The action swings from London to Sweden, and then back into the
past, to Franco's Spain, as Roy & Castells hunt a monstrous
killer ... in the latest instalment of Johana Gustawsson's
award-winning, international bestselling series. ***Longlisted for
the CWA International Dagger*** 'Historical sections highlight, in
distressing detail, the atrocious treatment of mothers-to-be in
Franco's Spain ... A satisfying, full-fat mystery' The Times
'Assured telling of a complex story' Sunday Times '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,
Alienor 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 Alienor 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 & Castells series.
_________________ 'French novelist Johana Gustawsson writes novels
of startling originality. Blood Song [is] truly horrifying' Sunday
Times 'Her sleuths tracking a monstrous killer, transporting us
from modern-day fertility clinics in Sweden to the abuses of
Spanish orphanages under the brutal rule of General Franco ... a
truly European thriller' Financial Times '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,
filled with nightmarish situations that will keep you awake long
into the dark nights of winter' New York Journal of Books
'Emotional and atmospheric' New Books Magazine 'Intricately
plotted, visceral and emotional the author ramps up the tension and
the unfolding keeps the reader guessing to the very end. Scenes are
raw, vivid and gripping' Promoting Crime '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 & Deadly 'A real
page-turner, I loved it' Martina Cole 'Cleverly plotted, simply
excellent' Ragnar Jonasson 'A must-read' Daily Express 'Bold and
audacious' R. J. Ellory
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