Never Coming Back/Hans Koppel/393 pgs.

Touted as an "international bestseller," Never Coming Back grabs the reader from the first page. Ultimately, the story involves Mike Zetterberg's missing wife, Ylva. Ylva disappears after going out with work friends. Of course, Mike becomes the focal point in the investigation. What no one realizes is that Ylva has been abducted, and is being held in the house right next door! She is being brutalized, physically and emotionally. The question is, why? The answer is what makes up the crux of the story. It is an uncomfortable read--yet, it is one that I won't soon forget. Chalk up another one for a debut Swedish author!