num_pages: 323
description: For generations the urban legend of Granny Hatchet has plagued the quiet residential area of Suvikyl in northern Finland. As the story goes this immortal killer murders her victims with a hatchet then buries the hearts in a potato field and eats them after theyve rotted black. But not everyone is convinced it is just a story.Maisa Riipinen has returned to her hometown to complete her dissertation on urban folklore at the same time that Samuel Autio has come home to arrange his fathers funeral. As hazy disturbing memories from their pasts meld with strange events in the present Maisa and Samuel attempt to make sense of the towns fearful obsession with the mythical Granny Hatchet. But if its only a legend then why are people still vanishing without a trace?From Finnish author Marko Hautala comes The Black Tongue a gripping novel about a terrifying story with the power to silenceand the power to make those who dare speak disappear.
language: English
title: The Black Tongue
publisher: Amazon Crossing