I've read all of the Tuva Moodyson books and absolutely love them. The books have been getting darker and with Bad Apples, I was beginning to wonder if Will Dean had found some dodgy mushrooms to eat in his Swedish forest! It is beyond creepy and goes to a whole new level after Black River.

At the end of Black River, Lena manages to persuade Tuva to stay in Gavrik by offering her a deputy editor role and giving her a new town to report on - Visberg. It's fair to say that the residents of Gavrik look totally sane compared to those in Visberg. Dean introduces some wonderful new characters but my favourites, the troll sisters, are still there.

I don't want to tell you too much about the plot as I think it's best to experience this book by reading it yourself. It went places that I was not expecting. And the ending? I'm giving nothing away there except there had better be a book five.

In the fourth of the fabulous Tuva Moodyson series, we meet Gavrick’s even weirder neighbour, Visberg. Dentist phobes keep out, because there’s some pretty dodgy dentists here, not to mention some pretty dodgy dentistry.
The people of Visberg have developed their own festival : Pan Night. Nothing to do with the god, Pan ; it’s cooking pans that the name refers to , although what that’s got to do with gimp masks, walking backwards and biting rotten apples, I do not know.
There’s more than a whiff of The Wicker Man in this tale, but Tuva’s not wasting her time writhing against a wall. There’s a crime to investigate and absolutely every person and every building in Visberg is HIGHLY suspicious.
But stop right there. A warning. I’ve read enough of this series to know that Dean doesn’t tend to tie up all the loose threads at the end. However, the ending of this one really takes the biscuit. Such an obvious ploy to get us to read the next one in the series …..
If this was my first Tuva novel , I’d be so cross I wouldn’t read another. But Dean’s books are so exciting and imaginative that I’ll keep going back for more.
Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for this arc.

Where do I begin? Dean’s descriptive style of writing made it possible for me to feel completely immersed in Tuva’s world. Each Tuva novel gets better and better in my opinion. The characters feel like your family and I think I could walk around Gavrik with no need for a map or directions! Tuva is such a brilliant character who you really root for and invest in. As a reader, you trust Tuva’s instincts and how she directs the novel. The plot is so intricately detailed that each reveal is unpredictable and makes it so enjoyable. I love how Dean sets up each novel in such eerie settings, but I think Bad Apples being set around Halloween/Pan Night was my favourite so far.

I can’t say too much without giving away spoilers but I need to touch upon the ending… Will Dean you can’t leave me hanging like that!! It left me open-mouthed. I know that Bad Apples isn’t released until September but I am eagerly already awaiting any news about Book 5… I need that next chapter!!

If you haven’t read the Scandi-noir Tuva Moodyson series yet, I implore you to go and immerse yourself in this isolated Swedish town and all things #TeamTuva - you won’t regret it!

I have very recently read all of Will Dean's books so was very keen to read this latest one. It certainly didn't disappoint. Love the way he writes - you totally feel as though you are right there amongst the action and mixing with the characters. Can't wait for the next one!

This is the 1st book year I have read by the author and the 1st book in this series, wow this book is amazing it gave me goosebumps, I loved the story and the character and won’t spoil it with spoilers
I’m off now to look for the other books in this series at a bookshop
With thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the arc of this book in exchange for this honest review

Bad Apples is a cracking addition to Will Dean's much-admired Tuva Moodyson crime series. He has previously demonstrated that a good crime story doesn't need to be centred on a cop; hearing-impaired female reporter Tuva is an interesting character and he writes engagingly about women, as we have seen with his recent stand-alone "The Last Thing to Burn".

This latest book is perhaps more satisfying if you've read Tuva before, but works well as a one-off as it doesn't require a shed-load of understanding of the earlier parts of the series and neither does it over-load the reader with too much backstory to slow down the plot.

It's very atmospheric, set in a small town set in its ways with its cliques and secrets. Dean creates his locations well with the dense forests, mists and frosts of the Swedish autumn providing a claustrophobic sense of place. The rotten, fallen apples in the square turn to a stinking mush as we discover who are the bad apples amongst the townsfolk. The author establishes the tone quickly, yet without hastiness, leaving the reader almost unprepared for the pace of the final chapters when we rush headlong into a hell of an ending.

Highly-recommended.

I've read and loved all of the Tuva Moodyson books and I had high hopes for this one. Let me start by saying WILL DEAN GETS BETTER AND BETTER!

Tuva finds herself in another tricky situation in a very closed and claustrophobic community.

Tuva will stop at nothing to find the missing pieces to a very unsettling and dark mystery. At one point, I was certain I was reading a James Herbert novel!

I would highly recommend this series to anyone. Fans of Will Dean will not be disappointed and if you're looking to read a new author who delivers time and time again, look no further.

Plus, Tuva Moodyson is the baddest ass out there! I love her!

Massive thanks to the publishers and Net Galley for the chance to read and love this.

I love the Tuva series so was really excited to read the latest instalment. It did not disappoint!
An atmospheric, creepy, intriguing story. Can't wait to read the next one!

I received a free ARC copy of this via NetGalley and the publishers in return for an unbiased review. I have grown to love the Tuva series more with each book. This one branches out to include nearby Visberg, which I think is a wise move as you can’t keep finding murderers in a small town like Gavrik... Will writes very evocatively, so you really felt in the cold autumn with apples all around, and a new creepy town. I didn’t see the main ending coming, and I had let my heart rate return to normal for the last few pages, only to find Will made it shoot up on the very last page. Damn you, Dean!

Another excellent read from Will Dean. The fourth in this series, but can be read as a standalone.

I love our protagonist, deaf journalist Tuva Moodyson. Typical for this series, we have Tuva and her likeable friends, and then a mix of other characters, some eccentric, some strange, some downright scary. All interwoven into an addictive plotline involving a macabre series of killings.

Will Dean! The other books were dark but this one? Oh jeepers I can smell those rotting apples and see those ....those.......MY EYES! There are some images from this book I will never forget. Darkest one yet. Poor Tuva. What a cast of characters and a gory yet gripping plot.
Highly recommended!

Possible spoilers

Well,this is more than a little sinister.
Definitely the best Tuva book to date.
Each thing (balloons,apples,dentists,trolls,beheadings, those sisters, THOSE sisters) seemed to just up the creepiness and weirdness one more notch.

A puzzle I didnt even get part way to solving before we were at the end of the book,and I'm left wide eyed and a big "what???" on my lips.

I hope Mr Dean is hard at work on book 5 as we speak.