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Happy New Year
Apr 30, 2025 12:50 AM

Author:Malin Stehn

Happy New Year

She couldn't wait to get to the party. But she never made it home . . . THE GRIPPING NEW THRILLER PERFECT FOR FANS OF CLAIRE DOUGLAS

'Malin Stehn's drama rakes red-hot embers from the ashes' THE TIMES 'BEST NEW THRILLERS FOR DECEMBER 2022'

'Pacy, atmospheric and extremely thrilling' WILL DEAN, author of THE LAST THING TO BURN

'A riveting Scandi thriller, depicting every family's worst nightmare in exquisite detail' AMY McCULLOCH

'Nordic noir via American Beauty with a dash of Big Little Lies' APPLE BOOKS

'There are twists I would truly not predict . . . I was gripped from start to finish' 5* Reader Review

'A tense, slow-burn thriller . . . a great read' CATHERINE COOPER, author of THE CHALET

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As midnight approaches, old friends the Wiksells and the Anderssons raise their glasses in celebration.

Across town, their teenage children host their own party, finally free to let loose.

But the next morning, seventeen-year-old Jennifer Wiksell is missing.

The hours tick by.

The police get involved.

And no one knows who to trust.

Because these two families have a lot to hide.

And some will do anything to keep the truth from getting out . . .

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'A riveting Scandi thriller, depicting every family's worst nightmare in exquisite detail' AMY McCULLOCH, author of BREATHLESS

'Wintry, Scandi, twisty and compelling. What's not to love?' JANE FALLON, author of JUST. GOT. REAL.

'A lot of twists and turns which I didn't see coming' 5* Reader Review

'Tremendously immersive . . . pure reading bliss' M-magasin

'Impossible to part with until the final page' 5* Reader Review

Reviews

A dark, compelling missing person story set in the depths of a Swedish winter. Fans of Shari Lapena will DEVOUR this. Pacy, atmospheric and extremely thrilling.

—— Will Dean, author of The Last Thing to Burn

A tense, slow-burn thriller looking at families and friendships and how they change over time. Believable characters and some surprising twists, a great read

—— Sunday Times bestselling author Catherine Cooper

A riveting Scandi thriller, depicting every family's worst nightmare in exquisite detail. The clever characterisation keeps you guessing at every turn - I can't wait to read what Malin Stehn writes next

—— Amy McCulloch, author of Breathless

Nordic noir via American Beauty with a dash of Big Little Lies

—— Apple Books

Wintry, Scandi, twisty and compelling. What's not to love?

—— Jane Fallon, Sunday Times bestselling author

There are many secrets and lies . . . Malin Stehn's drama rakes red-hot embers from the ashes

—— The Times, 'BEST NEW THRILLERS FOR DECEMBER 2022'

A riveting thriller. A pacy and compelling story, wonderfully plotted, with the added bite of a Scandinavian winter. Loved it.

—— Emily Freud, author of What She left Behind

A smart page-turner that is impossible to put down. Ordinary people like you and me find themselves in the ultimate nightmare, which could become anyone's reality. The story gets under your skin, leaving you defenceless

—— Mattias Edvardsson, author of A Nearly Normal Family

One to Watch

—— Bookseller

I thoroughly enjoyed this book. Twisty and tense with characters I thought about long after reading

—— N.A. Cooper, author of Ripple Effect

An enthralling story delving into every parents worst nightmare. I was utterly absorbed until the final, thrilling pages

—— Carys Jones, author of She Had It Coming

Tremendously immersive (...) What starts off as titillating becomes ever more thrilling as Stehn skillfully reveals one family secret after another. This is pure reading bliss for fans of domestic suspense and the books of Liane Moriarty

—— M-magasin

A fantastic debut, a fascinating suspense novel. (...) I would be delighted to return to Malin Stehn in the future

—— Deckardårarna

A new suspense novel that draws me in

—— Smålandsposten

I was very close to taking the day off last minute - that's how hooked I was by Malin Stehn's debut novel. (...) The hours tick by. And the closer the clock ticks toward midnight, the more the sense of control begins to crack. Things that should never be said are spoken aloud. Thoughts that never should have crossed your mind, do. And, above all, actions are taken that you can never undo. [Stehn]'s craft is brilliant

—— Blekinge Läns Tidning

This is the real deal . . . an incredibly well-written, clever and brilliantly composed debut that leaves me wanting more

—— Norra Skåne

Page turner is an overused word by now, but sometimes it covers everything . . . an incredibly clever and well written suspense novel.

—— Allehanda

A splendid debut in the genre

—— Norran

If you haven't already read Happy New Year by Malin Stehn, do so immediately

—— Barometern

Malin Stehn skillfully depicts superficial friendships, the perfect life and marriage as portrayed on social media vs the secrets that are hidden beneath the surface. Through the points of view of three distinct characters - their thoughts, doubts and guilt - the story creeps closer to a harrowing reveal

—— Aftonbladet

A searing Scandi thriller

—— Sunday Post

Fans of Joanna Cannon's The Trouble with Goats and Sheep will devour this

—— Woman & Home

Totally heartbreaking, but also uplifting, this is a real gem of a read

—— The Sun

Its twists and turns leave your blood running cold

—— Good Housekeeping

It's rare that a thriller actually lives up to that word. But here - in the jeopardy its characters are plunged into, in the story's twists and turns, and in the true star of the novel, the mountain itself - Breathless truly manages to thrill

—— James Smythe , author of I Still Dream

A truly breathtaking thriller. It had me gasping and guessing with every turn of a page. The audacity of the adventure is only matched by the brilliance of McCulloch's deft and evocative writing

—— Kim Curran , author of the Slay series

A visceral, thrill-seeker's story of one woman's struggle to conquer her fears, with murder and mayhem at 8,000m. I really loved it.

—— Rosie Andrews, author of Leviathan

A frighteningly original novel written with a deep passion for the mountains and an inquisitive mind. A brilliantly chilling read

—— Giles Kristian

Chilling . . . there really is something about the combination of a remote snowbound location and a killer hiding in plain sight that is a recipe for success

—— Crime Monthly

A blockbuster-worthy thriller

—— Sunday Express
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