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Ice Town

the explosive new thriller featuring Tuva Moodyson

Will Dean author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Hodder & Stoughton

Published:7th Nov '24

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Ice Town cover

ONE WAY IN. NO WAY OUT.

'Deaf teenager goes missing in Esseberg. Mountain rescue are launching a search party but conditions hinder their efforts. The tunnel is being kept open all night as an exception.'

When journalist Tuva Moodyson reads this news alert she knows she must join the search. If this teenager is found, she will be able to communicate with him in a way no one else can.

Esseberg lies on the other side of a mountain tunnel: there is only one way in and one way out. When the tunnel closes at night, the residents are left to fend for themselves. And as more people go missing, it becomes clear that there is a killer among them ...

ICE TOWN is an unputdownable new standalone Tuva novel, which will delight existing fans of the series and bring many new readers to it.

Dean sets the stage so vividly . . . that the case's resolution, when it comes, is almost secondary * Irish Times *
Perfect winter reading * Sunday Independent *
The heroine is Tuva Moodyson, a deaf young female reporter on the small town's local paper, who is as superbly evoked as the forest she is forced to investigate * Daily Mail *
Loaded with atmosphere, brilliant on setting, and Tuva Moodyson just rocks -- Mark Billingham
The tension is unrelenting, and I can't wait for Tuva's next outing -- Val McDermid
Memorably atmospheric, with a dogged and engaging protagonist ... promises to be an excellent series * Guardian *
Loved Tuva. More please! -- C.J. Tudor
Brilliant -- Ann Cleeves
Another fabulously atmospheric investigation from Will Dean's singular heroine * Heat *
Dean's mastery of setting and suspense remain unassailable * Financial Times *
[Tuva] is an unusual and alluring character, and Dean writes about her frightening surroundings in exact and atmospheric prose * Literary Review *
Creepy, tense and so good! * Fabulous, Sun on Sunday *
An electrifying read * Woman’s Own *

This is a franchise just waiting to explode on a television screen near you... The author's insights into
the unique psychological challenges faced by the deaf light up his highly accomplished storytelling

* Daily Mail *
A thrilling, chilling read for a wintry evening * Observer *

ISBN: 9781399717311

Dimensions: 238mm x 158mm x 38mm

Weight: 610g

400 pages