Fans of Swedish crime fiction can look forward to a treat in Johan Theorin’s Echoes from the Dead. It has all the requisite criteria of a gripping thriller. A story stretched across time and an eerie atmosphere all infuses a timeless tale of betrayal and deceit. Add to it the setting: the island of Oland set in the Baltic Sea. Unsurprisingly, the island has its fair share of tales of strange happenings.
When supermodel Lula Landry (Cuckoo) was found dead on the pavement in front of her own building, everyone assumed it was a case of suicide. A few months later, her still unconvinced half-brother John Bistrow hires a private eye, Cormoran Strike, to re-investigate the case.