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

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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.

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`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!´