4.5*

A welcome return for our intrepid Swedish journalist, Tuva Moodyson. This time Tuva's been called far away from home to investigate the disappearance of a deaf teenager in the isolated northern town of Esseberg, known as Ice Town.

For a series that got strong and stronger with each release this is another fantastic instalment. This book can be easily read as a standalone but a lot of the richness comes from the development of Tuva’s character and all the trials and tribulations that we’ve gone through with her in previous books. This book, like the rest of the series, is an intriguing mystery accompanied  by a rich and evocative setting with a sinister and unsettling undercurrent running throughout. The supporting cast of characters are well realised with quirks and foibles that add to the story and setting and the entire reading experience is immersive, and tense with a surprising reveal (for me) for the who and they why.

I hope we’ll get to see more of Tuva in the future, especially as I've devoured this entire series over the course of 5 months and whilst I read this edition in ebook form (and it read so quickly I was so absorbed) I also highly recommend listening to the audiobooks for this series as Maya Lindh's voice is Tuva's in my head now!

Thank you to Netgalley and Hodder & Stoughton for this digital review copy of "Ice Town" in exchange for my honest and voluntary review.