Book Synopsis:
ONE WAY IN. NO WAY OUT.
‘Deaf teenager goes missing in Esseberg. Mountain rescue are launching a search party but conditions hinder their efforts. The tunnel is being kept open all night as an exception.’
When journalist Tuva Moodyson reads this news alert she knows she must join the search. If this teenager is found, she will be able to communicate with him in a way no one else can.
Esseberg lies on the other side of a mountain tunnel: there is only one way in and one way out. When the tunnel closes at night, the residents are left to fend for themselves. And as more people go missing, it becomes clear that there is a killer among them …
ICE TOWN is an unputdownable new standalone Tuva novel, which will delight existing fans of the series and bring many new readers to it.
My Review:
Ice Town is a tense, atmospheric and gripping read that I thoroughly enjoyed.
Firstly the author has done a great job with the setting in this book and I loved the vivid descriptions of the isolated, snowy town which made me feel cold as I read it. The single entry in or out of Ice Town helps create a bit of a locked room mystery which I found very intriguing and a little bit claustrophobic at times as the number of victims slowly increases. This is further added to by the weird set up of the town which has no police force and a rector who seems to be in charge aided by some scary looking bikers. The cold artic conditions also play a factor with limited daylight and visibility due to the snow hampering the investigation.
Having loved all the previous books in this series I was very excited to be following her in another investigation. As she’s not on her own turf this time it was very interesting to see how she starts an investigation in a new town and what she tries to do in order to gain the residents trust. This book had lots of surprise twists in it, and I enjoyed the unpredictability of the investigation as I was never sure which direction it would go in next. I had lots of theories about who was behind the murders, but I was ultimately unable to guess which I always love. The ending was really fantastic and I really hope there will be more from this series in the future.
Huge thanks to Alainna from Hodder and Stoughton for inviting me onto the blog and for my copy of this book.
If you are a fan of dark, gripping crime fiction then I highly recommend this book.
About The Author:
Will Dean grew up in the East Midlands, living in nine different villages before the age of eighteen. After studying law at the LSE, and working many varied jobs in London, he settled in rural Sweden with his wife. He built a wooden house in a boggy forest clearing and it’s from this base that he compulsively reads and writes.
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