When a celebrated government official is found dead after his surprise birthday party, a young police officer uncovers a terrifying world of financial crime, sinister cults and disturbing secret lives. Icelandic politician Katrí n Jú lí usdó ttir's award-winning debut - first in a breathtaking series...

**Winner of the Blackbird Award for Best Icelandic Crime Debut**

`A breathtaking thriller from one of Iceland' s most exciting new voices' Eva Bjö rg Æ gisdó ttir

`So chilling ? Heat magazine

`Katrí n Jú lí usdó ttir skilfully weaves together intense family dynamics, dark pasts and criminal endeavours in this masterful narrative ? Lilja Sigurð ardó ttir

`A sophisticated, multi-layered thriller ... a series with great potential ? Financial Times

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A murder is just the beginning...

When ó ttar Karlsson, a wealthy and respected government official and businessman, is found murdered, after failing to turn up at his own surprise birthday party, the police are at a loss. It isn' t until young police officer Sigurdí s finds a well-hidden safe in his impersonal luxury apartment that clues start emerging.

As ó ttar' s shady business dealings become clear, a second, unexpected line of enquiry emerges, when Sigurdí s finds a US phone number in the safe, along with papers showing regular money transfers to an American account.

Following the trail to Minnesota, trauma rooted in Sigurdí s' s own childhood threatens to resurface and the investigation strikes chillingly close to home...

Atmospheric, deeply unsettling and full of unexpected twists and turns, Dead Sweet is a startling debut thriller that uncovers a terrifying world of financial crime, sinister cults and disturbing secret lives, kicking off an addictive, chilling new series.

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`Exceptional and realistic characters ... Dead Sweet hooks you in from the very first page and keeps you there until the unexpected ending ? Blackbird Award judges: Yrsa Sigurð ardó ttir, Ragnar Jó nasson and Bjarni Þ orsteinsson

`Delve into a world of corruption, power and a rising body count in one of your new favourite noir series' B.S. Casey

`A very welcome addition to the growing number of writers of Icelandic Noir ... many twists and turns until all is revealed ? TripFiction

`An excellent debut thriller with a highly original storyline ? SÆ unn Gí sladó ttir, The Reading Room

What readers are saying...

`I devoured it in two sittings. I honestly cannot believe that it' s a debut ?

`Intelligent, suspenseful and totally gripping ?

`Expertly reveals secrets in a way that kept my eyes glued to the page ?

`Jú lí usdó ttir spins a cracking tale and keeps the revelations and teasers unwinding ?

`Another fabulous piece of Icelandic noir, with a fabulous cast of characters and a truly absorbing story ?

`Dark, chilling and twisty ... I couldn' t put it down ?

`Breathtakingly unnerving'

`What an ending! ?