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The greatest secrets land on the waves of the Atlantic.
1995: A young German woman disappears in the Westfjords of Iceland, but no one seems to miss her. The case is quickly forgotten, as it’s not uncommon for foreigners who come to Iceland to go their own way. Besides, the police are busy investigating a fatal car accident, recovering two bodies from the sea.
2022: Detective Hildur Rúnarsdóttir’s life has been calm for a long time, and she has just returned from a surfing holiday in Hawaii. Everything seems to be in order: the renovation of her childhood home is progressing, and her colleague and friend Jakob Johansson has permanently moved to Iceland. Hildur has taken to regularly visiting her family friend, Helga, in a nursing home—and during their conversations, surprising new details about her mother, Rakel, start to emerge. Meanwhile, a cruise ship carrying a large group of tourists arrives in Ísafjörður, bringing problems that challenge Hildur’s sense of justice.
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German (Heyne)
Swedish (Bokförlaget Forum)
Option publishers:
Czech (HarperCollins Czech)
Danish (Gutkind)
Dutch (Ambo|Anthos)
Estonian (Eesti Raamat)
French (Le Seuil)
Icelandic (Forlagid)
Italian (Newton Compton)
Latvian (Zvaigzne ABC)
Norwegian (Bonnier Norsk)
Polish (HarperCollins Polska)
Slovak (Ikar)
Spanish World (Salamandra/Penguin Random House)
UK & Commonwealth ex. Canada (Bonnier Zaffre)
nominee – Adlibris Prize for Crime Fiction 2024 (tba 5.2.2025)
‘I am absolutely thrilled to be bringing the Hildur series to the UK and to be working with the amazingly talented Satu. With her incredible characterisation and intricate storytelling, the Hildur series is set to be the next big thing in Nordic crime fiction.’ — Isabella Boyne, acquiring editor, Bonnier Zaffe UK on HILDUR series
‘Nerve-wracking. A masterpiece in the crime fiction genre.’ — Ingallil Mosander, Aftonbladet, Sweden on Satu Rämö’s Hildur
‘The final words in Rósa & Björk will leave the reader thirsting for more. Rämö has all the makings of becoming a lasting star of Nordic crime fiction.’ — Kansan Uutiset newspaper, Finland ON #2 ROSA & BJÖRK
‘A carefully constructed storyline. Rämö keeps the reader tightly in her grip, feeding clues to them little by little about what strange events are afoot. The epilogue following the conclusion crowns the whole with its ruthlessness.’ — Kansan Uutiset newspaper, Finland on #3 JAKOB
