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Black River

Black River

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  • Author：Will Dean
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Summary

Black River is an electrifying return for relentless reporter Tuva Moodyson， from the author of Dark Pines and Red Snow。

FEAR

Tuva’s been living clean in southern Sweden for four months when she receives horrifying news。 Her best friend Tammy Yamnim has gone missing。

SECRETS

Racing back to Gavrik at the height of Midsommar， Tuva fears for Tammy’s life。 Who has taken her， and why？ And who is sabotaging the small-town search efforts？

LIES

Surrounded by dark pine forest， the sinister residents of Snake River are suspicious of outsiders。 Unfortunately， they also hold all the answers。 On the shortest night of the year， Tuva must fight to save her friend。 The only question is who will be there to save Tuva？

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Reviews

Pam ，

Love Tuva and Will Dean’s series。 Book 3 finished and pre- ordering the next！

Tom Lindsay ，

Seems to be one of a genre fixated upon isolated Swedish hamlets， populated with rather weird people。 The book took far too long to get going - with too much introspection and pointless visits to pointless people - and I had to work hard to finish it。 The American slang， the occasional Cockney idiom and the endless references to Swedish strawberries were just too much to take。 Additionally， boa constrictors originate in South America so are geographically unlikely to ever meet a hippo。 Not one t Seems to be one of a genre fixated upon isolated Swedish hamlets， populated with rather weird people。 The book took far too long to get going - with too much introspection and pointless visits to pointless people - and I had to work hard to finish it。 The American slang， the occasional Cockney idiom and the endless references to Swedish strawberries were just too much to take。 Additionally， boa constrictors originate in South America so are geographically unlikely to ever meet a hippo。 Not one to re-read。 。。。more

Vivienne ，

‘Black River’ is the third in Will Dean’s series of mysteries featuring deaf journalist Tuva Moodyson set in Sweden。Again I combined reading my Kindle edition with the unabridged audiobook edition of ‘Black River’ available via our local online library。After working and establishing herself for four months in the south of Sweden， Tuva is shocked to receive word that her close friend Tammy has disappeared。 So she returns to creepy Gavrik to search for Tammy alongside locals including law enforcem ‘Black River’ is the third in Will Dean’s series of mysteries featuring deaf journalist Tuva Moodyson set in Sweden。Again I combined reading my Kindle edition with the unabridged audiobook edition of ‘Black River’ available via our local online library。After working and establishing herself for four months in the south of Sweden， Tuva is shocked to receive word that her close friend Tammy has disappeared。 So she returns to creepy Gavrik to search for Tammy alongside locals including law enforcement。 She is frustrated by the fact that due to Tammy having Thai parents， she is considered by some as ‘not really Swedish’。 Then another woman disappears…。Again， Will Dean utilises the tropes associated with the Nordic Noir sub-genre of crime fiction to great effect。 ‘Black River’ was a gripping whodunnit and I am now all caught up ready for Book 4， ‘Bad Apples’。 。。。more

Jo ，

Tuva returns to Gavrik when she discovers her best friend has gone missing。 Soon after， another young woman disappears。 Another enjoyable outing for the Swedish journalist as she grapples with a myriad of issues。

Grace J Reviewerlady ，

Having read The Last Thing to Burn by this author， I was very keen to read his other work which is how I found myself with this one！Tuva Moodyson is a journalist who has moved from her home town some months ago。 However， when she learns of the disappearance of her best friend she hightails it back to Gavrik， determined to find Tammy。 Someone is sabotaging efforts to find her， and Tuva begins her own investigation but the resident of Snake River are suspicious of outsiders which doesn’t make it e Having read The Last Thing to Burn by this author， I was very keen to read his other work which is how I found myself with this one！Tuva Moodyson is a journalist who has moved from her home town some months ago。 However， when she learns of the disappearance of her best friend she hightails it back to Gavrik， determined to find Tammy。 Someone is sabotaging efforts to find her， and Tuva begins her own investigation but the resident of Snake River are suspicious of outsiders which doesn’t make it easy for her but her determination to save her friend keeps her going。My regret is that， in my haste to read another by Will Dean I didn’t take time to realise that this is third in a series and I think it would have been better to begin at the beginning。 However， this is a very suspenseful read which really got my heart pumping more than once。 An intricate and engaging read， beautifully written which kept me glued to the pages until the very end。 I only wish I had read the series in order。 For me， four stars。 。。。more

