Black River

Black River is an electrifying return for relentless reporter Tuva Moodyson, from the author of Dark Pines and Red Snow .

'A peerless exercise in suspense.' Financial Times

'Eerie, unnerving and buckets of fun.' Observer Thriller of the Month

'BRILLIANT central character.' Ann Cleeves, author of the Vera Stanhope novels

'Once again, I LOVED it!!!' Marian Keyes, author of The Break

Black River is an electrifying return for relentless reporter Tuva Moodyson, from the author of Dark Pines and Red Snow.

FEAR

Tuva's been living clean in southern Sweden for four months when she receives horrifying news. Her best friend Tammy Yamnim is missing.

SECRETS

Racing back to Gavrik at the height of Midsommar, Tuva fears for Tammy's life. Who has taken her, and why? And who is sabotaging the small-town search efforts?

LIES

Surrounded by dark pine forest, the sinister residents of Snake River are suspicious of outsiders. Unfortunately, they also hold all the answers. On the shortest night of the year, Tuva must fight to save her friend. The only question is who will be there to save Tuva?

About the Author

Will Dean grew up in the East Midlands. His debut novel, Dark Pines, was selected for Zoe Ball's 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 won Best Independent Voice at the Amazon Publishing Readers' Awards, 2019, and was longlisted for the Theakstons Old Peculiar Crime Novel of the Year 2020. Will Dean lives in Sweden where the Tuva Moodyson novels are set.