Blog: Crown Dozen

Set in 1980 in the Swedish suburb of Blackeberg, this unusual re-telling of the vampire myth manages to transcend all of our expectations of that genre. It's also one of the most complex, intimate and endearing coming of age stories put to the page, as well as an examination of the darker heart of Sweden. The novel steps beyond the golden-ABBA-sunshine stereotype into the shadows where we encounter a host of characters struggling with their morality. Human and otherwise, we observe as their lives play out, each action and its consequences propelling us into further and further [...]