Wrenn's Reviews > Black River

Deaf reporter Tuva Moodyson has been living in southern Sweden for the last four months, thinking she has left the remote town of Gavrik behind her for good.
She is working well with her new editor Anders at the Sundhumn Enquirer, and she has quit drinking.
When she finds out her best friend Tammy Yamnim has gone missing, she hurries back to help find her.
Her former employer Lena offers Tuva her friggebod guest house as a place to stay while she's there.
It is tiny and primitive, but she is grateful for Lena's hospitality.
The two print up flyers to put around the area and visit Tammy's abandoned food van, where she was last seen. A small amount of blood is found on the grass close by.
When another girl goes missing soon after, the police begin to take things more seriously.
Search parties are formed and the vast Utgard forest is combed.
It is Midsummer and the relentless daylight is almost punishing.
As Tuva investigates, she gets a lead on the disturbing and secretive folks at nearby Snake River. She pokes around the isolated area, putting herself in danger to pick up clues.
Will she be able to find Tammy alive?
This atmospheric Swedish mystery/thriller has the most strange, unique and sometimes creepy characters. Many of them really made my skin crawl!
Tuva is such an intriguing heroine, you can't help but lose your heart to her.
One of my favorite series, you can read this as a stand alone, but you really should start at the beginning.