Hidden in Lies
Published on 5. May 2026
Book
Paperback/Softback
461 pages
978-1-6625-2983-2 (ISBN)
Description
The suspicious death of a university student at the Are ski resort exposes secrets and lies among friends in a novel of chilling suspense by the acclaimed author of Hidden in Memories.
On a Friday in Are, six university students arrive for a week of skiing and partying. By Sunday morning only five are alive. The body of their friend Filippa is found in the brutally cold outdoors, showing no signs of assault. It's as if the barefoot young woman just curled up in a snowdrift to die.
It appears to be a tragic misfortune. And Detective Inspectors Hanna Ahlander and Daniel Lindskog, both at turning points in their personal lives, aren't anxious to get involved. But Hanna can't ignore her gut instinct. This is no accident. This is another murder in Are. Filippa's best friend, Olivia, has her suspicions too. But who among her tight-knit clique was the last to see Filippa alive?
As, one by one, the friends are pitted against each other, another crime rocks the resort. For Hanna and Daniel, it's a race against time to separate the truth from the lies, before someone else dies.
On a Friday in Are, six university students arrive for a week of skiing and partying. By Sunday morning only five are alive. The body of their friend Filippa is found in the brutally cold outdoors, showing no signs of assault. It's as if the barefoot young woman just curled up in a snowdrift to die.
It appears to be a tragic misfortune. And Detective Inspectors Hanna Ahlander and Daniel Lindskog, both at turning points in their personal lives, aren't anxious to get involved. But Hanna can't ignore her gut instinct. This is no accident. This is another murder in Are. Filippa's best friend, Olivia, has her suspicions too. But who among her tight-knit clique was the last to see Filippa alive?
As, one by one, the friends are pitted against each other, another crime rocks the resort. For Hanna and Daniel, it's a race against time to separate the truth from the lies, before someone else dies.
Reviews / Votes
Praise for The Are Murders Series"Readers will root for Hanna as she strives to overcome adversity and prove her worth. Scandi noir fans won't want to miss this one." -Publishers Weekly on Hidden in Snow (starred review)
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Language
English
Place of publication
Seattle
United States
Publishing group
Amazon Publishing
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 207 mm
Width: 138 mm
Thickness: 32 mm
Weight
462 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-6625-2983-2 (9781662529832)
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Viveca Sten is the author of Hidden in Snow, Hidden in Shadows, Hidden in Memories, and Hidden in Lies in the Are Murders series-which has been adapted into a runaway #1 hit series on Netflix-and Buried in Secret, In Bad Company, In the Name of Truth, In the Shadow of Power, In Harm's Way, In the Heat of the Moment, Tonight You're Dead, Guiltless, Closed Circles, and Still Waters in the #1 internationally bestselling Sandhamn Murders series. Her books have sold more than ten million copies, and the Sandhamn Murders series has been adapted into a Swedish-language TV series seen by an estimated one hundred million viewers around the world, in close to a hundred countries. Today, Viveca divides her time between Stockholm, Sandhamn, and Are. For more information, visit www.vivecasten.com.
Marlaine Delargy lives in Shropshire in the United Kingdom. She studied Swedish and German at the University of Wales, Aberystwyth, and she taught German for almost twenty years. She has translated many novelists, including Kristina Ohlsson, Helene Tursten, John Ajvide Lindqvist, Therese Bohman, Theodor Kallifatides, Johan Theorin, with whom she won the Crime Writers' Association International Dagger in 2010, and Henning Mankell, with whom she won the Crime Writers' Association International Dagger in 2018. Marlaine has also translated nine books in Viveca Sten's Sandhamn Murders series, and Hidden in Snow, Hidden in Shadows, Hidden in Memories, and Hidden in Lies in Sten's Are Murders series.
Marlaine Delargy lives in Shropshire in the United Kingdom. She studied Swedish and German at the University of Wales, Aberystwyth, and she taught German for almost twenty years. She has translated many novelists, including Kristina Ohlsson, Helene Tursten, John Ajvide Lindqvist, Therese Bohman, Theodor Kallifatides, Johan Theorin, with whom she won the Crime Writers' Association International Dagger in 2010, and Henning Mankell, with whom she won the Crime Writers' Association International Dagger in 2018. Marlaine has also translated nine books in Viveca Sten's Sandhamn Murders series, and Hidden in Snow, Hidden in Shadows, Hidden in Memories, and Hidden in Lies in Sten's Are Murders series.