Last Rituals
Thora Gudmundsdottir Book 1
$35.95
- Paperback
432 pages
- Release Date
1 March 2009
Summary
Death would be a blessing…
A young man is found brutally murdered, his eyes gouged out. A student of Icelandic history in Reykjavik, he came from a wealthy German family who do not share the police’s belief that his drug dealer murdered him. Attorney Thora Gudmundsdottir is commissioned by his mother to find out the truth, with the help and hindrance of boorish ex-policeman Matthew Reich. Their investigations into his research take them deep into a grisly world of torture and witchcra…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780340920633 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0340920637 |
| Author: | Yrsa Sigurdardottir, Bernard Scudder |
| Publisher: | Hodder & Stoughton |
| Imprint: | Hodder Paperback |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 432 |
| Release Date: | 1 March 2009 |
| Weight: | 300g |
| Dimensions: | 199mm x 132mm x 28mm |
| Series: | Thora Gudmundsdottir |
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Critics Review
Given the dark subject matter, this is a surprisingly funny book… a quirky and interesting read. - Guardian
..a grisly chiller set in the depths of winter… Her mystery is absorbing and, untypically, instead of the usual gloomy middle-aged man, her sleuth is a young woman… It’s an accomplished debut, with credible characters and a personable heroine. - Sunday Telegrapha unique talent in the field… an exhilarating experience… [She] matches Tess Gerritsen and Kathy Reichs in the bloodchiller stakes. - Waterstone’s Books Quarterlyvery good… This is entertaining, well-plotted and cleverly combines the historical and macabre with Thora’s life. - Marcel Berlins, The Timesan intricately plotted tale that keeps the reader guessing whodunnit, or indeed whether it was murder at all, right until the very end. - Sunday ExpressAfter its grisly opening, LAST RITUALS turns out to be a surprisingly light and playful novel, with a jaunty translation by the late Bernard Scudder. - Daily TelegraphSuspenseful, compelling and unique. - Kirkus ReviewsDark, deep and icy as an Icelandic fjord; this is a rich and rewarding debut novel of ancient mysteries and very modern murder. - Mark BillinghamAbout The Author
Yrsa Sigurdardottir
Yrsa Sigurdardottir works as a civil engineer in Reykjavik. Her books for children have won prizes and great acclaim. Last Rituals is her first adult novel.
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