Carolyn Drake ，

The third installment in the Swedish-set Tuva Moodyson series from Will Dean， with reporter Tuva returning to the weird， remote town of Gavrik after her move to the big city。 She races back when she hears her best friend has gone missing。 There are， of course， some seriously creepy new characters to meet， including a shoe-shop worker with a freaky hobby and a snake breeder called Sally who is a grotesque delight， if that's a thing。 In the midst of the Twin Peaks comic horror， Tuva's more vulnera The third installment in the Swedish-set Tuva Moodyson series from Will Dean， with reporter Tuva returning to the weird， remote town of Gavrik after her move to the big city。 She races back when she hears her best friend has gone missing。 There are， of course， some seriously creepy new characters to meet， including a shoe-shop worker with a freaky hobby and a snake breeder called Sally who is a grotesque delight， if that's a thing。 In the midst of the Twin Peaks comic horror， Tuva's more vulnerable than ever before， and Dean does a good job portraying her genuine love for her friend。 Wine gum and a Maccy-Ds， anyone？ 。。。more

Sally ，

4+++。 Will Dean’s books are peopled with strange/odd characters and set in wild， desolate settings。 I really like Tuva。 She’s brave and loyal and caring， not to mention brave。 I’m not sure Tammy would have been found if it were not for Tuva’s persistence in looking for her。 This is one place you do not want to visit， IMO， with the mosquitoes and ticks。 Never would I have guessed the perpetrators。 Looks like Tuva will be back in the area next time。

Barbara ，

Another great read， just love the very strange characters in this book。 It kept you on your toes， wondering what happens， you can never guess what you think happens at the end！！！

Jo Marchant ，

My heart actually races while I read Will Dean's books， I can feel my eyes scanning for clues like Tuva does and my brain is prickling with the suspension and excitement。 These books are brilliant and they just keep getting even better。 Do not miss out on these amazing reads。 My heart actually races while I read Will Dean's books， I can feel my eyes scanning for clues like Tuva does and my brain is prickling with the suspension and excitement。 These books are brilliant and they just keep getting even better。 Do not miss out on these amazing reads。 。。。more

John ，

You have to admire the product of Will Dean's time spent living （alone？） in a hut in a Swedish forest， since his imagination understandably ran riot。 In his fictional small， rural town， Gavrik （or 'Toytown' to his protagonist） each book seems to add to the collection of potentially dangerous oddball characters。 As the series continues， the reader wonders if anyone normal will still be living there。While Dean asks the reader to stretch his/her imagination as life in the forest stretched his， and You have to admire the product of Will Dean's time spent living （alone？） in a hut in a Swedish forest， since his imagination understandably ran riot。 In his fictional small， rural town， Gavrik （or 'Toytown' to his protagonist） each book seems to add to the collection of potentially dangerous oddball characters。 As the series continues， the reader wonders if anyone normal will still be living there。While Dean asks the reader to stretch his/her imagination as life in the forest stretched his， and the plots get progressively more bizarre， he nevertheless manages to carry the reader along for a bumpy ride （usually along forest roads。。。）。 The latest book has an even weirder set of circumstances leading to the crime than the previous two， but Dean maintains a high level of suspense until the end。 And his achievement in convincingly getting inside the fictional mind of a deaf， lesbian journalist is as notable as it was in the first of the 'Tuva' novels。 。。。more

