Having now reviewed two consecutive novels of Will Dean’s compelling Tuva Moodyson thrillers, it seems the author has a knack for being both accessible and challenging: starting out as fairly basic murder mysteries before switching into something decidedly other. I get the impression Wolf Pack isn’t about a murder so much as coping with grief, loss, loneliness and mental health issues.
Protagonist Tuva, a deaf newspaper reporter working in small northern Sweden towns, is overwhelmed by remorse when her love interest, police officer Noora, is shot – as detailed in Dean’s preceding Bad Apples – and left in critical condition. Meanwhile, the body of a young woman named Elsa, who worked at a heavily guarded farm whose inhabitants are rumoured to be a survivalist cult, is found. As Tuva assists police in finding Elsa’s killer, she becomes increasingly obsessed with the murder and determined to infiltrate the compound.
It’s by no means mandatory to have read the earlier Tuva Moodyson instalments to enjoy Wolf Pack, though this will give you a greater sense of backstory. Some characters return, including Tuva’s best friend Tammy, Lars and Nils from the newsroom, Police Chief Bjorn Andersson, and police officer Thord. Anxious for Tuva’s emotional wellbeing, I await the next book from Will Dean.
Wolf Pack, Will Dean (Point Blank)
Price: £16.99/£6.99 Ebook. Info: here
words BILLIE INGRAM SOFOKLEOUS
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