Drowned

Drowned, set in the idyllic countryside during a short-lived Swedish summer, gets under one's skin from the first page, creating an atmosphere of foreboding in which even the perfume of freshly picked vegetables roasting in the kitchen becomes ominous.

Marina has left behind her stalled relationship and floundering career in Stockholm to visit her sister in rural Sk ne, where she lives in a house full of books, gorgeous flowers and, as Marina soon learns, many secrets. Nothing is as it seems in this spellbinding novel of psychological suspense that combines hothouse sensuality with ice-cold fear on every page.

More than a mere thriller, this debut novel delves deep into the feminine soul and at the same time exposes the continuing oppression of women in Sweden's supposedly enlightened society. Mixing hothouse sensuality with ice-cold fear on every page, Drowned heralds the emergence of a major new talent on the international scene.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Other Press (NY)
Published: 05/22/2012
ISBN: 9781590515242
Pages: 217
Weight: 0.49lbs
Size: 7.75h x 5.06w x 0.70d

Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 03/19/2012
Kirkus Reviews 04/15/2012
Booklist 05/01/2012 pg. 30
Shelf Awareness 05/29/2012
New York Times Book Review 07/22/2012 pg. 20