Another outing for Tuva Moodyson, journalist, now deputy editor of a provincial paper. She hears screams in the forest and investigates to find a headless corpse.. The body is of a resident of an isolated hilltop town with some very odd characters and goings on. The more Tuva looks into it the more people she finds who may have had a reason to do the murder. Then it seems that the killer is after Tuva too. Brilliant pacey thriller with a tens ending that will set your teeth on edge.

Will Dean’s written another absolute corker with this one - we are very lucky to have been gifted Tuva Moodyson. This twisty turny atmospheric thriller made me starving hungry as all of Will Dean’s books do (is he a food writer in disguise?). I’d better not eat too many sweets though - need to look after my teeth and avoid a trip to the dentist, oOoooOoOooohhhh…..

I have read all the Tuva books and whilst I really liked the first two, I found the third hard going. There was such an aura of constant, almost overwhelming stress on Tuva throughout as she looked for her missing friend, that I found it hard to read. This fourth book was much more enjoyable and the extension into new territory, the hilltop town, was really interesting. The mysteries are always very engaging and Tuva is such a determined character. Looking forward to book number 5.

Where do I begin? Dean’s descriptive style of writing made it possible for me to feel completely immersed in Tuva’s world. Each Tuva novel gets better and better in my opinion. The characters feel like your family and I think I could walk around Gavrik with no need for a map or directions! Tuva is such a brilliant character who you really root for and invest in. As a reader, you trust Tuva’s instincts and how she directs the novel. The plot is so intricately detailed that each reveal is unpredictable and makes it so enjoyable. I love how Dean sets up each novel in such eerie settings, but I think Bad Apples being set around Halloween/Pan Night was my favourite so far. I can’t say too much without giving away spoilers but I need to touch upon the ending… Will Dean you can’t leave me hanging like that!! It left me open-mouthed. I am eagerly already awaiting any news about Book 5… I need that next chapter!! If you haven’t read the Scandi-noir Tuva Moodyson series yet, I implore you to go and immerse yourself in this isolated Swedish town and all things #TeamTuva - you won’t regret it!

Will Dean, what are you doing to us? Bad Apples is enthralling and addictive, I didn't want it to end. Tuva Moodyson hits back in this, the fourth instalment of the series. Tuva is the main protagonist. She's a young, feisty, intelligent and resoureful woman, clawing her way through life, not taking no for an answer. She's a journalist and digs deep to get to the bottom of the story and unveil the truth. Tuva is back in Gavrik, though this book is mainly based in Visberg, a real place, though this version is in Sweden. Back in the forest, which thrills but also sends chills down Tuva's spine, and mine. Will Dean has the incredible ability to set a scene and make it so it's almost virtual. You can almost smell the pine of the forest, feel the crisp morning chill in the air and with Tuva's heightened sensory feelings, due to her deafness, these become even more real. She's led into the forest by a scream and finds a mans body. Tuva is now a witness and becomes deeply involved with the case. Noova is investigating too and their relationship is back on track and develops beautifully as the book goes on. Visberg is a small hill town, near Gavrik and Lena, Tuva's boss has got her working on the Visberg Tidningen. It's a new area to Tuva and that means new locals, who don't welcome her with open arms, almost the opposite, the Swedish coolness is evident, like they have secrets. What with the feeling she's not wanted and 'Pan Night' coming up, which she's told to avoid, 'locals only' she's has mixed feelings about being there, but she needs to see for herself. Luckily it's customary to wear a mask and dress up, so no one recognises her, its like a kind of grown up Halloween with no rules or limits. The mysteries surrounding pan night get darker than ever when a human head is found and this leads Tuva into danger but she's at the point of no return. The towns folk are cagey but scared, they have an us and them side of the town and that doesn't help and they are against each other. Weird troll carving sisters are up against generations of wealthy dentists, who run the local members only golf club. If you aren't part of that, you're clearly no one in Visberg, not anyone worth knowing according to the rich half, but are they in fact the dark half? The cliques won't talk and so Tuva struggles to find information, and suspects everyone. It does indeed, only take one....... If you haven't read the first three books yet, I would highly recommend that you do. Will's Dark Pines Series are simply brilliant and transport you straight to the forest on Tuva's heels. Right now it the perfect time to read this book, with autumn setting in, but quite frankly, I would never turn away a Tuva Moodyson book at any time of year.