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.
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.
Praise for Snowdrift "In this third series entry, Embla
once again proves herself a force to be reckoned with . . . Ms.
Tursten's novel commands attention from the start, even as it lays
the groundwork for a series of startling revelations--and a
prolonged action sequence that soaks the snow blood-red."
--The Wall Street Journal
"Tursten's descriptions of the cold are bone-cracking . . . Embla's
customary coolness gives way to nightmares, anxiety and more."
--The New York Times
"A solid character-driven tale . . . the settings in this
personal-twist police procedural ring true, including descriptions
of sub-freezing weather, food (moose meatballs, wild boar cutlets),
bleak geography and the storytelling's demeanor. It's nothing if
not Nordic--which is part of its charm."
--USA Today "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
"A series of clues and red herrings leave readers on the edge of
their seats as twists and turns in the narrative keep the suspense
at a high level. The characters are well limned and believable,
while the excellent translation from Swedish to English by Marlaine
Delargy makes for a solidly smooth read. This is Helene Tursten at
her finest."
--BookReporter.com "With her third book in this series,
Swedish writer Helene Tursten again displays her penchant for
meticulous detail--makes and models of cars, the finer points of
guns and ammunition, home furnishings, even characters' food
preferences. Who doesn't love smoked moose heart and pickled
chanterelles?"
--Air Mail
"If you long for the warm comfort of a well-written, traditional
police procedural, Snowdrift should be on your Christmas list this
winter."
--Crime Fiction Lover
"A winning Scandinavian crime series, with an immensely driven,
physically capable and very human heroine at its heart."
--7:30 Book Club
"Helene Tursten has created her very own brand of slow-burning and
classical crime fiction novels with great atmosphere, superb
plotting and interesting characters . . . A perfect read for a long
dark winter evening."
--NordicNoir.info
"Brace for a page-turner, and enjoy this fierce new police
procedural turned thriller, with its engaging and memorable
'wounded' detective."
--Kingdom Books
"This twist-laden third episode offers further evidence of Embla's
resilience and investigative tenacity as she confronts her burdens
of guilt and fear, opens herself to romantic possibilities, and
methodically plows through multiple levels of deceit."
--Booklist
"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
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