Adrienne McGee ，

Will Dean never disappoints

Heather Butcher ，

Well someone has to say this， some honesty is needed with this fashionable author。 Firstly， he’s high jacked Scandinavian noir， why， he’s a Midlander， and ticked every clique under the sun。 Writing in the first person， main character is female， bi sexual， couldn’t quite bring himself to make the character a full blown lesbian， disability ticked as she is deaf， ensuring the reader knows most of the town is racist。 Awful book， where the main character is running around obsessing about her missing Well someone has to say this， some honesty is needed with this fashionable author。 Firstly， he’s high jacked Scandinavian noir， why， he’s a Midlander， and ticked every clique under the sun。 Writing in the first person， main character is female， bi sexual， couldn’t quite bring himself to make the character a full blown lesbian， disability ticked as she is deaf， ensuring the reader knows most of the town is racist。 Awful book， where the main character is running around obsessing about her missing best friend， implausible and childish。 How many times can you run around a forest and in and out of an area around a river。 No respite， no change in storyline， so boring。The whole book is loaded with hillbilly types dabbling in very masculine fantasies like snakes， car parts and shoe/ foot fetishes。 If I was Swedish I would be furious at the way he depicts rural Sweden， as full of creepy inbread people。 Even their Midsummer tradition， seems to me to be depicted not favourably nor as a celebration in a good way。I won’t be reading anymore of this nonsense。 You do not need every politically correct box on the planet ticked， nor practice such cultural misappropriation， if you are a good author。 A lazy way to write a book， but good luck to him， cause it’s worked and everyone thinks his books are brilliant。 Not。 。。。more

Mike Taverner ，

Strange book。 Tuva doesn't seem to like Sweden or its forests and especially its insects - so many descriptions of bugs！ Strange book。 Tuva doesn't seem to like Sweden or its forests and especially its insects - so many descriptions of bugs！ 。。。more

Caroline ，

Love this series。 As a hearing aid user I can relate to the heroine， Tuva， and her everyday struggles。 Will Dean is right up there with the likes of John Connolly when it comes to weaving a good tale。

Seán B ，

Tuva is back again with a bang。 Non-stop action and thrills。 I become engrossed in Tuva's adventures。 And end up rooting for her throughout the story she brings us on。 More Tuva stories please。 Tuva is back again with a bang。 Non-stop action and thrills。 I become engrossed in Tuva's adventures。 And end up rooting for her throughout the story she brings us on。 More Tuva stories please。 。。。more

Sian ，

This 3rd outing in the Tuva Moodyson series cracks along at a great pace， is full of suspense and kept me guessing all along。 Tuva’s character is complex and sensitively drawn and she draws the reader into her world and the dangers lurking in Scandinavia pine forests！ Highly recommended series。

James ，

Will Dean takes us back to Toyland when Tuva’s best friend Tammy has gone missing。 Tuva goes back North to lead the search in the only way she knows how。Some of the usual suspects are back including Thord， Lena and “the sisters”。 A new outskirts area of Gavrin is introduced bringing in new characters with their own quirks as are a signature of Dean’s books and another from the town itself。As in the previous Tuva books， she has her conflicts with the police in this well written and very balanced Will Dean takes us back to Toyland when Tuva’s best friend Tammy has gone missing。 Tuva goes back North to lead the search in the only way she knows how。Some of the usual suspects are back including Thord， Lena and “the sisters”。 A new outskirts area of Gavrin is introduced bringing in new characters with their own quirks as are a signature of Dean’s books and another from the town itself。As in the previous Tuva books， she has her conflicts with the police in this well written and very balanced book。 The words flow easily off the page as it ebbs and flows in another fantastic novel。 。。。more

Becky Keft ，

Tuva Moodyson is one of those characters who becomes so familiar that you feel you know her。The richness of the landscape and the way it shapes the lives of the characters， is wonderful and clever。 I am really keen to read more of Dean’s books。

Tex ，

“Black River” （BR） is the third and （so far） final book in the Tuva Moodyson series by Will Dean。 Four months have passed since the end of the previous book， “Red Snow”， and Tuva’s departure from the small town of Gavrik。 When Tuva hears her best friend Tammy has gone missing Tuva returns to Gavrik determined to find her friend before it is too late。 Dean again highlights the inequities of small town attitudes towards “locals vs outsiders”。 The characters are such that the reader would recognise “Black River” （BR） is the third and （so far） final book in the Tuva Moodyson series by Will Dean。 Four months have passed since the end of the previous book， “Red Snow”， and Tuva’s departure from the small town of Gavrik。 When Tuva hears her best friend Tammy has gone missing Tuva returns to Gavrik determined to find her friend before it is too late。 Dean again highlights the inequities of small town attitudes towards “locals vs outsiders”。 The characters are such that the reader would recognise them if you walked past them on the street （thought some of them you might cross to the other side first）。 Overall BR is a slow burn book that builds up the atmosphere， tension， and intensity。 Dean also skilfully captures the terrain and the vibe that it exudes to the people in the book。 One of the other things I like is the casual reference to the previous books in the series without a detailed recap。 The storyline is solid and you can almost feel the emotions that Tuva goes through as she tries to find her friend。 At times though the burn did feel a little too slow and a touch repetitive。 The storyline builds and builds but then seems to be resolved very quickly。 I also found that there were a lot of questions that remained unanswered and some of the characters acted in a way that was a little inconsistent with their behaviour in the previous novels （though you wouldn’t notice this if you’ve not read the other two novels）。 BR is a very good book that will keep the reader engaged all the way through but it is probably my least favourite of the three in the series。 If we do see the return of Tuva I think she has outgrown the small town of Gavrik and I would like to see her ply her investigative journalistic skills in a larger city。 BR gets 3。5 Midsommer poles out of 5。 。。。more

