THE DROWNED

A dark tale about people who intentionally and with shocking cruelty harm others. Who murdered the beautiful blonde whose body was found in the woods outside town on Halloween? Who imprisoned the teenager in an abandoned shed, and did the case have anything to do with the nationwide Women's Strike? Where did the devoted father with his young son disappear to? Who is stalking the popular romance novelist? And why is none of us completely safe?

• A gripping story that keeps the reader on edge from the first page to the last.
• Multidimensional characters struggling with their own demons and secrets.
• Realistic psychological portraits showing the motivations and mechanisms of perpetrators of violence.
• An atmospheric setting that enhances the feeling of confinement and threat.
• Moving questions about the limits of morality and responsibility for one's actions.
• A well-constructed crime plot full of twists and surprising resolutions.
• A universal message about the strength of human nature and its capacity for both good and evil.

"The Drowned" is not just a crime novel, but a profound analysis of the human psyche and the mechanisms that lead to crime. The author draws with extraordinary precision and sensitivity portraits of people who intentionally and with shocking cruelty harm others. It is a story about the primal instinct to kill, which lies dormant in all of us, but does not manifest itself in everyone. In the coastal town, an ice-cold wind blows from the sea, and demons awaken in people. Evil has many faces, violence is not always obvious. Sometimes we look and do not see... Sometimes we are blind...

The novel touches on important and current social issues such as domestic violence, stalking, hate speech on the Internet and the Women's Strike. The author does not shy away from asking difficult questions, which makes her book even more valuable and engaging. "The Drowned" is a must-read for all lovers of strong emotions and ambitious crime literature.