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A luxury resort. Three missing women. One body.

When young London professional Alex Evans is informed that his sister's body has been pulled from an icy lake in Northern Lapland, he assumes his irresponsible sister accidentally drowned. He travels to the wealthy winter resort where Vicky worked as a tour guide and meets Agatha Koskinen, the detective in charge. Agatha is a no-nonsense single mother of three who already thinks there's more to Vicky's case than meets the eye.

As the two form an unlikely alliance, Alex also begins to suspect the small town where his sister lived and died is harbouring secrets. It's not long before he learns that three other women have gone missing from the area in the past and that his sister may have left him a message.

On the surface, Koppe, Lapland is a winter wonderland. But in this remote, frozen place, death seems only ever a heartbeat away.

©2022 Joanne Spain (P)2022 Quercus Editions Limited Crime Fiction Fiction Modern Detectives Mystery Police Procedural Heartfelt Crime Winter

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"Utterly ingenious." (Liz Nugent)

"Tense and atmospheric." (Catherine Cooper)

"Unforgettable!" (Allie Reynolds)
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An intriguing and engaging mystery. The narrator was good, although some slightly random accents.

Good mystery, good narrator

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Another fabulous and original story from Jo Spain. Great to be taken to Lapland and become immersed in the culture. Narrator did a good job with the various characters and kept it well paced and interesting.
Can’t wait for the next one!

Gripping story well narrated

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I really liked this book- lots of unexpected twists and turns-excellent narration- very nice setting in Finland

Enjoyable

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It took a while to get used to Finnish names and sort out the characters but when I did I could concentrate on the story. Very enjoyable read

Complex but interesting

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Tedious and very unbelievable. Murder police don’t take civilians related to the victim out in investigations

Decent narration, tiresome story

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