銀之路是橫貫瑞典北方的95號公路,自謝萊夫特奧(Skellefteå),一直到挪威城市,博朵(Bodø),連通兩國的高速公路。
三年前,雷勒(Lelle)的女兒在偏遠的北瑞典失蹤了。那一天,他載著她去等公車,當雷勒先行駕車離去,女兒卻自此再也沒有回來。
他原本應該看著她,至少,等她安全搭上車再離開……。自責於自己的失職,整個夏天,雷勒開著車,沿著95號公路,不分晝夜,瘋狂尋找愛女的下落。同時,十七歲的少女梅雅(Meja)初入小鎮,涉世未深的她,對一切都感到新鮮。她和雷勒的女兒同年,是個情竇初開的青少女。但對梅雅而言,在這世界之極的地方,隱藏著無數的危險。
一個深秋,夜幕低垂,雷勒與梅雅的生命將緊緊糾纏在一塊。緊張詭譎,悲劇在無預警下發生。
史汀娜(Stina Jackson)作為瑞典新銳作家,1983年出生於北方城市謝萊夫特奧(Skellefteå),約莫十年前搬到美國科羅拉多州的丹佛,本書是她在美國的日子著手創作的第一本小說,2018年隨即榮獲瑞典最佳犯罪小說獎。
Even the darkest journey must come to an end...
'Haunting, intoxicating' Ali Land, author of Good Me, Bad Me
'Deeply affecting' Chris Whitaker, author of All the Wicked Girls
Three years ago, Lelle's daughter went missing in a remote part of Northern Sweden. Lelle has spent the intervening summers driving the Silver Road under the midnight sun, frantically searching for his lost daughter, for himself and for redemption.
Meanwhile, seventeen-year-old Meja arrives in town hoping for a fresh start. She is the same age as Lelle's daughter was - a girl on the brink of adulthood. But for Meja, there are dangers to be found in this isolated place.
As autumn's darkness slowly creeps in, Lelle and Meja's lives are intertwined in ways, both haunting and tragic, that they could never have imagined.
Review
I really enjoyed The Silver Road. There's a haunting, intoxicating atmosphere throughout, intensified by the never ending Nordic daylight, which is in stark contrast to the darkness of the families the story follows. A great read. Source: Ali Land, author of Good Me Bad Me
A stunning read. Beautifully written and utterly haunting. Source: Jo Spain, author of The Confession
I lost the whole weekend to Lelle and Meja and couldn't have loved it more. Deeply affecting and full of heart, yet a dark, despairing page-turner. A very impressive debut. Source: Chris Whitaker, author of All the Wicked Girls
I love everything about this book. Stina Jackson has mastered the art of combining suspense with literary depth. It's oh so beautiful, wistful and well written. Source: Lina Bengtsdotter, author of For the Missing