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When a new lead breaks in the cold case that has long haunted Swedish Detective Inspector Embla Nystr m, the truth she's been seeking about her best friend's disappearance may finally be revealed-if it doesn't kill her first.

About the Author

Helene Tursten was a nurse and a dentist before she turned to writing. She is the author of the Irene Huss series, including Detective Inspector Huss, Night Rounds, Who Watcheth, and Protected by the Shadows; the Embla Nystr m series; and the short story collection An Elderly Lady Is Up to No Good. Her books have been translated into 25 languages and made into a television series. She was born in Gothenburg, Sweden, where she now lives with her husband.

Reviews

Praise for Snowdrift

"Spellbinding . . . The action includes a spectacular chase sequence, a bombshell twist that turns the cases around, and an explosive firestorm. This stunning page-turner is unarguably the best in the series."
-Publishers Weekly, Starred Review

"Nightmares about the abduction of her childhood best friend, Lollo, have bedeviled police officer Embla Nystroem for half of her 28 years. One of those jarring nightmares opens Helene Tursten's latest thriller, Snowdrift . . . As always in Tursten's books, the well-drawn characters and first-rate suspense provide fine examples of the dark delights of Scandinavian noir."
-BookPage

Praise for the Embla Nystroem investigations

"[A] winning series."
-The Wall Street Journal

"An engrossing read."
-BBC Culture

"Haunted, driven, immensely human and highly trained as a hunter and tracker, Embla is a winning new Scandinavian noir lead."
-Jane Ciabattari, BBC Culture

"Impetuous and physical . . . [Embla is] a bright light among young Swedish cop characters."
-Toronto Star

"Solid and absorbing . . . Tursten takes her time staging the story, focusing on fine descriptions of her rugged setting and the engaging, tough young detective."
-Adam Woog, The Seattle Times

"A powerful new heroine."
-Check It Out, KWIT.org

"[An] outstanding series launch . . . Embla is a refreshingly capable lead, whose situational ethics means that she doesn't feel she must do everything by the book."
-Publishers Weekly, Starred Review

"Embla, still plagued by nightmares about losing her teenage best friend, is a sharp, willful, though emotionally vulnerable detective. Fans of the Huss novels in particular and Nordic noir in general will want to follow this series from its start."
-Booklist, Starred Review

"Tursten delivers with an intricate, complex (but not confusing), carefully constructed plot with a long list of victims and a longer list of suspects to go with it . . . a perfect winter read."
-Mystery Scene Magazine