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Sofia Bauman #6
Efter Tågeøen
En julinat for halvtreds år siden blev Tågeøen ændret for altid.
Julia Frisk har egentlig lagt Tågeøen bag sig, men så modtager hun et desperat opkald. Franz Oswald, den tidligere sektleder, har låst sig inde i herregårdens kælder og nægter at komme ud. Da Julia modvilligt vender tilbage til øen for at overtale ham til at bryde sin selvvalgte isolation, forvandles det, der bare skulle være et lynhurtigt besøg, til noget helt andet. En anonym kilde tipper den avis, hun arbejder på, om et halvtreds år gammelt uløst mysterium på Tågeøen.
Tre teenagepiger forsvandt sporløst en julinat. Hændelsen rystede det lille samfund og selv nu er det noget, man nødigt taler højt om. De overtroiske øboere er overbeviste om, at øens spøgelse, Grevinden, lokkede pigerne ud på klipperne, hvor de sprang i døden.
Julia begynder at modtage makabre ledetråde, mens Franz rystes i sin grundvold, da sporene peger på herregården og hans sadistiske far. Franz bliver mere og mere overbevist om, at hans egen adfærd er nedarvet gennem generationer af usigelig ondskab.
Hvad skete der egentlig den nat for halvtreds år siden? Og hvem er det, der lurer i kulisserne og overvåger Julia?
Julia Frisk har egentlig lagt Tågeøen bag sig, men så modtager hun et desperat opkald. Franz Oswald, den tidligere sektleder, har låst sig inde i herregårdens kælder og nægter at komme ud. Da Julia modvilligt vender tilbage til øen for at overtale ham til at bryde sin selvvalgte isolation, forvandles det, der bare skulle være et lynhurtigt besøg, til noget helt andet. En anonym kilde tipper den avis, hun arbejder på, om et halvtreds år gammelt uløst mysterium på Tågeøen.
Tre teenagepiger forsvandt sporløst en julinat. Hændelsen rystede det lille samfund og selv nu er det noget, man nødigt taler højt om. De overtroiske øboere er overbeviste om, at øens spøgelse, Grevinden, lokkede pigerne ud på klipperne, hvor de sprang i døden.
Julia begynder at modtage makabre ledetråde, mens Franz rystes i sin grundvold, da sporene peger på herregården og hans sadistiske far. Franz bliver mere og mere overbevist om, at hans egen adfærd er nedarvet gennem generationer af usigelig ondskab.
Hvad skete der egentlig den nat for halvtreds år siden? Og hvem er det, der lurer i kulisserne og overvåger Julia?
395 pages, Paperback
First published November 25, 2021
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About the author
Mariette Lindstein
14 books89 followersMariette Lindstein (born 1958) was raised in Halmstad on the west coast of Sweden.
From a young age she had a knack for telling stories, ghost stories first then short novels that were published in teen magazines. By the time she graduated high school she had her sights set on a career in journalism.
These dreams evaporated when she was drawn to the Church of Scientology at age 19. She was rapidly promoted to the cult’s headquarters outside Los Angeles where she wound up staying for more than 20 years and worked at the highest levels, directly under Scientology leader David Miscavige.
She managed to escape 2004 under dramatic circumstances. Conditions at the Southern California compound became so disgraceful that the staff were virtual prisoners behind an iron fence topped with razor wire and patrolled by guards.
Mariette currently lives in Sweden together with her husband Dan who has also left the church of Scientology. She works as an author and lecturer full-time. She has dedicated her life to enlightening others about the problems with cults.
It was American writer and Pulitzer Prize winner Lawrence Wright who convinced Mariette to speak out about the abuses she experienced in Scientology. At the time Wright was working on a non-fiction book (Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood & the Prison of Belief) about Scientology and while interviewing Mariette the idea of writing a suspense novel in a cult setting was born. Mariette envisioned a book that would reach a broad audience and not only entertain but enlighten people about the dangers of cults, something inspired by her own experiences. First of foremost, though, Mariette wanted to write a really good thriller.
In 2013, Mariette quit her job as a pre-school teacher and devoted her energies to writing, speaking out and enlightening others about cults. She has done interviews with many morning and evening newspapers in Sweden, including Dagens Nyheter and Aftonbladet Sunday, as well as magazines such as a Filter, The Home Journal and Femina. She has also appeared on television shows “Malou after 10,” “TV 4 Morning News” and was featured in the recent Swedish Television series about cults in Sweden, “The Only True Way.”
Her debut novel Fog Island is inspired by her own experiences and was released in September 2015. It has won critical acclaim from the likes of Sweden´s best- known critic of suspense literature (Lotta Olsson, Dagens Nyheter), who called it “enthralling as the most suspenseful thriller.” Critic Jonas Danielsson in the TV-program “Go’kväll” (Good Evening) said the book is, “A page turner, the most interesting novel this fall.” The book has been on the top list of Adlibris, Sweden’s largest Internet bookstore, for several months. Fog Island is first and foremost a suspense novel, but with the ulterior purpose of warning about the dangers of sects.
