The Night Raven

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Mika is not your average twelve-year-old-and she's about to prove it. It's 1880, and in the frigid city of Stockholm, death lurks around every corner. Twelve-year-old Mika knows that everyone in her orphanage will struggle to survive this winter. But at least the notorious serial killer the Night Raven is finally off the streets...or is he Mika is shocked when a newborn baby is left at the orphanage in the middle of the night, by a boy with a cryptic message. Who is he And who is this "Dark Angel" he speaks of When a detective shows up, Mika senses something even more sinister is going on. Drawn in by Mika's unique ability to notice small details-a skill Mika has always used to survive-the gruff Detective Hoff unwittingly recruits her to help him with his investigation into a gruesome murder. Mika knows she should stay far, far away, and yet...with such little hope for her future, could this be an opportunity Maybe, just maybe, this is Mika's chance to be someone who matters.

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Originally published in Sweden, the novel ends with justice done and, for Mika, a newfound sense of purpose. While not every mystery introduced is solved, this is only the first volume in the Moonwind Mysteries series. Booklist

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Johan Rundberg is an award-winning author of childrens books who lives in Stockholm. He has written picture books, early readers, and middle grade, including Krlekspizzan, Knockad Romeo, and the series Hxknuten. In 2021, he was awarded Swedens most prestigious literary prize, the August Prize, in the childrens and YA category for Nattkorpen, the original edition of The Night Raven, which was first written in Swedish. Nattkorpen was also the winner of a Swedish Crimetime Award in the childrens and YA category. There are now four books in this series published in Sweden.