{"product_id":"the-long-water-gripping-literary-mystery-set-in-a-remote-norwegian-community-paperback","title":"The Long Water: Gripping Literary Mystery Set in a Remote Norwegian Community - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eStef Penney\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAfter her magnificent historical epic, \u003ci\u003eThe Beasts of Paris\u003c\/i\u003e, Stef Penney returns to her heartland in this tense thriller set in a small Scandinavian town.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Nordland. A region in the Norwegian Arctic; a remote valley that stretches from the sea up to the mountains and the glaciers. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e It is May. In Nordland it's a time of spring and school-leavers' celebrations - until Daniel, a popular teenage boy, goes missing. Conflicting stories circulate among his friends, of parties and wild behaviour. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e As the search for Daniel widens, the police open a disused mine in the mountains. They find human remains, but this body has been there for decades, its identity a mystery. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The story is told through characters impacted by these events. Misanthropic Svea, whose long life in the area stretches back to the heyday of the mines and beyond, has cut all ties with her family, except for her granddaughter, Elin, a young misfit. Elin and her friend Benny, both impacted by Daniel while alive, become entangled in the hunt for answers, while Svea has deep, dark secrets of her own.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eStef Penney \u003c\/b\u003egrew up in Edinburgh. She is the author of the international bestseller, \u003ci\u003eThe Tenderness of Wolves, \u003c\/i\u003ewinner of the overall Costa Award; \u003ci\u003eThe Invisible Ones; \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eUnder a Pole Star, \u003c\/i\u003eshortlisted for the Costa Novel Award, and \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eBeasts of Paris\u003c\/i\u003e. Stef lives in London, E8.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.86 x 7.74 x 5.18 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 12, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53358058176877,"sku":"9781529425710","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1001\/0823\/9213\/files\/IMDV-RzlXC9781529425710.webp?v=1779321473","url":"https:\/\/cleanfreaklab.myshopify.com\/products\/the-long-water-gripping-literary-mystery-set-in-a-remote-norwegian-community-paperback","provider":"Clean Freak Lab","version":"1.0","type":"link"}