The action swings from London to Sweden, and then back into the past, to Franco's Spain, as Roy and Castells hunt a monstrous killer...in the latest instalment of Johana Gustawsson's award-winning series. Spain, 1938: the country is wracked by civil war, and as Valencia falls to Franco's brutal dictatorship, Republican Therese witnesses the murders of her family. Captured and sent to the notorious Las Ventas women's prison, Therese gives birth to a daughter who is forcibly taken from her. Falkenberg, Sweden, 2016: a wealthy family is found savagely murdered in their luxurious home. Discovering that her parents have been slaughtered, Ali nor Lindbergh, a new recruit to the UK's Scotland Yard, rushes back to Sweden and finds her hometown rocked by the massacre. Profiler Emily Roy joins forces with Ali nor and soon finds herself on the trail of a monstrous and prolific killer. Little does she realise that this killer is about to change the life of her colleague, true-crime writer Alexis Castells. Joining forces once again, Roy and Castells' investigation takes them from the Swedish fertility clinics of the present day back to the terror of Franco's rule and the horrifying events that took place in Spanish orphanages under its rule. Terrifying, vivid and recounted at breakneck speed, Blood Song is not only a riveting thriller and an examination of corruption in the fertility industry but a shocking reminder of the atrocities of Spain's dictatorship, in the latest, stunning instalment in the award-winning Roy and Castells series.

Blood Song (Roy and Castells, 3)

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Gustawsson, Johana

Mystery

Audible Studios on Brilliance Audio

Evil remembers… Falkenberg, Sweden. The mutilated body of talented young jewellery designer, Linnea Blix, is found in a snow-swept marina. Hampstead Heath, London. The body of a young boy is discovered with similar wounds to Linnea's. Buchenwald Concentration Camp, 1944. In the midst of the hell of the Holocaust, Erich Hebner will do anything to see himself as a human again. Are the two murders the work of a serial killer, and how are they connected to shocking events at Buchenwald? Emily Roy, a profiler on loan to Scotland Yard from the Canadian Royal Mounted Police, joins up with Linnea's friend, French true-crime writer Alexis Castells, to investigate the puzzling case. They travel between Sweden and London, and then deep into the past, as a startling and terrifying connection comes to light. Plumbing the darkness and the horrific evidence of the nature of evil, Block 46 is a multi-layered, sweeping and evocative thriller that heralds a stunning new voice in French Noir. ‘A bold and intelligent read’ Laura Wilson, Guardian ‘Compelling’ Women’s Own ‘Dark, oppressive and bloody but it’s also thought-provoking, compelling and very moving’ Metro ‘A bold and audacious debut from a very talented writer. Heralds the beginning of a thrilling new series’ R J Ellory ‘A real page-turner, I loved it’ Martina Cole ’A great serial-killer thriller with a nice twist … first rate’ James Oswald ‘Cleverly plotted, simply excellent’ Ragnar Jónasson

Block 46 (Roy & Castells Series)

