- Paperback: 384 pages
- Publisher: Delta (1 Dec 2008)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0385341016
- ISBN-13: 978-0385341011
- Product Dimensions: 13.2 x 2.1 x 20.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 95,340 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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A grisly torture-murder, a haunting northern Sweden backdrop, and a dark drama of twisted sexuality collide memorably in Åsa Larsson’s masterpiece of suspense—a tale of menace, hope, longing, and darkness beyond imagining.
The dead woman was found on a frozen lake, her body riddled with evidence of torture. Instantly, Inspector Anna-Maria Mella knows she needs help. Because the dead woman—found in workout clothes with lacy underwear beneath them—was a key player in a mining company whose tentacles reach across the globe. Anna-Maria needs a lawyer to help explain some things—and she knows one of the best.
Attorney Rebecka Martinsson is desperate to get back to work, to feel alive again after a case that almost destroyed her. Soon Rebecka is prying into the affairs of the dead woman’s boss, the founder of Kallis Mining, whose relationship with his star employee was both complex and ominous. But what Rebecka and Anna-Maria are about to uncover—a tangled drama of secrets, perversion, and criminality—will lay bare a tale as shocking as it is sad…about a man’s obsession, a woman’s lonely death, and a killer’s cold, cold heart.
The dead woman was found on a frozen lake, her body riddled with evidence of torture. Instantly, Inspector Anna-Maria Mella knows she needs help. Because the dead woman—found in workout clothes with lacy underwear beneath them—was a key player in a mining company whose tentacles reach across the globe. Anna-Maria needs a lawyer to help explain some things—and she knows one of the best.
Attorney Rebecka Martinsson is desperate to get back to work, to feel alive again after a case that almost destroyed her. Soon Rebecka is prying into the affairs of the dead woman’s boss, the founder of Kallis Mining, whose relationship with his star employee was both complex and ominous. But what Rebecka and Anna-Maria are about to uncover—a tangled drama of secrets, perversion, and criminality—will lay bare a tale as shocking as it is sad…about a man’s obsession, a woman’s lonely death, and a killer’s cold, cold heart.
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29 of 30 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
A COLD NIGHTS READ,
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This review is from: The Black Path (Paperback)
Being a big fan of Scandinavian 'crime' I was looking forward to this book and am very pleased to say I was not dissapointed. Dark and gritty, miserable anti-heros, strong characters and a good but interweaving theme.
Anna-Mare[inspector] is my kind of lady, no sufferer of fools, and a chancer.however if you want to really enjoy this book try and read the 2 previous 'Sun Storm' and 'The Blood Split' if you you like Mankell you will like this .
30 of 32 people found the following review helpful:
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Gripping plot and compelling characters,
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This review is from: The Black Path (Paperback)
I enjoyed Asa Larsson's two previous books featuring Rebecka Martinsson and Anne Marie Mella, and I thought that this book was the best in the series so far.
Rebecka has moved back home to Northern Sweden, and taken up a job in the public prosecutor's office. She becomes involved in investigations following the murder of a local businesswoman. The murdered woman worked for the Kallis mining company, and the book interweaves her story in with the murder investigation. I thought that this book was extremely well written, and was particularly strong on characterisation. The storyline was compelling and the plot was well paced. The translation was sympathetic (and I've read a few Scandi-translation clunkers, so I know a good one when I see one!)
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Best of the series,
By Janet, Book Addict (Nottingham) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Black Path (Paperback)
I enjoyed this book very much. I have read the author's previous books and found this the best of the series so far. A good plot, excellent characters and it unfolded in a pleasing way. I can recommend this book to anyone who like a good police mystery. You don't have to have a penchant for Swedish thrillers - a good detective story is good in any language. And this one is good.
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