Helena Matocha Books

The thrilling new standalone suspense novel from award-winning writer and Sweden's answer to Val McDermid, Anders de la Motte. IT WAS ALWAYS GOING TO BE A NIGHT TO REMEMBER WINTER 1987Laura is excited to spend Christmas as usual with her beloved aunt Hedda and her friends.

Soon Anna is left with no choice but to ignore all warnings and reopen the case - while hoping her own sins won't catch up with her. BUT SOMEONE WILL DO ANYTHING TO HIDE THE TRUTH .

Can a broken town survive a second tragedy? By the time the last goal is scored, someone in Beartown will be dead . . . Us Against You is the story of two towns, two teams and what it means to believe in something bigger than yourself. It's about how people come together - sometimes in anger, often in sorrow, but also through love. And how, when we stand together, we can bring a town back to life.

This is a small story about big questions. It's a story about family, community, life. It starts with a storm - and a death. But how does it end? Two years have passed since the events that no one wants to think about. Everyone has tried to move on, but there’s something about this place that prevents it. The residents continue to grapple with life’s big questions: What is a family? What is a community? And what, if anything, are we willing to sacrifice in order to protect them? As the locals of Beartown struggle to overcome the past, great change is on the horizon. Someone is coming home after a long time away. Someone will be laid to rest. Someone will fall in love, someone will try to fix their marriage, and someone will do anything to save their children. Someone will submit to hate, someone will fight, and someone will grab a gun and walk towards the ice rink. So what are the residents of Beartown willing to sacrifice for their home? Everything.

WINNER SWEDISH CRIME NOVEL OF THE YEAR.The adrenaline-charged and suspenseful thriller set in a ruthless world where all means are permitted in the fight for power.When a savaged body is found in the waters outside the governing party's conference centre, the case lands on detective Julia Gabrielsson's desk. Who is the deceased and why has somebody gone to such trouble to make sure the body is unidentifiable?Officer David Sarac is a man haunted by demons. After a violent showdown that almost cost him his life, the policeman is being treated at a closed ward far from the capital. Soon he will permanently silence the accusing voices in his head. But a mysterious offer has David changing his mind.

Perfect for fans of Val McDermid and Yrsa Sigurdardottir, Rites of Spring is Scandi-crime at its best from a master storyteller.

'An incredible book. Profoundly affecting and deeply soulful. This book will stay with me forever.' Ruth Jones, No.1 Sunday Times bestselling author I don't know how you've made it this far . . . Sami's childhood is much like any other - school with his friends, dinners with his family, playing with his pets (stray cats and dogs, and the turtle he keeps on the roof). But with Syria at war with itself, nothing is really normal. And Sami's hopes for a better future are about to be ripped away. Inspired by extraordinary true events, The Stray Cats of Homs is the breathtaking story of a young man who will do anything to keep the dream of home alive. ___ 'An absolutely riveting novel and a searing and incredibly important book. Storytelling at its best.' Donal Ryan 'Warm, captivating and inspiring.' Mike Thomson, author of Syria's Secret Library 'Compelling and uncompromising' BBC Radio 4, Sunday

A little book with a big heart—from the New York Times bestselling author of A Man Called Ove and Anxious People. “I read this beautifully imagined and moving novella in one sitting, utterly wowed, wanting to share it with everyone I know.” —Lisa Genova, bestselling author of Still Alice From the New York Times bestselling author of A Man Called Ove, My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She’s Sorry, Britt-Marie Was Here, and Anxious People comes an exquisitely moving portrait of an elderly man’s struggle to hold on to his most precious memories, and his family’s efforts to care for him even as they must find a way to let go. With all the same charm of his bestselling full-length novels, here Fredrik Backman once again reveals his unrivaled understanding of human nature and deep compassion for people in difficult circumstances. This is a tiny gem with a message you’ll treasure for a lifetime.

A bank robber chased by the police ran into a company that had many customers coming to buy and sell houses. All customers have become hostages. Before the death, the hostages told each other about their lives. They wait to be rescued

+ + + Jetzt auch als Taschenbuch! + + + Der erste Band der sommerlich-heiteren Krimi-Reihe vom schwedischen Bestseller-Autor Anders de la Motte und Komiker Måns Nilsson. Im süd-schwedischen Österlen ist niemand besonders unglücklich, als Jessie Anderson tot aufgefunden wird. Immerhin wollte die ehrgeizige Maklerin einen der schönsten Strände der beliebten Urlaubsregion mit Luxusvillen zubauen. Aber musste sie deswegen sterben? Mord-Ermittler Peter Vinston aus Stockholm ist nur zu gerne bereit, seinen erzwungenen Urlaub in Österlen zu unterbrechen und der jungen Kommissarin Tove Esping ein wenig unter die Arme zu greifen, um dieses Rätsel zu lösen. Doch die störrischen Dörfler stellen den Städter vor so manche Herausforderung, und selbst der Polizeichef scheint Peters Engagement bald bremsen zu wollen … »Der Tod macht Urlaub in Schweden« ist der erste Band der Cosy Crime-Reihe »Die Österlen-Morde«, in dem Vollblut-Städter Peter Vinston und Dorfpolizistin Tove Esping im idyllischen Süd-Schweden ermitteln. »Ein sehr humorvoller Cozy-Krimi! Ein gut aufgebauter Plot mit schrägen Figuren in südschwedischer Landschaft garantiert Lesevergnügen der entspannten Art.« Krimi-Couch