Literature & Fiction

Genre Fiction

Orenda Books

The action swings from London to Sweden, and then back into the past, to Franco’s Spain, as Roy &amp; Castells hunt a monstrous killer … in the latest instalment of Johana Gustawsson’s award-winning series ‘A satisfying, full-fat mystery’ The Times ‘Assured telling of a complex story’ Sunday Times Crime Club ‘Gustawsson’s writing is so vivid, it’s electrifying. Utterly compelling’ Peter James Spain, 1938: The country is wracked by civil war, and as Valencia falls to Franco’s brutal dictatorship, Republican Therese witnesses the murders of her family. Captured and sent to the notorious Las Ventas women’s prison, Therese gives birth to a daughter who is forcibly taken from her. Falkenberg, Sweden, 2016: A wealthy family is found savagely murdered in their luxurious home. Discovering that her parents have been slaughtered, Aliénor Lindbergh, a new recruit to the UK’s Scotland Yard, rushes back to Sweden and finds her hometown rocked by the massacre. Profiler Emily Roy joins forces with Aliénor and soon finds herself on the trail of a monstrous and prolific killer. Little does she realise that this killer is about to change the life of her colleague, true-crime writer Alexis Castells. Joining forces once again, Roy and Castells’ investigation takes them from the Swedish fertility clinics of the present day back to the terror of Franco’s rule, and the horrifying events that took place in Spanish orphanages under its rule. Terrifying, vivid and recounted at breakneck speed, Blood Song is not only a riveting thriller and an examination of corruption in the fertility industry, but a shocking reminder of the atrocities of Spain’s dictatorship, in the latest, stunning instalment in the award-winning Roy &amp; Castells series. ‘I don’t think there’s a crime writer who writes with such intelligence, darkness and deep sadness as Johana Gustawsson. This was extraordinary’ Louise Beech ‘Blood Song caught and has held onto my thoughts, it is clever, provocative, and a seriously good read’ LoveReading ‘A fascinating and engrossing read, but also one that I found intensely harrowing, deeply intimate and which made me cry’ Live &amp; Deadly ‘Gustawsson has astounded me with her fabulous ability to intertwine crimes of the past with crimes of the present, seamlessly weaving multiple threads together to create a well-plotted, intelligent thriller’ Off-the-Shelf Books ‘Blood Song was a gorgeous if traumatic read and Johana Gustawsson knows how to weave a web of emotion around the reader whilst also producing a proper page turner that is utterly gripping from first page to last’ Liz Loves Books ‘Blood Song is a dark, harrowing and shocking novel but also one that you just can’t look away from. The writing is so good, as is the brilliant translation by David Warriner’ Rather Too Fond of Books ‘A brilliant, unrelenting thriller that will sink its hooks into you and not let go!’ Passages to the Past ‘Right from the beginning it packs an emotional punch and then some. Johana Gustawsson drew me into the pages and created an emotional tension that had me in its clutches throughout’ Chapter in my Life ‘As per usual Gustawsson proves what an incredibly gifted writer, storyteller and meticulous plotter she is, which is brought to the table in all its original glory by the translator. Kudos to Gustawsson for the incredible read’ Cheryl MM’s Book Blog ‘Blood Song was uncompromising and unflinching but, at its heart the storytelling was captivating, compelling and superb. You didn’t want to step away from the pages, there was always that need to read just a little bit more before Gustawsson revealed all, a truth that shocked, and an ending you didn’t see coming’ My Bookish Blogspot

Blood Song (3) (Roy & Castells Series)

The Bleeding: The dazzlingly dark, bewitching gothic thriller that everyone is talking about…

Queen of French Noir, Johana Gustawsson returns with a spell-binding, dazzlingly dark gothic thriller that swings from Belle Époque France to 21st-century Quebec, with an extraordinary mystery at its heart … FIRST in a bewitching new series 
**Shortlisted for the CWA Crime in Translation Dagger** 
`A wonderfully dark, intricately woven historical thriller spanning three generations … it will have you hooked from the very first page´ B A Paris 
`A gripping story of murder and black magic …Gustawsson slowly weaves together three seemingly disparate strands of her narrative with a skill that shows why she is such an admired crime writer in her native France´ The Times BOOK OF THE MONTH 
`Intriguingly dark and vivid, and so cleverly told through three different time frames´ Essie Fox 
________________ 
Three women 
Three eras 
One extraordinary mystery… 
1899, Belle Époque Paris. Lucienne’s two daughters are believed dead when her mansion burns to the ground, but she is certain that her girls are still alive and embarks on a journey into the depths of the spiritualist community to find them. 
1949, Post-War Québec. Teenager Lina’s father has died in the French Resistance, and as she struggles to fit in at school, her mother introduces her to an elderly woman at the asylum where she works, changing Lina’s life in the darkest way imaginable. 
2002, Quebec. A former schoolteacher is accused of brutally stabbing her husband – a famous university professor – to death. Detective Maxine Grant, who has recently lost her own husband and is parenting a teenager and a new baby single-handedly, takes on the investigation. 
Under enormous personal pressure, Maxine makes a series of macabre discoveries that link directly to historical cases involving black magic and murder, secret societies and spiritism … and women at breaking point, who will stop at nothing to protect the ones they love… 
_________________ 
`This novel is a whirlpool that draws you irresistibly into levels of darkness so much deeper than you can possibly be ready for´ Ambrose Parry 
`I found myself racing through the book, always wanting one more page, one more chapter. A wonderfully creepy, unsettling read, with a superb twist in its tail´ James Oswald 
`Gustawsson’s writing is so vivid, it’s electrifying. Utterly compelling´ Peter James 
`I was hooked from the first page – a stunning and beautifully written gothic thriller full of atmosphere, intrigue and delight´ Alexandra Benedict 
`Brilliant … the last chapters knocked me sideways, and it’s a long time since that’s happened´ Lisa Hall 
`A dark world of elegance and grotesque … mesmeric´ Matt Wesolowski 
`Harrowing, compelling, haunting, vivid, twisty and shocking! ´ Noelle Holten 
`A powerful page-turner´ Livres Hebdo 
***NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER IN FRANCE*** 
FOR FANS OF Laura Purcell, Stacey Halls, Bridget Collins, Anna Mazzola, Essie Fox, Ambrose Parry and Laura Shepherd-Robinson 
Praise for Johana Gustawsson 
`A satisfying, full-fat mystery´ The Times 
`Assured telling of a complex story´ Sunday Times 
`A real page-turner, I loved it´ Martina Cole 
`A bold and intelligent read´ Guardian 
`Utterly compelling´ Woman’s Own 
`Cleverly plotted, simply excellent´ Ragnar Jónasson 
`A must-read´ Daily Express 
`Gritty, bone-chilling, and harrowing – it’s not for the faint of heart, and not to be missed´ Crime by the Book 
`A relentless heart-stopping masterpiece´ New York Journal of Book ,

