LESUNG: "Gnadenopfer" & "Bachelorette Party"

When thrillers become a family affair: Mother-daughter duo Viveca and Camilla Sten will present their latest suspense novels, *Gnadenopfer* and *Bachelorette Party*, on October 9, 2026, at your Hugendubel bookstore in Frankfurt!

While SPIEGEL bestselling author Viveca Sten takes Inspector Hanna Ahlander to the snow-covered north
, Camilla Sten turns a bachelorette party on a remote archipelago island into a deadly nightmare. Look forward to an evening full of spine-tingling moments and Scandinavian atmosphere.

Joining us will be host Alexa Christ and audiobook narrator Vera Teltz.

Info about "Gnadenopfer:"
In Åre, people know their neighbors. But they don’t trust them.
A series of mysterious deaths plagues the mountain village of Åre in northern Sweden. The victims have one thing in common: they were all very old and relied on daily assistance. Although none of the bodies show signs of external violence, Hanna Ahlander senses that something is wrong. She stands alone with her suspicions, because ever since a heated argument, she can no longer count on the support of her closest colleague, Daniel Lindskog. As an unpredictable thaw complicates Hanna’s investigation in wintry Åre and her conflict with Daniel continues to escalate, another body is found. Hanna knows that time is running out—but to prevent more people from being murdered, she and Daniel must find common ground again.

About "Bachelorette Party:"
A Swedish island. Best friends. The last chance for revenge.
Mild summer evenings, yoga on the beach, and quality time with her best friends: Anneliese’s bachelorette party on a remote Swedish archipelago island promises a dream weekend. But journalist Tessa gets goosebumps the moment she arrives, because the island reminds her of a cold case: Four women disappeared there without a trace ten years ago. When the boat—which had been securely moored—is found drifting in the open sea, trapping the group on the island, long-hidden secrets and hostilities begin to surface in a dangerous way. Then one of the participants is found dead, and Tessa knows: Someone is here to seek revenge.

About Viveca Sten:
Viveca Sten is one of Sweden’s best-known contemporary crime writers. She lives with her family north of Stockholm. Since childhood, she has spent every summer on Sandhamn in the archipelago. In the winter, however, she travels to Åre to ski—the setting for her current series. The film adaptation of *The Åre Murders* reached No. 1 on the Netflix charts, and her Sandhamn crime novels provided the basis for the popular TV series *Mord im Mittsommer*. Viveca Sten’s books are among the most successful crime series from Scandinavia and are published in over 25 countries.

About Camilla Sten:
Camilla Sten began writing her first stories as a child, and that’s no coincidence: her mother is the Swedish bestselling author Viveca Sten. Camilla Sten lives in Barcelona, but she travels to Sweden as often as she can—preferably in the summer—because her family owns a vacation home in the Stockholm archipelago. The rugged beauty of these islands inspired her thriller.

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