The Forbidden Place

Paperback Published on: 30/05/2019
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Synopsis

'A bone-chillingly cool crime debut.' Paula Hawkins, author of The Girl on the Train

Terrible things happen in Mossmarken.

Long ago, the mire welcomed sacrifices to the gods...and the area still seems haunted.

Nathalie thought she had escaped, but the half-buried memories of what happened in her childhood have finally called her home.

Then, soon after she returns, her friend Johannes is found unconscious out on the marsh, his pockets filled with gold coins - just like the ancient victims.

As the police investigate, more bodies surface, but the truth seems lost in the mire. Superstitious locals claim the gods cry out for blood. But Nathalie is about to find out the true extent of human evil.

An international sensation, THE FORBIDDEN PLACE is a darkly gripping tale of the stories we tell ourselves to survive, and the terrible consequences they can have.

Publisher information

  • Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
  • ISBN: 9781473668577
  • Number of pages: 320
  • Dimensions: 198 x 128 x 26 mm
  • Weight: 220g
  • Languages: English

Customer Reviews

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The Forbidden Place
A very slow read
The Forbidden Place is a dark atmospheric creepy story set in Sweden .Biologist Nathalie has returned to Mossmarken her home town that she left when she wa... READ MORE
Chrissie Mortimer
The Forbidden Place
thought provoking scandi thriller
The Forbidden Place brought something new to the exciting realm of Scandi noir - it gave us an intelligent sense of place through its history and ancient l... READ MORE
KimG9
The Forbidden Place
Good characterisation
This is a great story that captures you right from the start. Nathalie is a particularly captivating character and even before we find out her history I wa... READ MORE
Melanie Lewis
The Forbidden Place
Doesn't grab the attention
Nathalie grew up living in a mire in Sweden where people would disappear into the bog never to be seen again. When tragedy strikes her family when she wa... READ MORE
Trevene Highfield
The Forbidden Place
If you love Nordic mire mysteries, this will knock your socks off...
My reader's soul enjoyed this book. It was a nice change to read a story from an author who just tells the story 'like it is' and lets it unfold in her na... READ MORE
Keely
The Forbidden Place
Atmospheric but slow
I find Scandinavian Noir mystery thrillers difficult. I enjoy the atmospheric settings and the underlying menace, but I find the pacing inexorably slow and... READ MORE
Jane Hunt
The Forbidden Place
Scandi-Noir at its best
What a fascinating book this was! Shrouded in mystery it is not clear whether this is a ghost story or a mystery (you will have to read it to find out!). I... READ MORE
Dana Farren
The Forbidden Place
Loved it
A seriously good book. The translation of a book can either make or break it, this one, I think makes it. I get the feeling that the writer's words and f... READ MORE
Aileen Grist
The Forbidden Place
Bogged Down?
I'm unsure what to make of this book. There are some elements that work well for instance the use of the mythology of the past weaving with the narrative o... READ MORE
peter_badger
The Forbidden Place
Page turner
I enjoyed the sense of place and environment in this book and could imagine why the local people were so superstitious about the bog and believed the myths... READ MORE
jean
The Forbidden Place
A Forbidden Place full of murky mists and murder
The Forbidden Place is forboding, a dark place of boggy walks and murky mists waiting to swallow up those who stray from the boardwalk path. I was really d... READ MORE
Lauren Roberts
The Forbidden Place
Atmospheric Thriller
When a man is found unconscious in the mires of Mossmarken, a sacrificial bag of coins in his pocket a light is shone on the dark human and supernatural hi... READ MORE
KindigBlog
The Forbidden Place
A misty marsh and a long-overdue read
I'm finally getting around to writing this review after the book has been hiding away in the depths of my to-be-read pile since 2018! I don't know why it t... READ MORE
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