The Bleeding (1)

Literary

Queen of French Noir, Johana Gustawsson returns with a spell-binding, dazzlingly dark gothic thriller that swings from Belle Époque France to 21st-century Quebec, with an extraordinary mystery at its heart ... FIRST in a bewitching new series &nbsp; **Shortlisted for the CWA Crime in Translation Dagger** &nbsp; `A wonderfully dark, intricately woven historical thriller spanning three generations ... it will have you hooked from the very first page''&nbsp;B A Paris &nbsp; `A gripping story of murder and black magic ...Gustawsson slowly weaves together three seemingly disparate strands of her narrative with a skill that shows why she is such an admired crime writer in her native France´&nbsp;The Times&nbsp;BOOK OF THE MONTH &nbsp; `Intriguingly dark and vivid, and so cleverly told through three different time frames´&nbsp;Essie Fox &nbsp; ________________ &nbsp; Three women Three eras One extraordinary mystery... 1899, Belle Époque Paris.&nbsp;Lucienne''s two daughters are believed dead when her mansion burns to the ground, but she is certain that her girls are still alive and embarks on a journey into the depths of the spiritualist community to find them. &nbsp; 1949, Post-War Québec.&nbsp;Teenager Lina''s father has died in the French Resistance, and as she struggles to fit in at school, her mother introduces her to an elderly woman at the asylum where she works, changing Lina''s life in the darkest way imaginable. &nbsp; 2002, Quebec.&nbsp;A former schoolteacher is accused of brutally stabbing her husband - a famous university professor - to death. Detective Maxine Grant, who has recently lost her own husband and is parenting a teenager and a new baby single-handedly, takes on the investigation. &nbsp; Under enormous personal pressure, Maxine makes a series of macabre discoveries that link directly to historical cases involving black magic and murder, secret societies and spiritism ... and women at breaking point, who will stop at nothing to protect the ones they love... &nbsp; _________________ &nbsp; `This novel is a whirlpool that draws you irresistibly into levels of darkness so much deeper than you can possibly be ready for´&nbsp;Ambrose Parry &nbsp; `I found myself racing through the book, always wanting one more page, one more chapter. A wonderfully creepy, unsettling read, with a superb twist in its tail´&nbsp;James Oswald &nbsp; `Gustawsson''s writing is so vivid, it''s electrifying. Utterly compelling´&nbsp;Peter James &nbsp; `I was hooked from the first page - a stunning and beautifully written gothic thriller full of atmosphere, intrigue and delight´&nbsp;Alexandra Benedict &nbsp; `Brilliant ... the last chapters knocked me sideways, and it''s a long time since that''s happened´&nbsp;Lisa Hall &nbsp; `A dark world of elegance and grotesque ... mesmeric´&nbsp;Matt Wesolowski &nbsp; `Harrowing, compelling, haunting, vivid, twisty and shocking! ´&nbsp;Noelle Holten &nbsp; `A powerful page-turner´&nbsp;Livres Hebdo &nbsp; ***NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER IN FRANCE*** &nbsp; FOR FANS OF Laura Purcell, Stacey Halls, Bridget Collins, Anna Mazzola, Essie Fox, &nbsp;Ambrose Parry and Laura Shepherd-Robinson &nbsp; Praise for Johana Gustawsson &nbsp; `A satisfying, full-fat mystery´&nbsp;The Times &nbsp; `Assured telling of a complex story´&nbsp;Sunday Times &nbsp; `A real page-turner, I loved it´&nbsp;Martina Cole &nbsp; `A bold and intelligent read´&nbsp;Guardian &nbsp; `Utterly compelling´&nbsp;Woman''s Own &nbsp; `Cleverly plotted, simply excellent´&nbsp;Ragnar Jónasson &nbsp; `A must-read´&nbsp;Daily Express &nbsp; `Gritty, bone-chilling, and harrowing - it''s not for the faint of heart, and not to be missed´&nbsp;Crime by the Book &nbsp; `A relentless heart-stopping masterpiece´&nbsp;New York Journal of Book &nbsp;

