The novel received tremendous response and the media praised the language as well as the author’s skillful description of characters and cleverness in creating a thrilling intrigue.

Tove Alsterdal is a driven stylist with ability to throw a merciless light on contemporary society. Her descriptions are so well depicted, you feel like you are right in the middle of the setting with the characters all around you. For everyone who enjoys a page turner and a straightforward view of reality, this is a must read.

Tove Alsterdal is an established and well respected Swedish journalist, novel dramaturge and script writer. For the last 25 years she has written for theatre as well as paper media, television, radio, and film.

Tove Alsterdal’s family has their roots in small rural border towns in Finland and Norway. Thus it is not surprising that borders and boundaries; belonging and escape will be topics that reoccur in her stand alone titles. Other important themes in her writing are strong female characters, commitment, and topicality.

Author's website: www.tovealsterdal.se

Readers' comments:

"Alsterdal writes the ass off many other best sellers."

"All I’m saying is pageturner!"

"It’s been a long time since someone were able to trick me as far into the story as this one has."

"I’m reading as slow as I possibly can. I want it to last for a long time. It is, damn good."

"There is no beating around the bush here which is usually the case with female characters and something I’m dead tired of. This is the opposite, and Alsterdal’s main character Ally would be a perfect female Jason Bourne."

"Fantastic book which my mom recommended to me!"