Siobhán Cullen ，

This review covers all 3 books in the seriesDark PinesRed SnowBlack RiverThis is a very dark series with the main character， Tuva， a journalist who finds herself involved in strange goings on。 Her life is complicated as she’s deaf with cochlear implants and I loved the way the author takes us， the reader， into her world so accurately The books are based in Sweden， a country I always wanted to visit。 Now I’m not so sureWhy？You’ve to read the series to find out！

Gayle ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Tuva Modison gets an urgent phonecall from Lena saying her best friend Tammy is missing。 Without a second thought Tuva heads straight back to Toytown and of course trouble。I listened to this on audio and loved the accent and the pronunciation of the words。 So well written just couldn't decide whether the end of just weirdly awful or too odd。 Tuva Modison gets an urgent phonecall from Lena saying her best friend Tammy is missing。 Without a second thought Tuva heads straight back to Toytown and of course trouble。I listened to this on audio and loved the accent and the pronunciation of the words。 So well written just couldn't decide whether the end of just weirdly awful or too odd。 。。。more

Gerard Murphy ，

Outstanding - I think this may be the best of the Tuva Moodyson series so far。Fast paced - overly structured - filled with fascinating characters and a multitude of plot twists。Don't miss it -- can't wait for number 4 in the series。 Outstanding - I think this may be the best of the Tuva Moodyson series so far。Fast paced - overly structured - filled with fascinating characters and a multitude of plot twists。Don't miss it -- can't wait for number 4 in the series。 。。。more

Beachcomber ，

Another good entry from Dean， once it got going - there was a slow start while you get introduced to new characters， and a lot of searching for Tam， who is missing。 Somewhat frustrating that Tuva gets trapped twice towards the end， I did grind my teeth a little at that。 But Lena’s newspaper idea sounds like a good set up for Tuva to stay around more。。。 which is great news。

Christopher Williams ，

This was quite interesting。 First by this author I have read。 Tuva Moodyson is a Swedish journalist who has recently moved from home town to a new job in Malmo。 Returns home when her best friend is kidnapped from her takeaway food stall and disappears。Tuva is deaf and relies on hearing aids to communicate。 She begins a frantic search of the town and outlying areas including a site where a woman is a snake breeder and a large car breakers yard。 We go through the Swedish festival of Midsommar whic This was quite interesting。 First by this author I have read。 Tuva Moodyson is a Swedish journalist who has recently moved from home town to a new job in Malmo。 Returns home when her best friend is kidnapped from her takeaway food stall and disappears。Tuva is deaf and relies on hearing aids to communicate。 She begins a frantic search of the town and outlying areas including a site where a woman is a snake breeder and a large car breakers yard。 We go through the Swedish festival of Midsommar which I knew little about and learn a good bit about Swedish small towns along the way。 The plot is good and almost impossible to guess but still believable。 。。。more

