June 2019 - read-along

[Ken, Moderator (U.S.A.)]

For June 2019 we have six books to be published this month they are:

1) Beyond All Reasonable Doubt by Malin Persson Giolito to be published 4 June 2019. Sweden.

From the award-winning author of Quicksand , a gripping legal thriller that follows one woman's conflicted efforts to overturn what may be a wrongful conviction.

I'm giving you a chance to achieve every lawyer's dream, said Sophia Weber's old professor. Freeing an innocent man.

Thirteen years ago, a fifteen-year-old girl was murdered. Doctor Stig Ahlin was sentenced to life in prison. But no one has forgotten the brutal crime. Ahlin is known as one of the most ruthless criminals.

When Sophia Weber discovers critical flaws in the murder investigation, she decides to help Ahlin. But Sophia's doing her utmost to get her client exonerated arouses many people's disgust. And the more she learns, the more difficult her job becomes. What kind of man is her client really? What has he done? And will she ever know the truth?

2) Viking Age Brew: The Craft of Brewing Sahti Farmhouse Ale by Mika Laitinen to be published 4 June 2019. Finland.

Bringing beer history to life, Viking Age Brew takes readers on a lavishly illustrated tour of rustic brewhouses fueled by wood and passion. Sahti is a Nordic farmhouse ale that is still crafted in accordance with ancient traditions dating back to the Viking Age. It is often thought of as an oddity among beer styles, but this book demonstrates that a thousand years ago such ales were the norm in northern Europe, before the modern-style hopped beer we drink today reached the masses. Viking Age Brew is the first English-language book to describe the tradition, history, and hands-on brewing of this ale. Whether you are a brewing novice or an experienced brewer, this book will unlock the doors to brewing ancient ales from medieval times and the Viking Age.

3) Blackout Ingénue: Detective Freja Hansen #2 by Christoffer Petersen to be published 9 June 2019. Greenland.

From the writer of Seven Graves, One Winter.
A SENSATIONAL MURDER
When the body of a young actress falls into the audience on the opening night of a revered play, Detective Freja Hansen is the first to respond.
A NEW DETECTIVE’S DILEMMA
But when her investigation reveals evidence of a cover-up, Freja’s list of confidants grows thin, forcing her to trust her drug-addicted ex-husband recently suspended from the force.
AN INTERNATIONAL CONSPIRACY
The investigation changes gear as key players of a powerful group target Freja’s daughter in an effort to close the case.
A MOTHER’S CHOICE
Trapped in a desperate situation, and against all reason, Freja determines that solving the case is the only way to save her daughter.
BUT WILL IT BE ENOUGH?

4) Ten Swedes Must Die by Martin Österdahl to be published 18 June 2019. Sweden.

How can he forget the past when it’s out to kill him?

Former special ops soldier and now an analyst for the think tank Vektor, Max Anger would kill to move on from the scars of his past—if only for the sake of Pashie, his girlfriend and fellow operative who wants out of the battle zone. For them, a normal life is just one more dangerous uncertainty. Especially now that evil is hitting closer to home. Sofia Karlsson of the Swedish police wants Max’s help in a high-profile and high-stakes murder investigation: the hunt for a serial killer stalking the streets of Stockholm, who’s eliminating his victims in gruesome and tantalizingly clever ways.

When Max discovers his connection to two of the crime scenes, his investigation uncovers what could be the most shameful episode in Sweden’s history. The deeper he gets, the harder it becomes to distance himself from the dark sins of the past—and to secure a future with the woman he loves. For Max, and for the killer, the countdown to a terrifying end begins.

5) The Heart Keeper by Alex Dahl to be published 18 June 2019. Norway.

"How far would you go to get your daughter back?

It’s been twelve months since Alison Miller-Juul’s world fell apart when her six-year-old daughter, Amalie, drowned. Twelve months of sympathy cards, grief counselling and gritting her teeth, but it’s still only the vodka and pills that seem to work.

Alison no longer cares about anything. She can’t smile at her step-son, she can’t answer her friends’ texts, she can’t even look at her husband. All Alison wants is Amalie back.

Then she learns that the girl who received her daughter's heart lives just a few streets away. Unlike Amalie, this girl has a future. She’s alive because Amalie’s heart beats for her. And in the darkest recess of Alison’s brain, an idea begins to take shape…"

6) A Nearly Normal Family by M.T. Edvardsson to be published 25 June 2019. Sweden.

M.T. Edvardsson’s A Nearly Normal Family is a gripping legal thriller that forces the reader to consider: how far would you go to protect the ones you love? In this twisted narrative of love and murder, a horrific crime makes a seemingly normal family question everything they thought they knew about their life—and each other.

Eighteen-year-old Stella stands accused of the brutal murder of a man almost fifteen years her senior. She is an ordinary teenager from an upstanding local family. What reason could she have to know a shady businessman, let alone to kill him?

Stella’s father, a pastor, and mother, a criminal defense attorney, find their moral compasses tested as they defend their daughter, while struggling to understand why she is a suspect. Told in an unusual three-part structure, A Nearly Normal Family asks the questions: How well do you know your own children? How far would you go to protect them?

As always we will add books as they are known to us. Good reading.

[Ken, Moderator (U.S.A.)]

Christoffer Petersen will have Constable David Maratse #1: Omnibus Edition to be published 11 June 2019. Greenland.

Discover the world of Greenland crime, thrillers and mysteries with Constable David Maratse.

These four previously published Greenland crime novellas introduce Constable David Maratse, and explore modern Greenland through Jack Londonesque adventures with a criminal twist.

Katabatic
A short story of murder and shame in the Arctic
When a local hunter kills his brother in a bar fight, Police Constable David Maratse must bring the killer home before he takes another life - his own.

Container
A short story of torment and isolation in the Arctic
As winter retreats and the long summer begins, Greenland Police Constable David Maratse receives a call from inside a shipping container.

Tupilaq
A short story of dark magic and terror in the Arctic
When the winter sun is gone, dark deeds are done, and Greenland Police Constable David Maratse enlists the help of a shaman to find a lost child.

The Last Flight
A short story of tragedy and grief in the Arctic
An unscheduled flight, to a remote Arctic island, brings an unwelcome guest and a flurry of violence with tragic consequences for Police Constable David Maratse.

Pick up the first omnibus edition of Constable David Maratse’s novellas to begin your Greenland crime adventure today!

[Icewineanne]

Ken wrote: "Christoffer Petersen will have Constable David Maratse #1: Omnibus Edition [bookcover:Constable David Maratse #1: Omnib..."

Sounds terrific Ken. Had no idea there are crime novels set in Greenland .......sweet 😊

[Ken, Moderator (U.S.A.)]

We have Florence Wetzel's book called The Grand Man: A Scandinavian Thriller published 18 June 2019. Sweden. 426 pages. Was suppose to be published 15 May then the 29 of May now 18 June.

A fast-paced detective novel about an American jazz-journalist in Stockholm who gets drawn into two unsolved Swedish mysteries: the 1986 murder of prime minister Olof Palme, and Stieg Larsson's missing fourth book.