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Isak receives an unexpected inheritance from his father on one condition: that he meet and make peace with the man at his remote island retreat. Once there, Isak finds himself thrown into a twisty psychological game of life and death, from the internationally bestselling author of The Couples Trip.
Isak works in home care in a small town in Småland. One day, he is contacted by his father, an internationally known artist, who left Isak when he was a child. His father is dying, and his only wish is to reconcile what remains of their relationship as father and son. He promises Isak his fortune, but Isak has certain reservations. Alongside his girlfriend, Madde, Isak decides to visit his father, but the line between nightmare and reality blurs as family secrets unravel.
From internationally bestselling author of The Couples Trip comes a brand-new stand-alone psychological thriller, for readers of Ruth Ware and Lucy Foley.
"After the fantastic debut that was The Couples Trip…Ulf Kvensler confirms his brilliance with My Father's House, which demonstrates the same qualities in a very different context. My Father's House is clearly the confirmation that we expected of the talented Ulf Kvensler. He is likely to appear regularly on the lists of the best Scandinavian thriller authors, every year." —Benzine Magazine (France)
"In a seemingly peaceful and yet chilling landscape, [Ulf Kvensler] delivers a feverish thriller…This is a great classical novel, with family secrets, paternal madness, lies, and blackmail on every level." —Libération (France)
Ulf Kvensler is a screenwriter, creator and showrunner of numerous hit TV series, including The Restaurant, Solsidan, Molanders and Om Stig Petrés hemlighet. He started out as a comedian but has in recent years written drama, horror and thriller. He lives in Sweden.
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