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Happy New Year

Happy New Year

The gripping must-read thriller with a shocking twist

Summary

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IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN THE BEST NIGHT OF THE YEAR

BUT SHE NEVER CAME HOME

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It's New Year's Eve. The best night of the year.

As old friends the Wiksells and the Anderssons raise their glasses, their teenage children host their own party across town, finally free to let loose.

But the next morning, seventeen-year-old Jennifer Wiksell is missing.

The hours tick by. The police get involved. And no one knows who to trust.

These two families have a lot to hide.
Could the answer to Jennifer's disappearance lie close to home?

*****

'Tremendously immersive . . . pure reading bliss'
M-magasin
'I was close to taking the day off last minute - that's how hooked I was' Blekinge Läns Tidning

© Malin Stehn 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022

Reviews

  • A dark, compelling missing person story set in the depths of a Swedish winter. Fans of Shari Lapena will DEVOUR this. Pacy, atmospheric and extremely thrilling.
    Will Dean, author of The Last Thing to Burn

About the author

Malin Stehn

Malin Stehn is a Swedish writer who has written over 40 middle grade and young adult books and has worked for many years as a freelance editor. Stehn holds a master's degree in comparative literature and humanities and works as a lecturer. Stehn is also a singer and songwriter whose retro pop band Crayfish released a hit record in Japan in the late 90s. A Happy New Year is her debut adult novel.
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