An unputdownable thriller set in the dark underbelly of Europe, perfect for fans of I AM PILGRIM.
Into the darkness they fall
Tarifa, Spain. A man's body washes up on the beach. No-one seems to care.
Patrick Cornwall is a highly acclaimed investigative journalist. His latest project: to uncover the plight of migrants trying to start new lives in Europe, and expose the corruption that runs to the highest levels of society.
Patrick's wife, Ally, is used to Patrick being out of contact. But she's just discovered she's pregnant, and she must track him down. Unable to reach him and starting to worry, she flies across the ocean to get answers.
Still unable to find him, Ally delves into the secrets Patrick was determined to expose, and is drawn into an ever-deadlier web. Because in the dark underbelly of Europe, where lives are cheap, the perpetrators will stop at nothing to keep their sins hidden, and their victims forgotten
The international political landscape serves as a backdrop to this suspense-filled mystery, where every turn of the page plunges you deeper into a world of crime and thrillers. Tove Alsterdal's The Forgotten Dead is a masterclass in detective fiction, where the best of humanity is often found in the darkest corners.
For fans of Eva Björg Ægisdóttir (The Creak on the Stairs), Jørn Lier Horst (Snow Fall), Ragnar Jonasson (Blackout), Katrine Engberg (The Island), and Arnaldur Indridason (The Girl by the Bridge).