Rostskogen The Rust Forest

The Leo Asker Series #3

Leo Asker has started to get the Department of Lost Souls in order, and a promotion is within reach. However, the vengeful Jonas Hellman cannot accept this and tempts Asker with a cold case he’s sure will break her.

It concerns a decade-old murder of a woman in an abandoned barn, where the method bears eerie similarities to a body buried in the same forest two thousand years earlier. The case resurfaces when a confused young woman surprises some urban explorers at the crime scene, holding the severed finger of the victim.

Once again, Asker turns to Martin Hill for help in solving the puzzle with the seemingly mythological ties back to the Iron Age. What secrets are hidden in the Rust Forest?

The Rust Forest is the third installment in the bestselling Leo Asker Series.

Reviews

“[The Rust Forest] is an entertaining story with intriguing and complex characters. There’s a compelling pace to this very exciting story (…). The ending is skillfully tied together. ”

BTJ, Sweden
“Anders de la Motte crafts exceptionally captivating murder mysteries. (…) It’s a thrilling experience from start to finish. ”

Dagens Nyheter, Sweden
“Anders de la Motte has a wonderful ability to create atmospherically charged environments for each installment in the series about detective Leo Asker. /…/ [The Rust Forest] is a captivating story that once again offers readers thrilling adventures in the wilderness of northern Skåne.”

Skånska Dagbladet, Sweden