Synopses & Reviews
A vivid tale of suspense from one of Sweden's finest crime writers.
As spring arrives in the far north of Sweden, a young woman's body surfaces through the breaking ice of the River Thorne. At the same time, visions of a shadowy figure haunt the dreams of Rebecka Martinsson, a prosecutor in nearby Karuna. Could the body belong to the ghost in her dreams? And where is the dead girl's boyfriend?
Joining forces once again with Police Inspector Anna-Maria Mella, Rebecka finds herself drawn into an investigation that stirs up long-dormant rumors of a German supply plane that went missing in 1943--and of Nazi collaborators in the town, where shame and secrecy shroud the locals' memories of the war.
And on the windswept shore of a frozen lake lurks a murderer who will kill again to keep the past buried forever beneath half a century's silent ice and snow.
Review
"The fourth Rebecka Martinson novel ...may be Larsson's best book so far. The supernatural elements are worked seamlessly into a complex and engaging mystery...thoroughly compelling. Make sure to suggest this one to fans of James Thompson's Finnish mysteries and those who enjoy Scandinavian crime fiction with strong female leads." --Booklist, STARRED REVIEW "This remarkable tale of twisted love and vengeance and redemptive nonjudgmental devotion resounds."-- Publishers Weekly, STARRED REVIEW
About the Author
Asa Larsson grew up in Kiruna, Sweden. She is a lawyer who made her writing debut in 2003 with
The Savage Altar, which received the Swedish Crime Writers' Association prize for best debut novel. Its sequel,
The Blood Spilt, was chosen as Best Swedish Crime Novel of 2004. Laurie Thompson is the distinguished translator of the novels of Henning Mankell, Hakan Nesser, and Ake Edwardson. He was editor of
Swedish Book Review (1983-2002).