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Brought to you by Penguin. FROM THE WINNER OF SWEDEN’S PRESTIGIOUS AUGUST PRIZE FOR BEST NON-FICTION The powerful, haunting saga of a family of Sámi women fighting for their way of life in a changing world, when their summer settlement is flooded without warning Every summer, Ingá, her...

In the archives of the national library, a young researcher named Linda sees a nine-year-old girl's face in the pages of a yellowed newspaper, and the seed of an obsession is planted in her mind. Birgitta Sivander was brutally murdered on a warm May night in 1948. The murderer was never found. Linda feels a deep connection to Birgitta, and in the months that follow she compulsively researches the case. All the while, a life is taking root inside Linda; she is to have a daughter of her own. As she grapples with the terror and wonder of motherhood, she gradually pieces together Birgitta's story.

When the prime suspect to a shocking murder vanishes, detectives race to track him down before a vengeful scorned ex finds him first in this “exceptional” (Publishers Weekly, starred review) Nordic noir thriller from the acclaimed Swedish author of After She’s Gone. “Impressive . . . a...