{"product_id":"9781914585999","title":"Dead Sweet : This year's most gripping debut thriller - first in an ADDICTIVE new Scandinavian Noir series.","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhen a celebrated government official is found dead after his surprise birthday party, a young police officer uncovers a terrifying world of financial crime, sinister cults and disturbing secret lives. Icelandic politician Katr�n J�l�usd�ttir's award-winning debut - first in a breathtaking series. �**Winner of the Blackbird Award for Best Icelandic Crime Debut**�� `A breathtaking political thriller from one of Iceland's most exciting new voices' Eva Bj�rg �gisd�ttir `Katr�n J�l�usd�ttir skilfully weaves together intense family dynamics, dark pasts and criminal endeavours in this masterful narrative' Lilja Sigurdard�ttir � ____________________ �A murder is just the beginning. � When Ottar Karlsson, a wealthy and respected government official and businessman, is found murdered, after failing to turn up at his own surprise birthday party, the police are at a loss. It isn't until young police officer Sigurd�s finds a well-hidden safe in his impersonal luxury apartment that clues start emerging.� � As Ottar's shady business dealings become clear, a second, unexpected line of enquiry emerges, when Sigurd�s finds a US phone number in the safe, along with papers showing regular money transfers to an American account. Following the trail to Minnesota, trauma rooted in Sigurd�s's own childhood threatens to resurface and the investigation strikes chillingly close to home. � Atmospheric, deeply unsettling and full of breakneck twists and turns, Dead Sweet is a startling debut thriller that uncovers a terrifying world of financial crime, sinister cults and disturbing secret lives, and kicks off an addictive, mind-blowing new series.    � ______________________ � `Exceptional and realistic characters . Dead Sweet hooks you in from the very first page and keeps you there until the unexpected ending' Blackbird Award judges: Yrsa Sigurdard�ttir, Ragnar J�nasson and Bjarni _orsteinsson � `An excellent debut thriller with a highly original storyline' S�unn G�slad�ttir, The Reading Room �What readers are saying. � ***** � `Dark, chilling and twisty . I couldn't put it down' � `Breathtakingly unnerving' � `What an ending!' � `So atmospheric, so clever' � `Sigurd�s is a brilliant character' � `The tension is almost unbearable . I loved it!'\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rye Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45465656230109,"sku":"9781914585999","price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0064\/1368\/0730\/files\/9781914585999.jpg?v=1720099140","url":"https:\/\/ryebooks.co.uk\/products\/9781914585999","provider":"Rye Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}