What Lies Beneath

The second instalment in the thrilling crime series about Hedvig Lilja from bestselling author Anna Tell

When human remains are found by road workers east of Arvika on a cold morning in March, questions begin to surface at once. How long have they been there, how have they ended up on the side of the road, and most pressing: who do they belong to? This is the beginning of a difficult and challenging case for Hedvig Lilja and her colleagues at the Karlstad’ police.

Simultaneously we follow a young woman who has left her family behind in a suburb to Stockholm, seemingly with the intention to join the Syrian branch of ISIS. But what is really going on?

This is the second book about Hedvig Lilja, a tough police officer with heaps of both life and work experience, and gifted with a heightened sense of smell that she uses greatly to her advantage. Set in the dark forests and small towns of Värmland, lending an ideal backdrop for this new Nordic police procedural that will take your breath away. Anna Tell has a finger on the pulse of societal changes and challenges, always with a fresh and interesting take. The series is a perfect mix of thrilling suspense, action-packed scenes, and characters you can’t help but root for at the Värmland police force.

‘Anna Tell is a favorite among Swedish Crime authors. Truth Be Told is an incredibly powerful first installment of the series!’ Johanna Mo

‘Truth Be Told is also a good mix of suspense, dark secrets and a cosy atmosphere among the investigating police officers, who drink coffee, beer, eat hamburgers and hunt for killers with the same level of enthusiasm.’

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