in Julia’s flat. But the next morning, Julia finds her sister brutally stabbed to death on the sofa in the living room. It can only mean one thing: the perpetrator must have mistaken her for someone else.
Now Julia is forced to maintain her false identity in order to survive, while she begins the hunt for her own killer.
