Shortlisted for the CWA International Dagger 2009.
Having already won several prizes in her homeland of Sweden, Alvtegen is now making waves further afield. This slow-burning, psychological thriller builds to a suspense-filled and surprising ending. Stick with it, you won’t be disappointed.
Gerda Persson has lain dead for three days. Her life seems to have been quite ordinary. Until the freezer in her home is opened. It is full of books, neatly stacked and wrapped in clingfilm, a thick layer of ice covering them - all by the same prize-winning author, all with handwritten dedications to Gerda.What story do these books have to tell? And what is their connection to a young boy found abandoned in an amusement park? Shadow is an utterly compelling novel of dark family secrets, murder and betrayal, which will keep you gripped until its final thrilling revelations.
| Primary Genre | Thriller and Suspense |
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Gerda Persson has lain dead for three days. Her life seems to have been quite ordinary.
Shadow features in the following genres: Thriller and Suspense, eBooks of the Month, Fiction, Recommendations
Paperback, Ebook. £8.09, down from the £8.99 cover price. In Stock.
Shadow was written by Karin Alvtegen and published by Canongate an imprint of Canongate Books
Shadow has 311 pages
£8.09, reduced from £8.99. In Stock.
