Rakel The Secrets from the Deep
Hildur #4
1995: A young German woman disappears in the Westfjords of Iceland, but the case is quickly forgotten. After all, it’s not uncommon for foreigners who come to Iceland to vanish, and the police are too busy investigating a fatal car accident, recovering two bodies from the cold waters of the sea.
2022: Detective Hildur Rúnarsdóttir returns from a surfing holiday in Hawaii to a good life. The renovation of her childhood home is progressing, and her colleague and friend Jakob Johanson has permanently joined her in Iceland. But when Hildur visits her family friend, Helga, in a nursing home, she is presented with surprising new details about her mother, Rakel. Then a cruise ship carrying a large group of tourists arrives in Ísafjörður, bringing a world of trouble with them.
As the bodies pile up, Hildur and Jakob must look to the past to figure out what lies ahead of them.
Awards
| Adlibris Awards (Best Crime Novel of the Year) Finland | 2024 |
Reviews
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“Once again, Satu Rämö crafts a gripping story that stands on its own while also advancing Hildur’s family saga.”
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“Despite the sudden twists and turns in the plot, Rämö’s prose remains effortlessly readable.”
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“There is much to admire; this author has an incredible cleverness when it comes to plot construction and storytelling technique, which I recognize well from reading the first book in the series.”
- Author
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Satu Rämö
- Published
- 2024
- Genre
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- Crime
- Pages
- 352
- Reading material
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Finnish edition
English edition
- Rights sold
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Estonia, Eesti Raamat
Finland, WSOY
France, Le Seuil
Germany, Heyne
Iceland, Forlagid
Poland, HarperCollins
Slovakia, Ikar
Sweden, Forum
The Netherlands, Ambo Anthos
UK & Commonwealth, Zaffre
- Film rights sold
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Finland/Iceland, Take Two Studios/Sagafilm
