Happy New Year
- Author Malin Stehn
- Narrator Kristin Atherton, Anna Wilson-Jones, Leighton Pugh
- Publisher Penguin Books Ltd
- Publish Date 24 November 2022
- Run Time 11 hours and 44 minutes
- Format Audio
- Genre Crime and mystery fiction, Family life fiction, Psychological thriller, Thriller / suspense fiction.
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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
Critics Review
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.
A tense, slow-burn thriller looking at families and friendships and how they change over time. Believable characters and some surprising twists, a great read
A riveting Scandi thriller, depicting every family’s worst nightmare in exquisite detail. The clever characterisation keeps you guessing at every turn – I can’t wait to read what Malin Stehn writes next
Nordic noir via American Beauty with a dash of Big Little Lies
Wintry, Scandi, twisty and compelling. What’s not to love?
There are many secrets and lies . . . Malin Stehn’s drama rakes red-hot embers from the ashes
A riveting thriller. A pacy and compelling story, wonderfully plotted, with the added bite of a Scandinavian winter. Loved it.
A smart page-turner that is impossible to put down. Ordinary people like you and me find themselves in the ultimate nightmare, which could become anyone’s reality. The story gets under your skin, leaving you defenceless
One to Watch
I thoroughly enjoyed this book. Twisty and tense with characters I thought about long after reading
An enthralling story delving into every parents worst nightmare. I was utterly absorbed until the final, thrilling pages
Tremendously immersive (…) What starts off as titillating becomes ever more thrilling as Stehn skillfully reveals one family secret after another. This is pure reading bliss for fans of domestic suspense and the books of Liane Moriarty
A fantastic debut, a fascinating suspense novel. (…) I would be delighted to return to Malin Stehn in the future
A new suspense novel that draws me in
I was very close to taking the day off last minute – that’s how hooked I was by Malin Stehn’s debut novel. (…) The hours tick by. And the closer the clock ticks toward midnight, the more the sense of control begins to crack. Things that should never be said are spoken aloud. Thoughts that never should have crossed your mind, do. And, above all, actions are taken that you can never undo. [Stehn]’s craft is brilliant
This is the real deal . . . an incredibly well-written, clever and brilliantly composed debut that leaves me wanting more
Page turner is an overused word by now, but sometimes it covers everything . . . an incredibly clever and well written suspense novel.
A splendid debut in the genre
If you haven’t already read Happy New Year by Malin Stehn, do so immediately
Malin Stehn skillfully depicts superficial friendships, the perfect life and marriage as portrayed on social media vs the secrets that are hidden beneath the surface. Through the points of view of three distinct characters – their thoughts, doubts and guilt – the story creeps closer to a harrowing reveal
A searing Scandi thriller
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