Synopses & Reviews
A gripping, cinematic crime thriller from the scriptwriters known as the king and queen of Scandinavian crime, expertly crafted and full of twists and turns The spring tides are the highest of the year in Nordkoster; the beach will be covered in particularly deep water tonight. Three men on the beach are digging a hole, covertly watched by a young boy. His intrigue turns to horror as he makes out the fourth figure of the woman for whom the hole is intended. Buried up to her neck in the sand, the high tide is rapidly approaching. Still screaming in terror, the victim takes her last breath as water fills her nose and mouth—in her stomach, she feels her baby kick. And her waters break. The abhorrent crime remains unsolved 24 years later; but gruesome violence is still prevalent. A gang has been killing homeless people in parks, filming their attacks, and broadcasting them on the internet. The police have their work cut out trying to keep abreast of the crime wave. Olivia Rönning hopes to follow in her father's footsteps and join their ranks in the next few months as she completes her training; she has only one last hurdle to overcome over the summer break, a challenge from her professor to pick a cold case and solve it. Should be simple, she thinks. Little does she know the world she is getting involved in, the danger she faces, and the ugly truths she risks uncovering.
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"Spring Tide begins with a horrifying murder and ends with a big surprise. In between come interesting characters, haunting landscapes and enough mystery and suspense to keep any thriller fan up for hours. A terrific and memorable new novel." —Peter Robinson, author, Before the Poison
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“accomplished present-day thriller.” —Publishers Weekly
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"An intense, action-packed first novel . . . The authors effortlessly blend two mysteries to create a plot with many twists and turns that will be sure to appeal to fans of Henning Mankell, Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö, and Camilla Läckberg." —Library Journal, starred review
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"[An] accomplished present-day thriller . . . [and] an intricate tale of social delinquency . . . building to a nail-biting finish." —Publishers Weekly, starred review
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“To say this novel has some twists and surprises the reader will never see coming is a gross under-exaggeration.” —Bookloons
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“Chilling and full of satisfying plot twists, this will appeal to fans of Henning Mankell and Camilla Läckberg.” —Lake Oswego Review
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"A thick and engrossing Swedish crime thriller, Cilla and Rolf Börglind's Spring Tide is a cunningly character-driven work..." —Blogcritics.org
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"grim and hardhitting" —Crime Fiction Lover
About the Author
Cilla Börjlind and Rolf Börjlind are crime and thriller scriptwriters whose work includes 26 Martin Beck films from the Sjöwall and Wahlöö books, and the Swedish adaptation of Wallander.