The Black Path The Arctic Murders – A gripping and atmospheric murder mystery

by Larsson, Asa

• ISBN13: 9780857050335
• ISBN10: 0857050338
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2023-05-16
• Publisher: Quercus Publishing

Summary

"Rebecka Martinsson: the new Scandi-noir heroine to rival Saga Noren and Sarah Lund" iNews

"Asa Larsson is as deft at writing heart-stopping scenes as she is at getting inside the heads of characters" Washington Post

TWO WOMEN FOLLOW A KILLER'S TRAIL INTO THE HEART OF DARKNESS

The frozen body of a woman is found in a fishing ark on the ice near Torneträsk in northern Sweden. She has been brutally tortured, but the killing blow was clumsy, almost amateur.

The body is quickly identified, raising hopes of an open-and-shut solution. But when a six-month-old suicide is disinterred, Rebecka Martinsson and Anna-Maria Mella find themselves investigating shocking corruption at the heart of one of Sweden's most successful mining companies. One that has powerful enemies of its own...

The novels that inspired the major TV series, Rebecka Martinsson: Arctic Murders

Translated from Swedish by Laurie Thompson

Author Biography

Åsa Larsson was born and grew up in Kiruna, Sweden. She is a qualified lawyer and made her debut in 2003 with The Savage Altar, which was awarded the Swedish Crime Writers' Association prize for best debut novel. Its sequel, The Blood Spilt, was chosen as Best Swedish Crime Novel of 2004, as was The Second Deadly Sin in 2011. Her novels were adapted for television and shown on More 4. 

The sixth and final book in the Rebecka Martinsson series, The Sins of Our Fathers, was published in September, 2021. It was later named Best Swedish Crime Novel of the Year, and is the winner of the Adlibris Suspense Award.