While at Half Price Books, I spent a lot of time in the Clearance area. I looked for some specific books, but I wanted to find some little gems as well. This one appealed to me mostly because it was an Icelandic author, and the story sounded cool. The book was $2.
Ari Thór has decided to head north to be a policeman in a small town in Iceland. He's told nothing ever happens there, but apparently that isn't true. A vicious attack leaves a woman bleeding in the snow, and an accident leaves an older gentleman dead. The past is going to come back to haunt the town, and the fresh perspective of Ari Thór is the only thing that will crack the case.
This book was a great find! I know it's a translated copy, so there are little typos here and there, but the story itself was excellent. I didn't look into anything about it before I started. I wanted to go in 'blind'! Puns aside, I really enjoy this one and recommend it highly for those who love a good mystery. The weather/town is almost a whole character in itself! Wow!
I also discovered this is the first book in a 6 book series.
I was super happy to see the entire series is available on Kindle, so I'm going
to watch the price of the second book, Nightblind. I may not be able to
pronounce anything in Icelandic (places/names), but it didn't prevent me from
enjoying this book. Great Find! Good Book!
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