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Bad Apples: 'The stand out in a truly outstanding series. Chris Whitaker
By (Author) Will Dean
Oneworld Publications
Point Blank
30th August 2022
2nd June 2022
United Kingdom
General
Fiction
Crime and mystery: women sleuths
Crime and mystery: hard-boiled crime, noir fiction
Crime and mystery: police procedural
Psychological thriller
823.92
Paperback
352
Width 129mm, Height 198mm, Spine 26mm
From the bestselling author of Dark Pines comes Will Dean's most terrifying Tuva Moodyson mystery yet Praise for the series: The tension is unrelenting, and I cant wait for Tuvas next outing.Val McDermid Loaded with atmosphere, brilliant on setting, and Tuva Moodyson just rocks.Mark Billingham A must read.ObserverThriller of the Month BRILLIANT. Ann Cleeves It only takes one... A murder A resident of small-town Visberg is found decapitated A festival A grim celebration in a cultish hilltop community after the apple harvest A race against time As Visberg closes ranks to keep its deadly secrets, there could not be a worse time for Tuva Moodyson to arrive as deputy editor of the local newspaper. Powerful forces are at play and no one dares speak out. But Tuva senses the story of her career, unaware that perhaps she is the story
Just finished Will Dean's Bad Apples. A delicious return to Tuva.
-- Ann CleevesFiendish, funny, scary as hell. Bad Apples is the stand out in a truly outstanding series.
-- Chris Whitaker, author of We Begin at the EndBad Applesis a chilling outing for Tuva Moodyson unsettling from beginning to the very end, but leavened with dark humour. A compelling thriller that devoted fans and new readers will adore.
-- Jane Casey, author of the Maeve Kerrigan seriesFinished Bad Apples by Will Deanand all I can say isthere arent words. Talk about DARK.
-- Blue Book Balloon blogSwedish reporter Tuva Moodyson, who wears hearing aids, takes to the hills where the isolated and inbred town of Visberg can be found at the end of a long and winding road.
-- The TimesBad Apples is noir at its very best If you like heart in your mouth reads that will keep you up all night with all the lights on, then this is for you.
* Guernsey Press and Star *[Tuva] is admirably resilient, full of warmth and humourHer travails may well give sensitive readers nightmares, but thats a small price to pay for spending time in her exhilarating company.
-- Literary ReviewThe fourth in theexcellentseries of Tuva Moodyson thrillers
-- ChoiceA brilliant read.
-- BellaChilling.
-- Crime Monthly magazineThat ending! I highly recommend if you need something to get your teeth into.
-- Lancashire PostFor those who want their crime fiction to be at its darkest If you enjoyedMidsommar,Bad Applesis a tale youll be intrigued by.
-- Buzz magazineTheres always been something dark about the Tuva Moodyson thrillers, but this one really howls at the moon You might now find yourself screaming out loud, so best beware reading in public places!The last page left me in shock.
-- Peterborough TelegraphWill Dean grew up in the East Midlands and had lived in nine different villages before the age of eighteen. His debut novel, Dark Pines, was selected for Zoe Balls Book Club, shortlisted for the Guardian Not the Booker prize and named a Daily Telegraph Book of the Year. The second Tuva Moodyson mystery, Red Snow,wonBest Independent Voiceat the Amazon Publishing Readers'Awards, 2019,and was longlisted for the Theakstons Old Peculiar Crime Novel of the Year 2020. His third novel, Black River, was chosen as Observer Thriller of the Month. Will Dean lives in Sweden where the Tuva Moodyson novels are set.