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Theorin, Johan,

The voices beyond / Johan Theorin ; translated from the Swedish by Marlaine Delargy. - London : Doubleday, 2015. - 462 pages ; 24 cm. - Oland ; 4 . - Theorin, Johan, 1963-. Oland ; 4. .

"The past can be impossible to escape."-- Cover. Translated from the Swedish.

Summer on the beautiful Swedish island of Oland. Visitors arrive in their thousands, ready to enjoy the calm and relaxation of this paradise. Amongst them is Jonas Kloss, excited at the prospect of staying with his aunt, uncle and older cousins. But it is not as he had hoped. One night he takes a boat out onto the moonlit sea. A ship looms out of the darkness and the horror he finds on board is unimaginable. Fleeing for his life, Jonas arrives at the door of an elderly islander, Gerlof Davidsson. Once Gerlof has heard his tale of dead sailors and axe-wielding madmen, he realizes that this will be a summer like none other Oland has ever seen. For one man - the Homecomer - this is a very special journey. He seeks revenge that he's waited a lifetime to exact...




Translated from the Swedish.

ISBN: 9780857520067 (paperback) 0857520067 (paperback)

Nat. Bib. No.: GBB557497 bnb

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 017183067 Uk

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Boys--Fiction.
Murderers--Fiction.
Suspense fiction.
Murder--Investigation--Sweden--Fiction.
Suspense fiction.
Revenge--Fiction.
Swedish fiction--Translations into English.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Oland (Sweden)--Fiction.
Öland (Sweden)--Fiction.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Suspense fiction.
Suspense fiction.
Crime-Scandinavia--Print --Adult fiction
Suspense fiction

LC Class. No.: PT9877.3.H46

Dewey Class. No.: 839.7/38