{"id":1116,"date":"2015-09-22T21:06:16","date_gmt":"2015-09-23T01:06:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/silk-serif.com\/?p=1116"},"modified":"2015-09-22T21:19:02","modified_gmt":"2015-09-23T01:19:02","slug":"review-black-tongue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/silk-serif.com\/?p=1116","title":{"rendered":"Review: The Black Tongue"},"content":{"rendered":"

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This book may be unsuitable for people under 17 years of age due to its use of sexual content, drug and alcohol use, and\/or violence.<\/div>\"Review:The Black Tongue<\/strong> by Marko Hautala<\/a>
Published by<\/strong> AmazonCrossing<\/a> on September 22nd 2015
Pages:<\/strong> 314
Format:<\/strong> eARC<\/a>
Source:<\/strong> NetGalley<\/a>
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For generations, the urban legend of Granny Hatchet has plagued the quiet residential area of Suvikyl\u00e4 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 they\u2019ve rotted black. But not everyone is convinced it is just a story.
\nMaisa 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 father\u2019s funeral. As hazy, disturbing memories from their pasts meld with strange events in the present, Maisa and Samuel attempt to make sense of the town\u2019s fearful obsession with the mythical Granny Hatchet. But if it\u2019s only a legend, then why are people still vanishing without a trace?
\nFrom Finnish author Marko Hautala comes The Black Tongue<\/em>, a gripping novel about a terrifying story with the power to silence\u2014and the power to make those who dare speak disappear.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>