Dead Sweet

When 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 Katrí n Jú lí usdó ttir's award-winning debut - first in a breathtaking series... **Winner of the Blackbird Award for Best Icelandic Crime Debut** `A breathtaking thriller from one of Iceland' s most exciting new voices' Eva Bjö rg Æ gisdó ttir `So chilling ́ Heat magazine `Katrí n Jú lí usdó ttir skilfully weaves together intense family dynamics, dark pasts and criminal endeavours in this masterful narrative ́ Lilja Sigurð ardó ttir `A sophisticated, multi-layered thriller ... a series with great potential ́ Financial Times ____________________ A murder is just the beginning... When ó ttar 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 Sigurdí s finds a well-hidden safe in his impersonal luxury apartment that clues start emerging. As ó ttar' s shady business dealings become clear, a second, unexpected line of enquiry emerges, when Sigurdí 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 Sigurdí s' s own childhood threatens to resurface and the investigation strikes chillingly close to home... Atmospheric, deeply unsettling and full of unexpected twists and turns, Dead Sweet is a startling debut thriller that uncovers a terrifying world of financial crime, sinister cults and disturbing secret lives, kicking off an addictive, chilling 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 Sigurð ardó ttir, Ragnar Jó nasson and Bjarni Þ orsteinsson `Delve into a world of corruption, power and a rising body count in one of your new favourite noir series' B.S. Casey `A very welcome addition to the growing number of writers of Icelandic Noir ... many twists and turns until all is revealed ́ TripFiction `An excellent debut thriller with a highly original storyline ́ SÆ unn Gí sladó ttir, The Reading Room What readers are saying... `I devoured it in two sittings. I honestly cannot believe that it' s a debut ́ `Intelligent, suspenseful and totally gripping ́ `Expertly reveals secrets in a way that kept my eyes glued to the page ́ `Jú lí usdó ttir spins a cracking tale and keeps the revelations and teasers unwinding ́ `Another fabulous piece of Icelandic noir, with a fabulous cast of characters and a truly absorbing story ́ `Dark, chilling and twisty ... I couldn' t put it down ́ `Breathtakingly unnerving' `What an ending! ́

Published 2024