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She’s Never Coming Back, a psychological thriller, is the story of Ylva Zetterberg, a woman who comes face to face with a long-buried past that proceeds to irrevocably destroy her present. Summary Of The Book She’s Never Coming Back is a graphic piece of crime fiction set in Sweden. It features the story of a woman named Ylva Zetterberg who lives in a town called Hittarp, with her husband, Mike and daughter, Sanna. One day, Ylva gets kidnapped while she is returning from work. Mike puts down her absence to an after-work meeting with a friend. When she fails to return even the next morning, Mike panics and approaches the police, only to end up being the prime suspect in the case of her disappearance. Meanwhile, it is revealed to the readers that Ylva is being held prisoner in a basement which is a mere stone’s throw away from her own house. She can even see her house through a CCTV monitor installed in the soundproof basement. As it turns out, Ylva actually knows the abductors. In fact, she shares a past with them - a past where she was the one inflicting terror instead of cowering as a victim. As part of a four-member gang, she had once terrorized her fellow students in school. And now her past is back to haunt her. Her abductors plan to seek their revenge by terrorizing her as she had once done. They proceed to cut off all means of escape and systematically break her down. The story also explores how Ylva’s abduction affects everyone in her life, most importantly her husband. It reveals that the other three members of her old gang also end up paying for their sins - some by a twist of fate and some through the well-executed plans of others. She’s Never Coming Back was published in 2012. It is one of the novels that the author has written after his foray into adult literature, under the pseudonym Hans Koppel. About Hans Koppel Hans Koppel is the pseudonym of Swedish author Petter Lidbeck. He has written numerous books for children, including Linnea Fran Yuijang, Kan Man, and Den Hemliga Koden. He started using the pseudonym Hans Koppel to write fiction for adults. His books under this genre include Kommer Aldrig Mer Igen, Medicinen, and Vi I Villa. Lidbeck was born in 1964 in Helsingborg, Sweden. He has received awards like Wettergrens Barnbokollon (2006) and Bokjuryn (2004).