Bad Apples

From the bestselling author of Dark Pines comes Will Dean's most terrifying Tuva Moodyson mystery yet Praise for the series:‘The tension is unrelenting, and I can’t wait for Tuva’s next outing.’ Val McDermid‘Loaded with atmosphere, brilliant on setting, and Tuva Moodyson just rocks.’ Mark Billingham‘A must read.’ Observer Thriller of the Month‘BRILLIANT.’ Ann Cleeves It only takes one... A murderA resident of small-town Visberg is found decapitatedA festivalA grim celebration in a cultish hilltop community after the apple harvestA race against timeAs Visberg closes ranks to keep its deadly secrets, there could not be a worse time for Tuva Moodyson to arrive as deputy editor of the local newspaper.  Powerful forces are at play and no one dares speak out. But Tuva senses the story of her career, unaware that perhaps she is the story… 

‘Just finished Will Dean's Bad Apples. A delicious return to Tuva.’, ‘Fiendish, funny, scary as hell. Bad Apples is the stand out in a truly outstanding series.’, ‘Bad Apples is a chilling outing for Tuva Moodyson – unsettling from beginning to the very end, but leavened with dark humour. A compelling thriller that devoted fans and new readers will adore.’, ‘Finished Bad Apples by Will Dean and all I can say is…there aren’t words. Talk about DARK.’, ‘Swedish reporter Tuva Moodyson, who wears hearing aids, takes to the hills where the isolated and inbred town of Visberg can be found at the end of a long and winding road.’

WILL DEAN grew up in the East Midlands and now lives at the centre of a vast elk forest in Sweden. Collectively the Tuva Moodyson books have been selected for Zoe Ball’s ITV Book Club, shortlisted for the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award, shortlisted for the Guardian Not the Booker prize, and won Best Independent Voice at the Amazon Publishing Readers’ Awards. The series is optioned for television by Red Planet. Will is also the author of The Last Thing to Burn (Hodder) and First Born (Hodder). You can find him on Twitter and Instagram @willrdean and on TikTok as willdeanauthor, and he posts regularly about reading and writing on YouTube as Will Dean – Forest Author. #TeamTuva