Hidden in Shadows

The Åre Murders, Book 2

De: Viveca Sten, Marlaine Delargy - translator

Narrado por: Laura Jennings

Secrets, vengeance, and a brutal murder unsettle an idyllic winter paradise in a blood-chilling novel of suspense by the acclaimed author of Hidden in Snow and the Sandhamn Murder series.

In the Swedish ski resort of Åre, crime is rare. Certainly nothing so brutal as the murder of Johan Andersson, a former Olympic skier found bound and beaten to death in the forest. According to his distraught wife, he didn’t have any enemies in the world. To Detective Inspectors Hanna Ahlander and Daniel Lindskog, the crime proves otherwise. But what could have provoked such rage? And in whom?

As Hanna and Daniel search for answers, Rebecka Ekvall, a vulnerable pastor’s wife, is trapped in an abusive marriage. Isolated from her congregation, she’s afraid of her husband and even more fearful for her life. Because Rebecka carries a fateful secret. But she isn’t the only one in Åre with something to hide.

As Hanna and Daniel continue to untangle the dark histories of a growing list of suspects, they realize that Johan’s murder is just the beginning of a disturbing case about survival and revenge—at any cost.

©2021, 2023 Viveca Sten (P)2023 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved. Translation © 2023 by Marlaine Delargy.

Reseñas de la Crítica

“Sten delivers a pulse-pounding, character-driven follow-up…[diving] deep into the family lives of her characters…It makes for nuanced, emotional storytelling that doesn’t stint on thrills.”—Publishers Weekly

Good Book

I thoroughly enjoyed this book. This is the second book in this series and the first book was just as good.

Great Read!

It is great getting to all the characters more deeply and unveiling their back stories. Solving the murders had lots of typical Sten twists and turns. Great read!

Gripping story

I’m quite enjoying these Scandinavian tales by viveca stem, I must also brag about the narrator. Very well done.

Shadows

This is a very complex police procedural murder mystery. On that score it is very engaging. Be that as it may, it was hard for me to follow. Victims and subjects had very similar sounding names and oddly enough those names were inconsistently pronounced. This may be the way of nortic languages, but reading the novel probably would have been better for me. Otherwise the performance was very good.

Good book,

Nice twist. The narrator was very good. It does seem to end quite abruptly in some of the characters storyline.

Another great mystery set in Sweden

Good character development, interesting story, good narrator . i really enjoyed the author’s previous series and this second series is just as good. Looking forward to next book!

Great storyline

I liked the scenery, the narration, the characters who are grappling with personal issues, normal life issues, the way they are affected by the crimes they are investigating.

Great plot!

Another great book by Viveka! Love the rich characters and plot, leaves me wanting more!

Loved the masterfully written story

Story held me all the way to the ending, very well done! Never disappointed with this writer.

Stilted narration

The narration was stilted and wooden. I finished the book over a couple of weeks only because I purchased it. The story was good but was hard to like because of the narration.