Fog Island is the first book in a trilogy about cults and cult mentality, and takes the reader on a journey into a cult and almost impossible way out. The second book (Return to Fog Island was released in Swedish, Fall 2016) the lengths a group will go to harass those who leave, particularly anyone who speak out. The final installment (Children of Fog Island released Fall 2017) explores life in a cult from the viewpoint of children growing up in one.
From a young age she had a knack for telling stories, ghost stories first then short novels that were published in teen magazines. By the time she graduated high school she had her sights set on a career in journalism.
These dreams evaporated when she was drawn to the Church of Scientology at age 19. She was rapidly promoted to the cult’s headquarters outside Los Angeles where she wound up staying for more than 20 years and worked at the highest levels, directly under Scientology leader David Miscavige.
She managed to escape 2004 under dramatic circumstances. Conditions at the Southern California compound became so disgraceful that the staff were virtual prisoners behind an iron fence topped with razor wire and patrolled by guards.
Mariette currently lives in Sweden together with her husband Dan who has also left the church of Scientology. She works as an author and lecturer full-time. She has dedicated her life to enlightening others about the problems with cults.
It was American writer and Pulitzer Prize winner Lawrence Wright who convinced Mariette to speak out about the abuses she experienced in Scientology. At the time Wright was working on a non-fiction book (Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood & the Prison of Belief) about Scientology and while interviewing Mariette the idea of writing a suspense novel in a cult setting was born. Mariette envisioned a book that would reach a broad audience and not only entertain but enlighten people about the dangers of cults, something inspired by her own experiences. First of foremost, though, Mariette wanted to write a really good thriller.
In 2013, Mariette quit her job as a pre-school teacher and devoted her energies to writing, speaking out and enlightening others about cults. She has done interviews with many morning and evening newspapers in Sweden, including Dagens Nyheter and Aftonbladet Sunday, as well as magazines such as a Filter, The Home Journal and Femina. She has also appeared on television shows “Malou after 10,” “TV 4 Morning News” and was featured in the recent Swedish Television series about cults in Sweden, “The Only True Way.”
Her debut novel Fog Island is inspired by her own experiences and was released in September 2015. It has won critical acclaim from the likes of Sweden´s best- known critic of suspense literature (Lotta Olsson, Dagens Nyheter), who called it “enthralling as the most suspenseful thriller.” Critic Jonas Danielsson in the TV-program “Go’kväll” (Good Evening) said the book is, “A page turner, the most interesting novel this fall.” The book has been on the top list of Adlibris, Sweden’s largest Internet bookstore, for several months. Fog Island is first and foremost a suspense novel, but with the ulterior purpose of warning about the dangers of sects.
Fog Island is the first book in a trilogy about cults and cult mentality, and takes the reader on a journey into a cult and almost impossible way out. The second book (Return to Fog Island was released in Swedish, Fall 2016) the lengths a group will go to harass those who leave, particularly anyone who speak out. The final installment (Children of Fog Island released Fall 2017) explores life in a cult from the viewpoint of children growing up in one.
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December 22, 2021
Lysande, spännande och skickligt skriven!
September 23, 2024
Bokserien fick ett värdigt och hoppingivande slut genom denna bok.
September 3, 2022
Gillar fortfarande författarens sätt att fånga mig som läsare. Dock börjar jag tröttna lite på karaktärerna… känns som serien borde avslutats tidigare men tydligen ska det bli en till efter denna…
December 20, 2021
Fängslande och mycket välskriven historia med intressanta relationsförvecklingar och psykologiskt djup. Fina miljöbeskrivningar med ovanligt inlevelsefulla naturskildringar och väderbetraktelser. Fullständig recension bokblogg: https://bloggbokhyllan.blogspot.com/2...
December 27, 2024
Vart ska man börja? Franz kultledaren är ett peddo med ganska grovt personligshets problem. Han låg med Julia 16 år. Julia , HANS SON flickvän (innan de blev ihop) men fortfarande nu när alla är rätt vuxna så gillar han att ”kolla på dom”. Sen är han också så sjukt självupptagen. Och när hans son kommer på besök eftersom F (50 år) låste in sig i sin källare i en vecka är han (sonen) problemet?? Thor sonen kan man iaf gilla.
Sen själva storyn spännande ibland. Vissa karaktärer gillade jag. Som Emil , prästen. Jag venne älskar honom. Bara genuint god person.
Jag gillade slutet halvt? Det kändes kanske som något saknades? Sen dock är det här bok 6/7 i serie och jag har inte läst dom andra. Så om man gör det så kanske man kommer mer in i det?? Tre stjärnor trots allt?
Sen själva storyn spännande ibland. Vissa karaktärer gillade jag. Som Emil , prästen. Jag venne älskar honom. Bara genuint god person.
Jag gillade slutet halvt? Det kändes kanske som något saknades? Sen dock är det här bok 6/7 i serie och jag har inte läst dom andra. Så om man gör det så kanske man kommer mer in i det?? Tre stjärnor trots allt?
August 31, 2024
Eine spannende Idee, ein toller Stil, aber wenn jemand wie ich den Quereinstieg wagt, dann sind es blasse Figuren und eine unbekannte Vorgeschichte.
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