Yule Island

An art expert joins a detective to investigate a horrific murder on a Swedish island, leading them to a mystery rooted in Viking rites and Scandinavia´s deepest, darkest winter. The Queen of French Noir returns with a chilling, utterly captivating gothic thriller, based on a true story. FIRST in a new series. `A dark, dark slice of Scandi Noir´ Heat magazine *Book of the Month* `Gustawsson`s writing is so vivid, it`s electrifying´ Peter James `Remember her name. Johana Gustawsson has become a leading figure in French crime fiction [and] Yule Island is impossible to put down´ Le Monde ***Winner of the Cultura Ligue de l`Imaginaire Award 2023*** ________ Art expert Emma Lindahl is anxious when she´s asked to appraise the antiques and artefacts in the infamous manor house of one of Sweden`s wealthiest families, on the island of Storholmen, where a young woman was murdered nine years earlier, her killer never found. Emma must work alone, and the Gussman family apparently avoiding her, she sees virtually no one in the house. Do they have something to hide? As she goes about her painstaking work and one shocking discovery yields clues that lead to another, Emma becomes determined to uncover the secrets of the house and its occupants. When the lifeless body of another young woman is found in the icy waters surrounding the island, Detective Karl Rosén arrives to investigate, and memories his failure to solve the first case come rushing back. Could this young woman`s tragic death somehow hold the key? Battling her own demons, Emma joins forces with Karl to embark upon a chilling investigation, plunging them into horrifying secrets from the past - Viking rites and tainted love - and Scandinavia`s deepest, darkest winter... ________ PRAISE FOR JOHANA GUSTAWSSON `Wonderfully dark and intricately woven ... will have you hooked from the very first page´ B A Paris `Johana Gustawsson has become the queen of the French thriller genre´ Le Point `Intriguingly dark and vivid, and so cleverly told´ Essie Fox `A gripping story of murder and black magic ...Gustawsson slowly weaves together three seemingly disparate strands of her narrative with a skill that shows why she is such an admired crime writer in her native France´ The Times `A wonderfully creepy, unsettling read, with a superb twist in its tail´ James Oswald `Bewitching and wonderfully gothic´ Sunday Express `Johana Gustawsson brilliantly illuminates the depths of the human heart´ Le Figaro `A whirlpool that draws you irresistibly into levels of darkness so much deeper than you can possibly be ready for´ Ambrose Parry `A stunning and beautifully written gothic thriller´ Alexandra Benedict `Johana Gustawsson has no equal when it comes to hooking us with stunning twists and unexpected leaps in time´ Les Echos `A bold and intelligent read´ Guardian `Utterly compelling´ Woman`s Own `Cleverly plotted, simply excellent´ Ragnar Jónasson `A must-read´ Daily Express

