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Informationen zum Autor Johan Theorin's first novel! Echoes from the Dead! won The Swedish Crime Academy's Best First Novel award in 2007! and went on to win the CWA John Creasey (New Blood) Dagger in 2009. His second novel! The Darkest Room! won the Best Swedish Novel 2008! and the CWA International Dagger in 2010. Throughout his life! Johan has been a regular visitor to the Baltic island of Oland! where many of his books are set. His mother's family - sailors! fishermen and farmers - have lived there for centuries! nurturing the island's rich legacy of strange tales and folklore. A journalist by profession! Johan lives in Gothenburg! Sweden. Klappentext The third novel set on the Baltic island of Oland from bestselling Swedish author and winner of the CWA International Award 2010. It's spring on Oland and 83-year-old Gerlof Davidsson has moved back to his summer cottage next to the old quarry! where! according to folklore! blood was once spilled in a battle between elves and trolls. Gerloff's peace is soon disturbed when he discovers his late wife's diaries. Per Morner and Vendella Larrson have also moved to the quarry and soon old forgotten secrets are rearing their ugly head.
