
Series: Dark Iceland (Ari Thor)
Book Number: 5
Read this book for: classic whodunnit, Nordic noir, Christmas mystery, cold case, family secrets
Quick Review: Another must-read instalment in the Dark Iceland series; a contained, tense, and clever mystery with the dark atmospheric touch this series is known for.
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Two days before Christmas, a young woman is found dead beneath the cliffs of the deserted village of Kálfshamarvík. Did she jump, or did something more sinister take place beneath the lighthouse and the abandoned old house on the remote rocky outcrop? With winter closing in and the snow falling relentlessly, Ari Thór Arason discovers that the victim’s mother and young sister also lost their lives in this same spot, twenty-five years earlier. As the dark history and its secrets of the village are unveiled, and the death toll begins to rise, the Siglufjordur detectives must race against the clock to find the killer, before another tragedy takes place.
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