A Novel Of Iceland
William Morrow
May 2009
On Sale: May 1, 2009
Featuring: Thora Gudmundsdottir
352 pages ISBN: 0061143383 EAN: 9780061143380 Hardcover Add to Wish List
Long-buried secrets go hand in hand with modern-day murder in this second thriller featuring attorney ThΓ³ra GudmundsdΓ³ttir from Iceland's queen of crime fiction
When the body of a young womanβbadly beaten and with pins inserted into her feetβis found at a New Age health resort in a renovated farmhouse, lawyer and single mother of two ThΓ³ra GudmundsdΓ³ttir is called upon to represent the chief suspect, the resort's owner. But upon her arrival she encounters more than a fresh corpseβlocal legend has it that the resort, located in the mystical region of SnΓ¦fellsnes on Iceland's west coast, is haunted. At first ThΓ³ra dismisses the claims as nothing more than myth and superstition, but even she can't explain the bizarre occurrences she witnesses in her search for answers.
As ThΓ³ra digs deeper into the farm's past, she discovers long-buried information on the property's disturbing history, and her once-solid view of reality begins to waver. Are the hauntings real, or just a case of folklore gone wild? And, more important, does the farm's eerie past have something to do with the murder? When another body is discoveredβlooking very much like the firstβThΓ³ra is forced to put aside her doubts and confront the horrors of the present before a twisted killer strikes again.
With its confident plotting, chilling atmosphere, and smart, compelling heroine, My Soul to Take confirms Yrsa SigurdardΓ³ttir as a new maven of mysteries.
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