The reader is drawn into a unique setting from page one and it is impossible to stop reading.' - Ragnar Jonasson, author of The Island 'Very atmospheric and engaging mystery from a new and exciting voice in Scandinavian crime. For fans of haunted reality TV shows, Scandinavian thrillers, and all things relentlessly creepy.” - Alma Katsu, author of The Deep and The Hunger “THE LOST VILLAGE draws you in with its spooky premise-the disappearance of an entire town-but great atmospherics and unexpected twists keep you turning the pages. As doubt breeds fear and their very minds begin to crack, one thing becomes startlingly clear to Alice: Not long after they’ve set up camp, mysterious things begin to happen. She’s gathered a small crew of friends in the remote village to make a film about what really happened. In 1959, her grandmother’s entire family disappeared in this mysterious tragedy, and ever since, the unanswered questions surrounding the only two people who were left-a woman stoned to death in the town center and an abandoned newborn-have plagued her.

The Blair Witch Project meets Midsommar in this brilliantly disturbing thriller from Camilla Sten, an electrifying new voice in suspense.ĭocumentary filmmaker Alice Lindstedt has been obsessed with the vanishing residents of the old mining town, dubbed “The Lost Village,” since she was a little girl. ' scary, highly entertaining debut.that pays homage to Shirley Jackson.' - South Florida Sun SentinelĪ Most Anticipated Book Goodreads * Publishers Weekly * Crime Reads * Popsugar * Bookish * #1 Loanstar Pick in Canada

'Come for the mounting horror and scares, but stay for a devastating examination of the nature of family secrets.' - New York Times book review *BEST MYSTERY/THRILLER FOR THE YEAR* for NPR

The Lost Village by Camilla Sten