Winterkill by Ragnar Jónasson
My ranking: 4 of 5 stars
Winterkill is the ultimate e book within the Darkish Island sequence of Icelandic thrillers.
It’s Easter in Iceland, however up there within the far north winter circumstances nonetheless have a agency maintain.
This newest case for not too long ago promoted Inspector Ari Thór Arason entails the dying of a youngster, a fairly studious baby who labored onerous and led a quiet life.
As with earlier books on this sequence, the setting is as a lot part of the e book because the storyline. Easter in Iceland means snowboarding and winter sports activities. Ari is wanting ahead to a while away from work along with his younger son; nonetheless, he retains being drawn again to the case.
The chilly seeps from the pages on this story, with its difficult panorama. The investigation has a number of twists and turns and a satisfying denouement. I’ve loved these tales a lot that I plan to choose up the primary few books within the sequence which I’ve but to learn.
E-book description:
When the physique of a nineteen-year-old woman is discovered on the primary avenue of Siglufjörður, Police Inspector Ari Thór battles a violent Icelandic storm in an more and more harmful hunt for her killer … The chilling, claustrophobic finale to the worldwide bestselling Darkish Iceland sequence.
Easter weekend is approaching, and snow is gently falling in Siglufjörður, the northernmost city in Iceland, as crowds of vacationers arrive to go to the majestic ski slopes.
Ari Thór Arason is now a police inspector, however he’s separated from his girlfriend, who lives in Sweden with their three-year-old son. A household reunion is deliberate for the vacation, however a violent blizzard is threatening and there may be an unsettling chill within the air.