I love nordic noir crime novels and this one my very favorite author of this subgenre! This book had all the hallmarks of a creepy story without being outwardly creepy; just something about the writing that makes you know something is quite off with everything even though it seems straight forward.  I loved the flashbacks, the amateur author detective who pushed the boundaries, and intriguing but slightly vague characters (many whom you love to hate), and the twists (HELLO THAT ENDING?!) A great nod to the classic mystery writing Agatha Christie. I also loved seeing Hulda from the Hidden Iceland series.

Note: AUDIOBOOK was really well done and I highly recommend especially for the name pronunciations

Thanks to the publisher for a free audiobook copy; my review and thoughts are my own.