Devil's Fjord

Name: Devil's Fjord
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Bol New District Sheriff Tristan Haraldsen is looking forward to a peaceful semi-retirement in the beautiful yet isolated Faroe Islands. But when the suspicious disappearance of two boys leads to the discovery of a series of dark secrets, Haraldsen comes to realize that this may not be the rural paradise he imagined. In the midst of a bloody whale slaughter outside the remote Faroes fishing village of Djevulsfjord, two young brothers go missing. Tristan Haraldsen and his wife Elsebeth are newly-arrived outsiders from the city, looking forward to a peaceful semi-retirement in the extraordinary, wild landscape of Vágar. But the disappearance of the Mikkelsen brothers bears heavily on Tristan who had been tasked with supervising the whale hunt. As he and his wife start to ask questions, they uncover evidence that the two boys aren't the only ones to have vanished from the introverted and struggling community where they grew up. As they attempt to lift the veil over Djevulsfjord's past, Tristan and Elsebeth come to realize that the wild beauty of the region hides even darker and more deadly riddles: secrets that could make the curious vanish just as easily into Vágar's bleak hills . . ."Hewson expertly paints a punishing Faroese winter, crafting the perfect backdrop for this chilling addition to the growing field of crime fiction set in the Faroe Islands (see, in particular, Chris Ould's Jan Reyna series)"Booklist"As grim as the bleakest of Nordic noir. If you think the solution to the crime will produce a happy ending, just wait till the chilling final pages"Kirkus Reviews"A tide of dark threats, double-crosses, and indications that the best-kept secrets aren't secrets at all . . . Both savage and strangely appealing" Kirkus Reviews on The Savage Shore New District Sheriff Tristan Haraldsen uncovers a series of dark secrets when he investigates the disappearance of two boys in the remote Faroe Islands. Newly-appointed District Sheriff Tristan Haraldsen and his wife Elsebeth are looking forward to a peaceful semi-retirement in the remote fishing village of Djevulsfjord on the stunningly beautiful island of Vagar. But when two boys go missing during the first whale hunt of the season, the repercussions strike at the heart of the isolated coastal community. As he pursues his investigations, Tristan discovers that the Mikkelsen brothers aren’t the first young men to have vanished on Vagar. Determined to solve the mystery of Djevulsfjord, yet encountering suspicion wherever he turns, Haraldsen comes to realize he and his wife are not living in the rural paradise they had imagined, and that the wild beauty of the region hides a far darker reality.

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New District Sheriff Tristan Haraldsen is looking forward to a peaceful semi-retirement in the beautiful yet isolated Faroe Islands. But when the suspicious disappearance of two boys leads to the discovery of a series of dark secrets, Haraldsen comes to realize that this may not be the rural paradise he imagined. In the midst of a bloody whale slaughter outside the remote Faroes fishing village of Djevulsfjord, two young brothers go missing. Tristan Haraldsen and his wife Elsebeth are newly-arrived outsiders from the city, looking forward to a peaceful semi-retirement in the extraordinary, wild landscape of Vágar. But the disappearance of the Mikkelsen brothers bears heavily on Tristan who had been tasked with supervising the whale hunt. As he and his wife start to ask questions, they uncover evidence that the two boys aren't the only ones to have vanished from the introverted and struggling community where they grew up. As they attempt to lift the veil over Djevulsfjord's past, Tristan and Elsebeth come to realize that the wild beauty of the region hides even darker and more deadly riddles: secrets that could make the curious vanish just as easily into Vágar's bleak hills . . ."Hewson expertly paints a punishing Faroese winter, crafting the perfect backdrop for this chilling addition to the growing field of crime fiction set in the Faroe Islands (see, in particular, Chris Ould's Jan Reyna series)"Booklist"As grim as the bleakest of Nordic noir. If you think the solution to the crime will produce a happy ending, just wait till the chilling final pages"Kirkus Reviews"A tide of dark threats, double-crosses, and indications that the best-kept secrets aren't secrets at all . . . Both savage and strangely appealing" Kirkus Reviews on The Savage Shore New District Sheriff Tristan Haraldsen uncovers a series of dark secrets when he investigates the disappearance of two boys in the remote Faroe Islands. Newly-appointed District Sheriff Tristan Haraldsen and his wife Elsebeth are looking forward to a peaceful semi-retirement in the remote fishing village of Djevulsfjord on the stunningly beautiful island of Vagar. But when two boys go missing during the first whale hunt of the season, the repercussions strike at the heart of the isolated coastal community. As he pursues his investigations, Tristan discovers that the Mikkelsen brothers aren’t the first young men to have vanished on Vagar. Determined to solve the mystery of Djevulsfjord, yet encountering suspicion wherever he turns, Haraldsen comes to realize he and his wife are not living in the rural paradise they had imagined, and that the wild beauty of the region hides a far darker reality.

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