Seasons Quartet

Southern Sweden: Beautiful countryside, endless forests, coastal walks, dark days - and even darker nights. But beneath the beauty lies a dark heart . . . Skåne, 1986: On the night of Walpurgis, the eve of May Day, where bonfires are lit to ward off evil spirits and preparations are made to celebrate the renewal of spring, a sixteen-year-old girl is ritualistically murdered in the woods beside a castle. Her stepbrother is convicted of the terrible deed and shortly after, the entire family vanishes without a trace. Spring, 2019: Dr Thea Lind moves into the castle. After making a strange discovery in an ancient oak tree on the grounds, her fascination with the old tragedy deepens. As she uncovers more and more similarities between her own troubled past and the murdered girl, she begins to believe that the real truth of the killing was never uncovered. What if the spring of 1986 claimed more than one victim? Anders de la Motte is the bestselling author of the Seasons Quartet; the first three books of which - End of Summer, Deeds of Autumn and Dead of Winter - have all been number one bestsellers in Sweden and have been shortlisted for the Swedish Academy of Crime Writers' Award for Best Crime Novel of the Year. Anders, a former police officer, also won a Swedish Academy Crime Award for his debut, Game, in 2010 and for his second standalone novel, The Silenced, in 2015. To date, the first three books in the Seasons Quartet have published over half a million copies. Set in southern Sweden, all four books can be read independently. The first thrilling standalone mystery from Sweden's answer to Val McDermid set in southern Sweden. A MASTER STORYTELLER: This is upmarket, literary crime - like a Scandinavian Val McDermid. Anders de la Motte is at the top of his game and is the natural successor to Henning Mankell. A NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER: Anders de la Motte is a #1 bestselling author in his native Sweden. The 'Seasons Quartet' series has sold over 500,000 copies and all have been shortlisted for the prestigious Swedish Academy of Crime Writers' Award (Best Swedish Crime Novel). A SERIES WITH A UNIQUE SETTING: The first book in a standalone series of four books, each set in a different season in Southern Sweden.

You can always go home. But you can never go back . . . Summer 1983: Four-year-old Billy chases a rabbit in the fields behind his house. But when his mother goes to call him in, Billy has disappeared. Never to be seen again. Today: Veronica is a bereavement counsellor. She's never fully come to terms with her mother's suicide after her brother Billy's disappearance. When a young man walks into her group, he looks familiar and talks about the trauma of his friend's disappearance in 1983. Could Billy still be alive after all this time? Needing to know the truth, Veronica goes home - to the place where her life started to fall apart. But is she really prepared for the answers that wait for her there? Anders de la Motte (Author) Anders de la Motte is the bestselling author of the Seasons Quartet; the first three books of which - End of Summer, Deeds of Autumn and Dead of Winter - have all been number one bestsellers in Sweden and have been shortlisted for the Swedish Academy of Crime Writers' Award for Best Crime Novel of the Year. Anders, a former police officer, also won a Swedish Academy Crime Award for his debut, Game, in 2010 and for his second standalone novel, The Silenced, in 2015. To date, the first three books in the Seasons Quartet have published over half a million copies. Set in southern Sweden, all four books can be read independently. The second standalone mystery from Sweden's answer to Val McDermid, set in southern Sweden. EUROPEAN SUCCESS: End of Summer was shortlisted for the Swedish Academy of Crime Writers' Award for best crime novel of the year and was Number 1 in Sweden on publication and has sold 180,000 copies so far to date. TV SERIES AVAILABLE IN THE UK: The TV adaptation will be available on BBC iPlayer from July 2024 A SERIES WITH A UNIQUE SETTING: The first book in a standalone series of four books, each set in a different season in southern Sweden. A PROMOTABLE AUTHOR: Bonnier will look to bring Anders over for the Harrogate International Crime Fiction Festival in the future. He speaks fluent English and is an ex-policeman. An absorbing crime novel with an atmospheric setting, strong characters, and a suspenseful plot. With End of Summer, Anders de la Motte has proven himself to be one of Sweden's most talented crime fiction authors An utterly brilliant crime novel! So delicate and perceptive, and at the same time so endlessly thrilling What you have in your hands is a masterpiece of crime fiction, a very hot competitor for this year's thriller . . . Anders de la Motte proves once again with his End of Summer that he is one of Scandinavia's most ingenious crime writers, just as grand as Jussi Adler-Olsen. He writes absolutely murderously. His books are definitely unbeatable in terms of suspense An atmospherical dense book reminiscent of Henning Mankell's early crime novels . . . Anders de la Motte writes profoundly without the tension dwindling for a second A Swedish-set crime thriller for fans of the hugely successful CWA Gold Dagger-winning The Dry by Jane Harper . . . A gripping crime novel that moves between two narratives at a terrific clip, populated by vivid characters, with more twists along the way than you can shake a stick at. Crime fiction at its best A fantastic read. Atmospheric, beautifully written, with strong characters and with a really compelling mystery that made it incredibly hard to put down when I really needed sleep! A real triumph End of Summer is captivating from beginning to end, an evocative story of family secrets set in the broad open landscapes of southern Sweden - prepare to fall in love with Scandinavian fiction all over again Each layer of this story reveals itself like the tilling of the soil with a brooding threat of summer rain close at hand. End of Summer is a delectable slice of unmissable rural noir where a dark harvest blossoms from the seeds of a terrible past

ONE TRAGIC NIGHT WILL CHANGE EVERYTHING SOUTHERN SWEDEN, 1990 Five lifelong friends gather for a last farewell to their childhoods and each other at an abandoned quarry. The mood is effervescent, but under the surface tensions run deep as not everyone is ready to let go - or be left behind. When dawn breaks, only four remain alive. The police rule the death a tragic accident, but not everyone is convinced, and the incident remains an open wound in the community. AUTUMN, 2017 When the old chief of police is replaced by Anna Vesper, a newly arrived detective from Stockholm, whispers and rumours about that night can no longer be silenced. Soon Anna is left with no choice but to ignore all warnings and reopen the case - while hoping her own sins won't catch up with her. BUT SOMEONE WILL DO ANYTHING TO HIDE THE TRUTH . . . Anders de la Motte is the bestselling author of the Seasons Quartet; the first three books of which - End of Summer, Deeds of Autumn and Dead of Winter - have all been number one bestsellers in Sweden and have been shortlisted for the Swedish Academy of Crime Writers' Award for Best Crime Novel of the Year. Anders, a former police officer, also won a Swedish Academy Crime Award for his debut, Game, in 2010 and for his second standalone novel, The Silenced, in 2015. To date, the first three books in the Seasons Quartet have published over half a million copies. Set in southern Sweden, all four books can be read independently. Seasons change but people never do, in this atmospheric thriller from award-winning international bestselling author, Anders de la Motte. Perfect for fans of Val McDermid and Henning Mankell. A SWEDISH BESTSELLER: Deeds of Autumn was a #1 bestseller in Sweden (Forum) on publication and has sold over 140,000 copies in Sweden alone to date AWARD RECOGNITION: The book was shortlisted for both the Golden Bullet Award (Norway) and the Swedish Academy of Crime Writers' Award for Best Crime Novel SERIES SUCCESS: All of the titles have been shortlisted for the prestigious Swedish Academy of Crime Writers' Awards for Best Crime Novel of the Year and the series has sold over half a million copies in Sweden alone A PROMOTABLE AUTHOR: Anders speaks fluent English and is an ex-policeman. He is well-known for championing other authors and also runs a popular podcast, Lomma-Karlaplan, with fellow crime writer Denise Rudberg