Drowning

Author: K. Camilla Laakberg Publication Year: 2023 Cover Type: Paperback Publisher: Al Arabi Publishing and Distribution Summary of the novel: Drowning by Kamil Laakberg... The events of the novel "Drowning" by Swedish author Kamil Laakberg, the most famous crime writer in Sweden, revolve around a murder that took place in a quiet village in northern Sweden. Four friends have a deep and very dark secret from a long time ago, and although three of them have largely forgotten it, one of them remains at the forefront of their mind. The four begin receiving threatening messages, but only one knows their meaning. It is "Kristian Tidel," the young novelist who is surprised by a threatening message inside a bouquet of flowers, then the disappearance of his friend, followed by the discovery of his death and his body buried in the ice. "Kristian Tidel's" joy at the release of his first novel "The Mermaid" did not last; instead, his reality turned into a nightmare. Between threatening messages of death that he and his friends receive from an anonymous source threatening to reveal what they tried to forget, and the death of his friend "Magnus Schlenner," his life turns upside down, and the ghosts of the past return to haunt him. "Erika Flack," "Kristian's" friend and crime story writer who helped him publish his first novel, along with her husband, investigator "Patrick Hidsström," try to uncover the secret behind these threats, which Kristian receives for refusing to reveal what he knows. During her investigation, her friend's dark past is uncovered, leading her to a series of secrets, tangled relationships, family secrets, and a love story involving three people. However, the silence of the victims themselves regarding the clues hinders the investigation. Is their silence driven by fear or guilt? What is the secret they prefer to die protecting rather than revealing?