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Light in a Dark House
Light in a Dark House
Oct 10, 2024 5:22 PM

Author:Jan Costin Wagner,Anthea Bell

Light in a Dark House

Finnish detective Kimmo Joentaa is called to the local hospital in which his young wife died several years before. An unidentified woman in a coma has been murdered by someone who wept over the body, their tears staining the sheets around her. The death marks the start of a series of killings, with the unknown patient at their centre.

As autumn turns to winter, and Christmas fast approaches, Kimmo’s attempts to unravel the case and identify the first victim are complicated by the disappearance of his sometime girlfriend, who has vanished after a party thrown by the head of the police force, and by a colleague’s spiral into the depths of a gambling addiction.

Reviews

I found myself awake at 5am thinking about it… A crime thriller with the heart of a love story

—— Ruth Dugdall

His books are as unsettling as they are hypnotic, and Light in a Dark Room is one of his most accomplished entries

—— Good Book Guide

Crime fiction's next big thing

—— The Sunday Telegraph

Literary sensation . . . James' overnight success has drawn comparisons with the meteoric rise of E L James and her Fifty Shades of Grey series

—— Daily Mail

Oswald is among the leaders in the new batch of excellent Scottish crime writers

—— Daily Mail

Fifty Shades of Hay

—— The Times

The author of last year's bestseller, The Husband's Secret, is back with another sure-fire hit. Unputdownable

—— The Sun on Sunday

It's not often that a book about murder mingled with domestic and sexual violence has you howling with laughter, but Moriarty pulls it off here ... Her ironic turn of phrases infuses even poignant moments with humour. Blending romance, comedy and mystery, this is a wonderful book - full of brains, guts and heart

—— The Sunday Mirror

It all reads terrifyingly real, with the viciousness of the women at the school gates and the hell they can make each others' lives. It's a fine book

—— The Sunday Sport

Moriarty is happy to thread a thin line between mummy lit and fluffy thriller. It's easy to get stuck into this book, thanks to neat plotting that keeps you guessing. Just dive right in because this book slips down as easily as a strawberry soufflé

—— Irish Independent

A brilliantly plotted story with characters to care for who kept me reading, utterly gripped

—— Woman and Home Magazine

Here at Company HQ we're all obsessed with Little Lies by Liane Moriarty. This juicy seaside-town murder mystery will be one of the biggest books this autumn

—— Company Magazine

This fantastically written story, with its little clues casually dropped in along the way, will keep you guessing until the very end ... Another compelling, funny and thought-provoking winner from Liane Moriarty. Do whatever you can to get your hands on a copy - it's brilliant

—— Heat Magazine

Take this page-turner on holiday with you - you won't be able to put it down!

—— Closer Magazine

A twisted thriller

—— Now Magazine

Another riveting thriller. Tackling difficult subjects with intelligence and humanity

—— Hello Magazine

A compelling summer read not to be missed

—— OK Magazine

This addictive new thriller from bestselling author Liane Moriarty weaves three stories together to a shocking and unpredictable climax

—— Take A Break Magazine

It's a hell of a good book. Funny and scary. She nails the feuding moms.

—— Stephen King

Not only an enthralling murder investigation... but a plot that is strengthened and illuminated by two of the best characters I have read for some time- reporter Sully Carter and his cohort, the streetwise gangster Sly Hastings... their exchanges are pure gold.

—— Raven Crime Reads

This is a terrific first novel by a man with a long career in journalism. The tale builds to a dramatic conclusion, with a final unexpected and terrible twist in the tail.

—— Crime Review
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