More Bitter Than Death : A Novel

Its a rainy evening in a Stockholm suburb and five-year-old Tilda is hiding under the kitchen table playing with her crayons when a man enters and beats her mother to death in cold blood. The only witness, Tilda cant quite see the murderer or figure out who he is. But shes still a witness. Across town, Siri Bergman and her best friend, Aina, are assisting their old friend Vijay with a research project on domestic abuse. They host a weekly self-help group for survivors, and over the course of several dark, rainy evenings, these women share their stories of impossible love, violence, and humiliation. When the boyfriend of one of the women turns out to be a prime suspect in a high-profile murder case, it isnt long before Siri finds herself embroiled in the investigation. But as she draws closer to finding the murderer, unexpected developments in her own life force her to wonder: Can she learn to trust a man again in spite of being surrounded by women who have been so deeply betrayed by love? Review Swedish authors excel at novels of dark suspense, and sisters Grebe and Trff ( Some Kind of Peace , 2012) top off this fine psychological thriller with a final, chilling twist. ( Booklist ) About the Author Camilla Grebe is a graduate of the Stockholm School of Economics. She was a cofounder of Storyside, a Swedish audiobook publisher, where she was both CEO and publisher during the early 2000s. She lives in Stockholm, Sweden. Åsa Träff is a psychologist specializing in cognitive behavioral therapy. She runs a private practice with her husband. She lives in lvsj, Sweden. In the chilling follow-up to Some Kind of Peace , Siri Bergman returns to investigate a brutal murder case centered in the dark world of domestic abuse. Its a rainy evening in a Stockholm suburb, and five-year-old Tilde is hiding under the kitchen table playing with her crayons, when a man enters and beats her mother to death in cold blood. Tilde cant quite see the murderer, but shes the only witness. Across town, psychologist Siri Bergman and her friend Aina are meeting with their old friend Vijay, who wants them to host a self-help group for victims of domestic abuse. Over the course of several evenings, five very different women share their stories of impossible love, violence, and humiliation. At the same time, Siri finds herself at a crossroadsshes carrying her boyfriends child, but is still beset by doubts and fears. Swedish sisters Camilla Grebe and sa Trff weave all these threads together so that the search for healing and the ability to love again are soon transformed into a hunt for Tildes mothers killer. Everyone is a suspect: the many men in the victims life, her own son, even some of the women in the self-help group. Grebe and Trff combine the chills of first-rate crime novels with palpable emotion and personal experience (Trff is a real-life psychologist), as More Bitter Than Death builds to a shocking conclusion. In the chilling follow-up to Some Kind of Peace , Siri Bergman returns to investigate a brutal murder case centered in the dark world of domestic abuse. It's a rainy evening in a Stockholm suburb and five-year-old Tilda is hiding under the kitchen table playing with her crayons when a man enters and beats her mother to death in cold blood. The only witness, Tilda can't quite see the murderer or figure out who he is. But she's still a witness. Across town, Siri Bergman and her best friend, Aina, are assisting their old friend Vijay with a research project on domestic abuse. They host a weekly self-help group for survivors, and over the course of several dark, rainy evenings, these women share their stories of impossible love, violence, and humiliation. When the boyfriend of one of the women turns out to be a prime suspect in a high-profile murder case, it isn't long before Siri finds herself embroiled in the investigation. But as she draws closer to finding the murderer, unexpected developments in her own life force her to wonder: Can she learn to trust a man again in spite of being surrounded by women who have been so deeply betrayed by love? "It's a rainy evening in a Stockholm suburb and five-year-old Tilda is hiding under the kitchen table playing with her crayons when a man enters and beats her mother to death in cold blood. The only witness, Tilda can't quite see the murderer or figure out who he is. But she's still a witness. Across town, Siri Bergman and her best friend, Aina, are assisting their old friend Vijay with a research project on domestic abuse. They host a weekly self-help group for survivors, and over the course of several dark, rainy evenings, these women share their stories of impossible love, violence, and humiliation. When the boyfriend of one of the women turns out to be a prime suspect in a high-profile murder case, it isn't long before Siri finds herself embroiled in the investigation. But as she draws closer to finding the murderer, unexpected developments in her own life force her to wonder: Can she learn to trust a man again in spite of being surrounded by women who have been so deeply betrayed by love?"--Page 4 of cover A follow-up to Some Kind of Peace finds psychologist Siri Bergman organizing a support group for victims of domestic abuse against a backdrop of a brutal beating murder for which the only witness is a traumatized 5-year-old girl. Siri Bergman organizes a support group for victims of domestic abuse against a backdrop of a brutal beating murder for which the only witness is a traumatized five-year-old girl