ONE WAY IN. NO WAY OUT.
‘Deaf teenager goes missing in Esseberg. Mountain rescue are launching a search party but conditions hinder their efforts. The tunnel is being kept open all night as an exception.’
When journalist Tuva Moodyson reads this news alert she knows she must join the search. If this teenager is found, she will be able to communicate with him in a way no one else can.
Esseberg lies on the other side of a mountain tunnel: there is only one way in and one way out. When the tunnel closes at night, the residents are left to fend for themselves. And as more people go missing, it becomes clear that there is a killer among them …
ICE TOWN is an unputdownable new standalone Tuva novel, which will delight existing fans of the series and bring many new readers to it.
Book Info: Print length: 356 pages. Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton. Publication date: 7 Nov 2024
My Thoughts:
I am delighted to be part of the “influencer tour” for Will Dean’s latest book featuring Tuva Moodyson. Ice Town is the 6th book in this incredible series, but you can absolutely read this as a standalone because the series is so brilliant. So if you haven’t read any yet read this now and then immerse yourself in the back catalogue and follow Tuva from the beginning starting with Dark Pines, Red Snow, Black River, Bad Apples and then Wolf Pack.
For those who aren’t familiar with this series, Tuva Moodyson is the main character. She’s a deaf reporter working for a small-time local paper in a remote village in rural Sweden. The weather is always brutal. The landscape is harsh and unforgiving. The writing is always atmospheric yet claustrophobic. The crimes are complex and compelling in each book.
Ice Town is set in Esseberg, hundreds of miles away from Tuva’s home of Gavrik. A tiny town only accessible through a mountain tunnel shared by drivers and trains; this tunnel is closed at night. It is a place surrounded by snow and ice. It is cut off from the nearest town at night. The residents are left snowbound and in the dark. When a deaf teenage boy goes missing, she is compelled to drive for hours across Sweden to help find Peter because she feels a strong connection to him, being deaf.
I don’t want to give much away, but the missing deaf teenager isn’t the only crime as more residents start to go missing, bodies are discovered and Tuva finds herself in the middle of a very dangerous situation.
Ice Town is a very personal and painful journey for Tuva both physically and mentally. She has to confront her own emotions and feelings from past events.
Overall, this is a chillingly, atmospheric crime novel with a highly emotional element which is guaranteed to melt even the iciest hearts.
