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|title=Dark Pines
|author=Will Dean
|reviewer= Luke Marlowe
|genre=General Fiction
|summary= A dark, compelling and character -driven thriller set in the wilds of Sweden - ''Dark Pines'' goes above and beyond the standard crime book, inviting the reader to a small Swedish town with brilliantly drawn characters and an intriguing mystery at the heart of events.
|rating=5
|buy=Yes
|date=January 2018
|isbn=978-1786072535
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Tuva Moodyson works for a local paper in small town Sweden - there to be near an ailing Mother, but desperate for the big break that will have her moving on to pastures new. Just outside of her town, Gavrik, two bodies lie deep in the forest - brutally murdered and their eyes ripped out. They bring back dark memories for a town that has seen this crime before - and Tuva is desperate to find the killer. At first, she's just out to write a good story - but as the crimes continue she finds herself drawn deeper and deeper into the forests outside of Gavrik, filled with stranger characters and dark secrets. Will she find the killer before they find her?
I don't read a huge amount of crime books, as I've been disappointed too many times by uninspired mysteries and flat climaxes. Dean has restored my faith a little here though – keeping the plot tightly twisting throughout, leading to a climax that's tense, thrilling, and hugely satisfying. I'll be very excited to see what Tuva Moodyson does next – I just hope whatever it is keeps her in the small town of Gavrik, as I grew oddly attached to the small town of strange characters, so expertly created by Will Dean.
The next book in the series is [[Red Snow by Will Dean|Red Snow]].
Many thanks to the publishers, and for further reading I recommend [[The Snowman by Jo Nesbo and Don Bartlett (translator)]] for some similarly well written Scandi-noir, packed with intriguing characters and tense mysteries. You might also enjoy [[The Teacher's Secret by Suzanne Leal]]. [[Will Dean's Tuva Moodyson series in chronological order]]
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