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Katarina Bivald

The Woman Who Wouldn't Die Quietly: A Novel

by Katarina Bivald (Author) Format: Paperback

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"Bivald excels at surprise and misdirection...this sophisticated cozy plays all the right notes." ― Publishers Weekly, Starred Review

From Lillian Jackson Braun Memorial award-winning and New York Times Bestselling Author, Katarina Bivald

One matriarch. One powerful family. And one very suspicious fall.

If you've spent your entire life running your family as ruthlessly as you've run the family business, it is perhaps not the best idea to gather them all on a cold and dark remote island to celebrate your eightieth birthday. At the very least, it makes for a tense dinner party. And at worst...

When Margrethe Cullenberg-Franzén falls to her death during the celebration of her eightieth birthday, Ian Ahmed is convinced it's murder. Trapped in a wintery landscape of muted colors and creeping shadows, he and novelist Berit Gardner struggle to unravel the toxic family secrets behind Margrethe's imposing legacy. As winter deepens and the ice seals the islands in silence, the question echoes louder: who stood to gain the most from the matriarch's fall? And how long before the killer strikes again?

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368 pages
Language

English
Publisher

Poisoned Pen Press
Publication date

August 25, 2026
Dimensions

5.5 x 0.92 x 8.25 inches
ISBN-10

1728295823
ISBN-13

978-1728295824

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"Fascinating! Bivald fans will be thrilled and on the edge of their seat well into the witching hours. A master storyteller." ― Andrew McAleer, author of the Henry von Stray British crime series

"Bivald excels at surprise and misdirection... this sophisticated cozy plays all the right notes." ― Publishers Weekly, Starred Review

"A chillingly atmospheric mystery with a plethora of highly unpleasant suspects" ― Kirkus Fiction

"A taut, atmospheric thriller " ― Booiklist

About the Author

Katarina Bivald is the author of the instant New York Times bestseller and #1 Indie Next Pick The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend. She lives outside of Stockholm, Sweden. She grew up working part-time in a bookshop.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Poisoned Pen Press
Publication date ‏ : ‎ August 25, 2026
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Print length ‏ : ‎ 368 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1728295823
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1728295824
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 0.92 x 8.25 inches
Best Sellers Rank: #90,010 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #1,261 in Traditional Detective Mysteries (Books)
- #3,357 in Amateur Sleuths
- #4,313 in Women Sleuths (Books)

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