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2023: Swedish Noir just got more disturbing
The Kindness
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A shipping container is mysteriously dumped in the Swedish port town of Norrtalje. Due to their ignorance of its ownership it isn’t until a week has passed that the authorities can have it forced open. There the remains of twenty eight refugees are found, a situation of unrelenting horror. Not only that; a black sludge pours out which contaminates the river and is the cause of a new, sickening dread that affects Norrtalje’s inhabitants, causing a lack of trust, aggression, violence. It seems like an end to Kindness.
Six characters are at the centre of this extraordinary novel, six people in search of love and connection, whose extraordinary qualities will confront the metaphysical illness consuming their town.
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Norrtälje
There is something very sinister about small Swedish seaside towns. Norrtalje is normally a nice, quiet and quite remote town just an hour or so outside of Stockholm. Here however, it’s the scene of a very gruesome find when a container full of refugees is found on the docks of the harbour.
The small town sees its residents turn strange when something seeps out of the container. The small town feel gets more prounounded and a lot scarier. Think remote towns, small-minded people, a declining sense of community and utter horror.
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BookTrail Boarding Pass: The Kindness
Destination: Norrtälje Author/guide: John Ajvide Lindqvist Departure Time:2023
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