For the Missing, Lina Bengtsdotter
For the Missing, Lina Bengtsdotter
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For the Missing
The gripping Scandinavian crime thriller smash hit

Author: Lina Bengtsdotter

Narrator: Emma Powell

Unabridged: 8 hr 58 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Orion

Published: 12/13/2018

Synopsis

'A thriller that lingers in the memory' SUNDAY TIMES CRIME CLUB
'Dark Nordic noir' THE i
'A global bestseller' SUNDAY TIMES

The award-winning, international bestselling Swedish crime debut about a missing girl, and the detective who must return home and confront her darkest secrets in order to find her - for fans of Susie Steiner, Samuel Bjork, and Lisa Jewell.
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THE MISSING
Nora's daughter Annabelle has disappeared, last seen on her way home from a party.

THE LOST
Gullspång's inexperienced police are wilting under the national media spotlight - and its residents desperate for answers.

THE CLOCK IS TICKING
Stockholm DI Charlie Lager must return home to find Annabelle, and then get out of town as soon as she can. Before everyone discovers the truth about her . . .

If you liked MISSING, PRESUMED by Susie Steiner, I'M TRAVELLING ALONE by Samuel Bjork, and THEN SHE WAS GONE by Lisa Jewell you will love FOR THE MISSING, the international crime bestseller with a stunning ending.
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WHAT REAL READERS ARE SAYING:

'Oh My Gosh! This is epic!'
'This is a great crime mystery'
'An interesting and fascinating read'
'Highly recommended'
'I am just amazed when a debut author presents a crime thriller in a fresh way'
'The tension grows and grows up to a stunning conclusion'

About Lina Bengtsdotter

Lina Bengtsdotter grew up in Gullspång, Sweden. She is a teacher in Swedish and Psychology and has published a number of short stories in various newspapers and magazines in Sweden and the Nordic countries. She has lived in the UK and in Italy and today resides outside of Stockholm with her three children.

About Emma Powell

Emma Powell's recent theatre credits include '.45' for Hampstead Theatre, Lady Macbeth and Lady Capulet for C Company, roles in 'Two Gentlemen of Verona' and 'Julius Caesar' for the RSC and 'Persuasion' and 'The Rivals' for ReCreation Theatre Company. Her Radio Drama work includes the classic series 'A Dance to the Music of Time' for Radio 4 and 'Use It or Lose It' for Radio 3 as well as the comedy horror podcast series 'In the Gloaming'. She also has many voice-over credits. GRACELING and FIRE are her first audiobooks for Orion.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Beatriz

No comencé la lectura con altas expectativas; he leído varios libros en que el personaje principal se ve envuelto en alguna situación que le obliga a volver al lugar de su infancia y enfrentarse a sus propios demonios. Rápidamente me vienen a la memoria Heridas abiertas, Escrito en el agua y El guar......more

Goodreads review by Irene

Un buen thriller, donde sus dos protagonistas son todo un misterio. Ambientado en un pueblo sueco, donde todo es estático, intercalando presente y pasado. Reconozco que el interés por la lectura de esta historia ha sido errático, a ratos decae, pero me ha dejado varios interrogantes...........more

Goodreads review by Eva

When a young girl goes missing from a small town in Sweden, Charlie Lager and her colleague Anders are sent to help in the investigation. Unknown to everyone, Charlie grew up in this town. She’s determined to make sure nobody finds out but can she keep it up? And can detectives find young Annabelle......more

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This smash hit Swedish debut breathes new life into a few well-worn det-fic themes to create a thriller that lingers in the memory SUNDAY TIMES CRIME CLUB

A powerful Scandi Noir debut by a promising new author ... Atmospheric, evocative and with a heroine who overcomes some of the genre's clichés, this is a first-class procedural with all shades of grey unveiled like onion peel as the narrative progresses. With various parallel story strands deepening the mystery before they all come together in a flurry of unwelcome truths, this makes for an altogether excellent thriller CRIME TIME

This debut novel from a psychology teacher upholds the recent tradition of dark Nordic noir. A girl goes missing on her way home from the party in the forested village of Gullspang. Enter a Stockholm detective with a secret of her own THE i PAPER

This may be the debut novel for Lina Bengtsdotter, but it immediately slots her into the pantheon of Scandi Noir greats. She is a seamstress. She weaves a wonderful, embracing picture of life in a down-at-heel, dying, remote and rusty, Swedish industrial eyesore; and gradually unpicks the different threads, laying each out, its sparse clarity giving the reader a myriad of separate storylines ... For The Missing begins with the speed and power of a hydrofoil on the dangerous lake, and delves deeply into a sea of contradictions: not just involving the search for the missing girl, but the enthralling personalities and twists that Bengstdotter creates ... the pace is fast and unrelenting, but the style allows the reader to relax and absorb the plot ... For The Missing takes crime fiction to a disturbingly personal, high level SHOTS MAG

This debut novel is intelligent and arresting. And grim MORNING STAR

A brilliant, dense crime novel Dagens Nyheter (Sweden)

The next big Swedish crime sensation Dagbladet (Norway)

A wonderful debut Dziennik Zachodni (Poland)

The dark humour, compelling characters and exquisite writing means you're always in for a treat with Lina Bengtsdotter's novels Camilla Läckberg

Lina Bengtsdotter's books are beautiful, dark and completely addictive. I love them! Katrine Engberg

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