Tuula: A True Crime Tragedy: The Story of Jersey’s Only Unsolved Murder and the Dark Decades That Changed the Island Forever

by Mark Bridgeman

In 1966, a twenty-year-old Finnish girl, Tuula Höök, was brutally murdered on the Channel Island of Jersey. More than half a century later, the crime remains unsolved. Can the clues identifying Tuula's killer finally be uncovered, banishing a shadow cast over this paradise island since the dark days of the 1960s? A True Crime Tragedy is a celebration of a short, brilliant but unfulfilled life, and a sobering reminder that any flame, no matter how bright, can be extinguished in the blink of an eye. With the exclusive co-operation of Tuula's family in Finland and the States of Jersey Police, true crime writer Mark Bridgeman investigates Jersey's only unsolved murder.

398 pages, Kindle Edition

Published July 6, 2026

About the author

Mark Bridgeman was born in Swindon, Wiltshire and is now based in Highland Perthshire, Scotland. After a career working in Finance, Marketing and Sports Coaching, he has now turned his passion for writing, crime fiction and non-fiction, history and sport into words. Mark's first book "The River Runs Red" is now available. A history of true crime in Highland Perthshire, the book has proved an immediate success.
Surviving In The Shadows and Blood Beneath Ben Nevis were released in March 2020 to great reviews.
The Lost Village of Lawers followed in September 2020 and became an instant success.
Mark also contributed a series of short stories to the West Highland Museum website and to his own blog.
As featured on the BBC, The Beacon On The Hill was released in December 2020, taking up the story of Christ Church in Swindon, following on from a book originally written by Mark's late father. In May 2021, Mark released The Dark Side of the Dales (a series of true crime stories from the Yorkshire Dales) and Footsteps at Finlarig, the history of Finlarig Castle in Killin. Both books were well reviewed and proved instant successes.
Mark is currently working on two other projects for release in 2022 and has appeared at several book festivals, on ITV, Channel 5, BBC Radio, and the History Channel.

Reviews

[Jonathan Marett · Rating 5 out of 5]

Besides some SPAG mistakes from minimal editorial oversight and cringe worthy praise of AI this is one of the best books I have ever read.

Heartbreakingly tragic, painting such a clear vision of a truly kind and noble girl who's life was cut brutally short

[Sii · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent. Could not put it down.