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- *BEST MYSTERY/THRILLER FOR THE YEAR* for NPR "Come for the mounting horror and scares, but stay for a devastating examination of the nature of family secrets.
- About the Author: CAMILLA STEN has been writing stories since she was a young girl and is famously one of the most important sounding boards for her crime-writing mother, Viveca Sten.
- 384 Pages
- Fiction + Literature Genres, Thrillers
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About the Book
"Originally published in Sweden in 2019 by Norstedts ingêar i Norstedts Fèorlagsgrupp AB."--Title page verso.Book Synopsis
*BEST MYSTERY/THRILLER FOR THE YEAR* for NPR
"Come for the mounting horror and scares, but stay for a devastating examination of the nature of family secrets." - New York Times book review
"[A] scary, highly entertaining debut...that pays homage to Shirley Jackson." - South Florida Sun Sentinel
An Indie Next pick! A Library Reads Pick! The Blair Witch Project meets Midsommar in this brilliantly disturbing thriller from Camilla Sten, an electrifying new voice in suspense. Documentary filmmaker Alice Lindstedt has been obsessed with the vanishing residents of the old mining town, dubbed "The Lost Village," since she was a little girl. In 1959, her grandmother's entire family disappeared in this mysterious tragedy, and ever since, the unanswered questions surrounding the only two people who were left--a woman stoned to death in the town center and an abandoned newborn--have plagued her. She's gathered a small crew of friends in the remote village to make a film about what really happened. But there will be no turning back. Not long after they've set up camp, mysterious things begin to happen. Equipment is destroyed. People go missing. As doubt breeds fear and their very minds begin to crack, one thing becomes startlingly clear to Alice: They are not alone. They're looking for the truth...
But what if it finds them first? Come find out.
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"Come for the mounting horror and scares, but stay for a devastating examination of the nature of family secrets." - New York Times book review
"THE LOST VILLAGE draws you in with its spooky premise--the disappearance of an entire town--but great atmospherics and unexpected twists keep you turning the pages. For fans of haunted reality TV shows, Scandinavian thrillers, and all things relentlessly creepy." -- Alma Katsu, author of The Deep and The Hunger "Very atmospheric and engaging mystery from a new and exciting voice in Scandinavian crime. The reader is drawn into a unique setting from page one and it is impossible to stop reading." - Ragnar Jonasson, author of The Island "An enthralling and claustrophobic read. Camilla Sten has written a lurid thriller that will send shivers down your spine." - M.T. Edvardsson, author of A Nearly Normal Family "This gripping psychological thriller is sure to please fans of Shirley Jackson and cinema verité-styled horror." - Publishers Weekly "Very hard to put down...delivers maximum dread with remarkable restraint, and as the situation goes from bad to worse to terrifying, readers will revel in the chills." - Booklist"Deliciously creepy and profoundly addictive." - The Free Lance Star
"Legitimately scary." - Air Mail "The suspense in this book is off the charts." - Manhattan Book Review "[A] scary, highly entertaining debut...that pays homage to Shirley Jackson." - South Florida Sun Sentinel
"Welcome to the world of Camilla Sten...impossible to forget." - Criminal Element
About the Author
CAMILLA STEN has been writing stories since she was a young girl and is famously one of the most important sounding boards for her crime-writing mother, Viveca Sten. In 2019, she stepped out of her mother's shadow and published the now internationally acclaimed, hair-raising novel "The Lost Village." Rights for "The Lost Village" have been sold to seventeen territories around the world including film and TV. The book was one of seven shortlisted for the best translated crime award on ThrillZone.nl and was on the Polish Goodreads shortlist for The 2019 Best Book Award in the horror category. An ever prolific author, Camilla is already working on her next psychologically intense suspense novel, all while travelling the world and putting the finishing touches on the first part of her dark and atmospheric YA series.Dimensions (Overall): 8.22 Inches (H) x 5.54 Inches (W) x 1.02 Inches (D)
Weight: .7 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 384
Genre: Fiction + Literature Genres
Sub-Genre: Thrillers
Publisher: Minotaur Books
Format: Paperback
Author: Camilla Sten
Language: English
Street Date: February 22, 2022
TCIN: 83992475
UPC: 9781250803290
Item Number (DPCI): 247-09-1399
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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3.8 out of 5 stars with 8 reviews
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4 recommendations
Great author! Looking forward to more...
5 out of 5 stars
Thumbs up graphic, would recommend
Northern Plains - 2 years ago
Spooky, creepy, and hauntingly delicious…I couldn’t put it down.
Lived up to the hype!
5 out of 5 stars
Thumbs up graphic, would recommend
Ls95 - 4 years ago, Verified purchaser
Loved this Scandinavian noir! I was hooked from the very beginning! I personally think it definitely lived up to the hype!
Not worth the hype
1 out of 5 stars
Thumbs down graphic, would not recommend
Kari - 4 years ago, Verified purchaser
Originally writing in polish but clearly things became muddled with translation leaving this story unbearable to read along with the many errors.
I enjoyes most of this novel
3 out of 5 stars
Quackzombie - 4 years ago
I received an e-Galley ARC of The Lost Village, authored by Camilla Sten, translated by Alexandra Fleming, from Minotaur Books and NetGalley. Below is my honest review, freely given, I am thankful for the opportunity. I rated this novel 3 stars. The premise is one I find well suited for horror, there are historical examples to look to and draw from, and even now I enjoy learning about real world mysteries such as missing communities or peoples. Silvertjärn was a town of growing secrets, the most pressing we are introduced to in the opening chapter, setting the tone for the book with a delicious chill of horror. The next gives us the present day characters traveling to the town. This almost alternating pattern will continue throughout the book, which I liked. Often the crew would pass a theory around or mention something from a letter, and the following chapter would reveal how close to the truth they were or expand on the moment written about; giving voice to the original townspeople directly added a nice separation of time and culture. The characters were of complex personalities, refreshingly muddled as humans truly are; no brightly shining knights or achingly pure heroines, though Mattias does have a harsher judgement from me (I am not a fan of him). What occurred is slowly built for the reader in the glimpses of the past; in the present nerves are frayed ever thin as an imagined or unknown presence is felt circling the crew. The latter half fell apart for me. Not in that it was unbelievable, but to me there were indications the story could lean into a supernatural aspect or a subtle blend of supernatural and realism; in backing away or refusing to commit, I felt it left some threads dangling.
Where did they go?
3 out of 5 stars
Thumbs down graphic, would not recommend
ShanKL - 4 years ago
A abandoned village sits on the other side of dense patch of forest. For more than 60 years, it has been left to rot into the earth under a heavy cloud of where did the 900+ residents disappear. Four young documentarians travel to the village in hopes to uncover the shroud of mystery of The Lost Village. The story advances between the days leading-up to the towns demise in the 1950's through the 5-days the groups attempts to film. The doomed film crew unravels a haunting tale mixed with ravenous religious undertones, death and a creepiness that gets under your skin. The reader will want to unearth the "what happened" to them. The reviews are accurate, it is a mix of the Blair Witch Project and Midsommar. It is not a mystery rather horror. Don't be too terrified its scary. Thank you NetGalley and Minotaur Books for the ARC for an honest review.