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Ashes to Dust

Thora Gudmundsdottir, Book 3

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Ashes to Dust

By: Yrsa Sigurdardottir, Philip Roughton - translator
Narrated by: Gabrielle Nellis-Pain
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The third crime novel from international best-selling author Yrsa Sigurdardottir, Ashes to Dust is tense, taut and terrifying—not to be missed for fans of Nordic Noir.

Thora peered at the floor, but couldn't see anything that could have frightened Markus that much, only three mounds of dust. She moved the light of her torch over them. It took her some time to realize what she was seeingand then it was all she could do not to let the torch slip from her hand. 'Good God,' she said. She ran the light over the three faces, one after another. Sunken cheeks, empty eye-sockets, gaping mouths; they reminded her of photographs of mummies she'd once seen in National Geographic. 'Who are these people?'

'I don't know,' said Markus....

Bodies are discovered in one of the excavated houses at a volcanic tourist attraction dubbed 'The Pompeii of the North'.

Markus Magnusson, who was only a teenager when the volcano erupted, falls under suspicion and hires attorney Thora Gudmundsdottir to defend him—but when his childhood sweetheart is murdered, his case starts to look more difficult, and the locals seem oddly reluctant to back him up....

©2010 Yrsa Sigurdardottir (P)2010 Hodder & Stoughton Limited
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Complex tale concerning multiple murders, some old, one new and gruesome. Enjoyable style and translations I guess. Looking forward to next case for Thora.

Truly Icelandic noir

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