The Ice Princess by Camilla Läckberg, translated from the Swedish by Steven T. Murray, is one of those Scandinavian crime mysteries, free courtesy of publisher Harper.
Currently free from
Amazon UK. Unlikely to show up in the other stores or regions.
When you click on the "See All Product Description" link on the page where the blurb and official praise are, there's a bonus Q&A with the author if you'd like to know more. If I'm reading the blurbs correctly, this is the 1st in the Patrik Hedstrom detective series.
Description
For the first time in English, the psychological thriller debut of No 1 bestselling Swedish crime sensation Camilla Lackberg.
Returning to her hometown after the death of her parents, writer Erica Falck finds a community on the brink of tragedy. The death of Erica's childhood friend, Alex, is just the beginning. Her wrists slashed, her body frozen in an ice-cold bath, it seems, at first, that Alex has taken her own life.
When Erica delves further, however, it becomes clear that her death is connected to events long in the past. And as she and local detective Patrik Hedstrom come closer to the truth, they are drawn into a web of deception that someone is willing to do anything to protect!