Children of Fog Island
Sofia Bauman is living a normal life – or as close to one as she can manage. After escaping the cult surrounding the charismatic but cruel Franz Oswald fifteen years earlier, she’s found peace with her husband and their young daughter.
But when a hurricane sweeps through Sweden, it leaves a path of destruction in Sofia Bauman’s small community. The bridges are closed, trees felled, and her refuge for cult escapees is flattened.
Then Franz Oswald reaches out, offering her money she desperately needs to rebuild. But his obsession with Sofia hasn’t waned, and now he has his sights on Sofia’s teenage daughter Julia. As Julia falls under his spell, Sofia realises that the only way to keep her family safe is to confront Oswald once and for all.
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Praise for Fog Island:
‘Chillingly authentic’ Guardian
‘I loved it – tense and atmospheric, slowly drawing the reader in to a reality that is utterly terrifying’ Lisa Hall, author of The Woman in the Woods
‘An interesting exposition of the psychology and the insidious methods that govern cults’ Daily Mail
‘An intense, terrifying, and utterly believable journey into the shadowy world of cult leaders and cult members. A just-one-more-page thriller that will have you reading late into the night and holding your breath until the very end. I loved it!’ Karen Dionne, internationally bestselling author of Home
‘A vivid crime novel’ Express
‘This intense thriller completely grips you from the off’ Heat
Mariette Lindstein was born and raised in Halmstad on the west coast of Sweden. At the age of 20, she joined the Church of Scientology and worked for the next 25 years at all levels of the organization, including at its international headquarters outside Los Angeles. Mariette left the Church in 2004, and is now married to Dan Koon, an author and artist. They live in a forest outside Halmstad with their three dogs. Fog Island, her debut novel, was first published in Sweden where it won the Best Crime Debut at the Specsavers CrimeTime Awards. Mariette now dedicates her life to writing and lecturing to warn others about the dangers of cults and cult mentality. Children of Fog Island is the third book in the Fog Island Trilogy.