Dead Waters
Dead Waters
Kicki SehlstedtKicki Sehlstedt returns in this instant bestseller. Step into an idyllic small village on the Swedish West Coast where secrets from Midsummer Eve 1994 is about to wash ashore
On a crisp day in September 2024, two divers make an alarming discovery; on the bottom of the ocean, right outside of Hunnebostrand on the Swedish West coast, a suitcase filled with human remains is found. It sends shockwaves throughout the small idyllic coastal village.
Journalist Julia Järvskog, who spent her childhood summers in Hunnebostrand, returns to investigate the case for her true crime podcast ‘Brottet’. Fresh off a groundbreaking season in which her reporting helped exonerate Ronnie Roos, a man convicted of a brutal double murder, Julia is eager to uncover the truth behind the new mystery. As she reconnects with childhood friends, including police officer Kalle Moghini, memories from a fateful summer in 1994 resurface. Among the town’s long-buried secrets is the
mysterious disappearance of Peder “Peppe” Johansson, a once-admired businessman who vanished without a trace thirty years earlier. Could the remains belong to him? But as Julia gets closer to the truth, she realizes that some people are willing to kill to keep the past buried.
Kicki Sehlstedt masterfully blends psychological depth with an atmospheric depiction of the Swedish West Coast, crafting a gripping mystery where the past and present collide. Her prose is sharp, her characters richly developed,
and the suspense relentless. Dead Waters is a chilling page turner which explore loyalty, greed, and the power of the sea to both conceal and reveal the truth.
‘Damn well written […] Kicki Sehlstedt has an outstanding ability to write fiction that feels convincing and real. Although the plot describes vicious crimes and acts of violence, there is a warmth to both the characters and the setting.’ Skånska Dagbladet
‘The year has barely begun, and I’ve already found a crime novel which I think could be one of the best ones this year.’ Aftonbladet
