A COZY AND HEART-BREAKING STORY ABOUT MURDER. Meet Cilla Storm. Slightly over thirty, unmarried. Works as a crime reporter for the Blood Trail podcast. He lives in Stockholm with his best friends, loves to drink wine and tries to improve his relationship with the charming policeman Adam. One autumn day, Silla receives a task: to find out what happened to a socialite who disappeared without a trace thirty years ago, and the investigation leads her to the well-known island of Bullholmen. At the same time, famous Swedish actress Ella Svensson returns to Northern Ireland to take care of her parents' home. What can connect these two strangers? The paths of Silla and Ella will cross on the cold and windy Bullholmen, where life is always in full swing. On the day of the wedding of influential people, their guest dies, and Silla will have to investigate not one, but several cases at once. The dark past of this island will sooner or later be revealed... The perfect combination of detective, romance and humor. A masterful immersion in the atmosphere of a stormy and northern autumn, and, of course, a difficult case that the main character has to solve. “An impressive, cozy and funny book.” – Romance in Swedish “Christoffer Holst is able to portray his characters so believably and interestingly and draw the surrounding reality so vividly that the reader feels as if he himself is present in the story. Murder by the Blue Sea is an absolute delight!” – Oliviasdeckarhylla “Recipe for a good mood.” – BARNBOKSBLOGGEN