Rebecka Edgren Aldén

AND THE FLOWERS DIE is one fabulous thriller that takes place on an idyllic Swedish island. For those of you that are curious is the title of the book from a line in a Swedish psalm. And, yes it plays a role in the story. It's been a while since I read this book, but it's a book that I still remember clearly. The book story is one that caught my interest from the very start.

Gloria thought she would have some great days on the island with her new boyfriend, but the very first meeting with Adam's family goes not as well as she had hoped. There are two sides on the island and Adam's family is very rich and not that friendly with the less fortuned. Gloria herself has a very checkered past, growing up without knowing her father and her mother living for some years in a feminist collective.

She soon wishes she had not come to the island. Adam's family is a bunch of snobs, and there are very strange people on the island. Then, she makes a horrific discovery at the old house where she and her mother lived years ago. Soon dark secrets will be revealed...

AND THE FLOWERS DIE is the first book I've read by Rebecka Edgren Aldén. but I want to read. I love thrillers set on idyllic places like a small island where everyone knows each other. It's a great book, and I recommend it warmly.

Thanks to Norstedts for the review copy!… (mere)