{"product_id":"dead-sweet-volume-1-hardcover","title":"Dead Sweet: Volume 1 - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKatrín Júlíusdóttir\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eQuentin Bates\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhen 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 Katrín Júlíusdóttir's award-winning debut - first in a breathtaking series...\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e**Winner of the Blackbird Award for Best Icelandic Crime Debut**\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  A breathtaking political thriller from one of Iceland's most exciting new voices  \u003cb\u003eEva Björg  gisdóttir\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Katrín Júlíusdóttir skilfully weaves together intense family dynamics, dark pasts and criminal endeavours in this masterful narrative  \u003cb\u003eLilja Sigurðardóttir\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e ____________________ \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA murder is just the beginning...\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e When Óttar 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 Sigurdís finds a well-hidden safe in his impersonal luxury apartment that clues start emerging. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e As Óttar's shady business dealings become clear, a second, unexpected line of enquiry emerges, when Sigurdís 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 Sigurdís's own childhood threatens to resurface and the investigation strikes chillingly close to home... \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Atmospheric, deeply unsettling and full of breakneck twists and turns, \u003ci\u003eDead Sweet\u003c\/i\u003e is a startling debut thriller that uncovers a terrifying world of financial crime, sinister cults and disturbing secret lives, and kicks off an addictive, mind-blowing new series. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e ______________________ \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Exceptional and realistic characters ... \u003ci\u003eDead Sweet\u003c\/i\u003e hooks you in from the very first page and keeps you there until the unexpected ending  Blackbird Award judges: \u003cb\u003eYrsa Sigurðardóttir, Ragnar Jónasson\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eBjarni  orsteinsson\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  An excellent debut thriller with a highly original storyline  \u003cb\u003eS unn Gísladóttir, The Reading Room\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat readers are saying...\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e ***** \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Dark, chilling and twisty ... I couldn't put it down  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Breathtakingly unnerving  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  What an ending!' \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  So atmospheric, so clever  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Sigurdís is a brilliant character  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 'The tension is almost unbearable ... I loved it!  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKatrín\u003c\/b\u003e received the Blackbird Award, an Icelandic crime-writing prize, for her first novel, \u003ci\u003eDead Sweet\u003c\/i\u003e. Her debut novel was reviewed well by critics and hit the best-selling lists in the first weeks after publication. Katrín has a political background and was a member of Parliament from 2003 until 2016. Before she was elected to Parliament, Katrín was an advisor and project manager at a tech company and a senior buyer and CEO in the retail sector, as well as the Managing Director of a student union during her uni years. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuentin Bates \u003c\/b\u003eescaped English suburbia as a teenager, jumping at the chance of a gap year working in Iceland. He is the author of a series of crime novels set in present-day Iceland (\u003ci\u003eFrozen Out, Cold Steal, Chilled to the Bone, Winterlude, Cold Comfort\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThin Ice\u003c\/i\u003e which have been published worldwide. He has translated all of Ragnar Jónasson's Dark Iceland series. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 300\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 11, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51763620577568,"sku":"9781914585999","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/06e1ac1b1db7166363bc7a35b2ccc5b2.webp?v=1780237155","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/dead-sweet-volume-1-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}