An art expert joins a detective to investigate a horrific murder on a Swedish island, leading them to a mystery rooted in Viking rites and Scandinavia''s deepest, darkest winter. The Queen of French Noir returns with a chilling, utterly captivating gothic thriller, based on a true story. FIRST in a new series. &nbsp; ''Gustawsson''s writing is so vivid, it''s electrifying'' Peter James &nbsp; ''Remember her name. Johana Gustawsson has become a leading figure in French crime fiction [and] Yule Island is impossible to put down'' Le Monde &nbsp; ***Winner of the Cultura Ligue de l''Imaginaire Award 2023*** &nbsp; ________ Art expert Emma Lindahl is anxious when she''s asked to appraise the antiques and artefacts in the infamous manor house of one of Sweden''s wealthiest families, on the island of Storholmen, where a young woman was murdered nine years earlier, her killer never found. Emma must work alone, and the Gussman family apparently avoiding her, she sees virtually no one in the house. Do they have something to hide? As she goes about her painstaking work and one shocking discovery yields clues that lead to another, Emma becomes determined to uncover the secrets of the house and its occupants. When the lifeless body of another young woman is found in the icy waters surrounding the island, Detective Karl Rosén arrives to investigate, and memories his failure to solve the first case come rushing back. Could this young woman''s tragic death somehow hold the key? Battling her own demons, Emma joins forces with Karl to embark upon a chilling investigation, plunging them into horrifying secrets from the past - Viking rites and tainted love - and Scandinavia''s deepest, darkest winter... &nbsp; ________ &nbsp; PRAISE FOR JOHANA GUSTAWSSON &nbsp; ''Wonderfully dark and intricately woven ... will have you hooked from the very first page'' B A Paris &nbsp; ''Johana Gustawsson has become the queen of the French thriller genre'' Le Point &nbsp; ''Intriguingly dark and vivid, and so cleverly told''&nbsp;Essie Fox &nbsp; `A gripping story of murder and black magic ...Gustawsson slowly weaves together three seemingly disparate strands of her narrative with a skill that shows why she is such an admired crime writer in her native France´&nbsp;The Times&nbsp; &nbsp; ''A wonderfully creepy, unsettling read, with a superb twist in its tail'' James Oswald &nbsp; ''Bewitching and wonderfully gothic'' Sunday Express &nbsp; ''Johana Gustawsson brilliantly illuminates the depths of the human heart'' Le Figaro &nbsp; `A whirlpool that draws you irresistibly into levels of darkness so much deeper than you can possibly be ready for´&nbsp;Ambrose Parry &nbsp; ''Ethereal, romantic and as cold as death, this nerve-shattering and powerful novel immerses us in a cruel and thrilling Nordic tale where love smashes against the rocks of madness'' La Fringale culturelle &nbsp; ''A stunning and beautifully written gothic thriller'' Alexandra Benedict &nbsp; ''Johana Gustawsson has no equal when it comes to hooking us with stunning twists and unexpected leaps in time'' Les Echos &nbsp; ''A bold and intelligent read''&nbsp;Guardian &nbsp; ''Utterly compelling''&nbsp;Woman''s Own &nbsp; `Brilliant ... the last chapters knocked me sideways, and it''s a long time since that''s happened´&nbsp;Lisa Hall &nbsp; `A dark world of elegance and grotesque ... mesmeric´&nbsp;Matt Wesolowski &nbsp; ''Cleverly plotted, simply excellent''&nbsp;Ragnar Jónasson ''A must-read''&nbsp;Daily Express

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HAUTEVILLE

L'Île de Yule

CALMANN-LEVY

Block 46

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Blood Song (Roy and Castells, 3)

Block 46 (Roy & Castells Series)

Blood Song (3) (Roy & Castells Series)

The Bleeding (1)

The Bleeding: The dazzlingly dark, bewitching gothic thriller that everyone is talking about…

Yule Island

Yule Island

Une enquête d'Emily Roy et Alexis Castells : SANG

L'Île de Yule

Block 46