Ken Fredette ，

I have to process this story for a while， I must say the Will Dean was pretty good in telling his story。Tuva Moodyson was living in Malmo when she got a call that her best friend Tam was missing。 She didn't need to be told again， she left and went back up to Toytown （Gavrik） because someone heard screaming。 We go on search parties and other pursuits in finding Tam and then another girl goes missing。 Tuva stays with Lena who's her old boss at the paper she worked at and Will creates plenty of sca I have to process this story for a while， I must say the Will Dean was pretty good in telling his story。Tuva Moodyson was living in Malmo when she got a call that her best friend Tam was missing。 She didn't need to be told again， she left and went back up to Toytown （Gavrik） because someone heard screaming。 We go on search parties and other pursuits in finding Tam and then another girl goes missing。 Tuva stays with Lena who's her old boss at the paper she worked at and Will creates plenty of scary scenes that make his story much more interesting。 Snake River seems to be the most worrisome place， but not the only one。 Tuva has flashbacks to her living in Gavrik before and the people that worried her。 She has reasons to be worried but not from the older people。 She calls the other girls family and let them know that they haven't checked out Snake River and then lets the police know。 Tams found after they search all the loading containers。 And then Tuva goes to find the other girl because she can't see Tam because she's being question by the police。 I won't tell you what happens next but you won't believe me anyway， it's good。 Will did a good job of making the story full of turn arounds and doesn't let up for a second。 I think it is so good I gave him 5 stars。 There's plenty for you to read into the story and I hope you will read it。 。。。more

Kate Bailey ，

Love the narrator and the story was good。 I always get a bit lost off but enjoy listening again。

Pete Linfield ，

Another good book from Will Dean。 Enjoyable fast paced read。

Phil Bird ，

In my book， as it were， there are few exceptions to the general rule that you just shouldn't， really shouldn't， read one book after another from the same author in the same series。 It's the law of diminishing returns， or as my teacher in economics used to say， the second mars bar never tastes as good as the first。 The exceptions to the rule， well only one that springs to mind readily， and that is Lord Of The Rings。 A truly awesome series of books。 Such an awesome outing， in fact， that it makes m In my book， as it were， there are few exceptions to the general rule that you just shouldn't， really shouldn't， read one book after another from the same author in the same series。 It's the law of diminishing returns， or as my teacher in economics used to say， the second mars bar never tastes as good as the first。 The exceptions to the rule， well only one that springs to mind readily， and that is Lord Of The Rings。 A truly awesome series of books。 Such an awesome outing， in fact， that it makes measuring other books appear a bit like you're looking at them through the wrong end of the binoculars。 Anyway， enough， onwards， you who have unwittingly found my review， or worse for you know me as a friend。 That preamble is just to say that I might have made a more favourable review of this， had I not read three of Will's book in a row， instead of snacking each （according to my own rules） in between reading other authors。 Tuva and the author are much as you would expect here， and that's not a bad thing （see preamble）。 It delivers on what you'd expect， like a domino's pizza。 The feeling I got from this is very similar， empty calories and a scooby doo sort of feeling to the whole thing。 It feels so similar to the last one （someone trapped in a confined space， right before the big reveal） that I might have suspected the author himself should have taken pause here。 It's not a bad book， but it's not really building on top of the others， it doesn't feel a progression in style， or plot lines。 Sadly the ham and pineapple toppings of the plot can't mask the underlying doughy pizza base to this one。 I'll be reading Will's next book， not for a little while。 。。。more

Alison Turner ，

Listened on audio - found this a bit harder going than the earlier Tuva books but I can't put my finger on why。 Still a good listen though and the way Will Dean describes the landscape and characters conjures up an intense atmosphere， adding to the tension。 Listened on audio - found this a bit harder going than the earlier Tuva books but I can't put my finger on why。 Still a good listen though and the way Will Dean describes the landscape and characters conjures up an intense atmosphere， adding to the tension。 。。。more

Jude P ，

The endless light of MidSommar helps throw a spotlight on the residents of Gavrik when two young women go missing， and they all cast twisted shadows under the sun's glare。 There are layers of judgement amongst the residents about who is good， who is bad， who is up to things they shouldn't be。 For a small town， there are a lot of outsiders。 This book builds an eerie atmosphere where isolation makes it easy to hide， and people are quick to draw conclusions about their neighbours。 The town comes to The endless light of MidSommar helps throw a spotlight on the residents of Gavrik when two young women go missing， and they all cast twisted shadows under the sun's glare。 There are layers of judgement amongst the residents about who is good， who is bad， who is up to things they shouldn't be。 For a small town， there are a lot of outsiders。 This book builds an eerie atmosphere where isolation makes it easy to hide， and people are quick to draw conclusions about their neighbours。 The town comes together to search， but are they looking in the right places， or are they blinded by their preconceptions？ 。。。more

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