The forbidden place

In the remote Swedish wetlands lies Mossmarken: the village on the edge of the mire where, once upon a time, people came to leave offerings to the gods. Biologist Nathalie came in order to study the peat bogs. But she has a secret: Mossmarken was once her home, a place where terrible things happened...

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Main Author: Jansson, Susanne (Author)
Other Authors: Willson-Broyles, Rachel (Translator)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Swedish
Published: New York : Grand Central Publishing, 2018.
Edition:First U.S. edition.
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Summary:In the remote Swedish wetlands lies Mossmarken: the village on the edge of the mire where, once upon a time, people came to leave offerings to the gods. Biologist Nathalie came in order to study the peat bogs. But she has a secret: Mossmarken was once her home, a place where terrible things happened. She has returned at last, determined to confront her childhood trauma and find out the truth. Soon after her arrival, she finds an unconscious man out on the marsh, his pockets filled with gold--just like the ancient human sacrifices. A grave is dug in the mire, which vanishes a day after. And as the police investigate, the bodies start to surface... Is the mire calling out for sacrifices, as the superstitious locals claim? Or is it an all-too-human evil?
Item Description:Originally published in 2017 as Offermossen, in Swedish, by Wahlstrom and Widstrand.
Physical Description:340 pages ; 24 cm
ISBN:9781538713051
1538713055
Author Notes:Susanne Jansson was born in 1972 in Åmål, Sweden. She later moved to Gothenburg to work in advertising and then to New York to study photography. After returning to Sweden, she worked as a freelance photographer while studying journalism, and for the past twenty years she has been combining her work as a photographer with freelance journalism. She is the author of The Forbidden Place . Jansson lives with her family outside Gothenburg.