![]() Here is an unusual suicide, and here a Kindergarten vandalised almost to the point of desecration. Here is an elderly woman who hardly speaks, suddenly wishing to divulge secrets. To add to the roller-coaster attitude is the structure of this book, for every second chapter is about a damaged psychiatrist with links to the police force, who has a diverse round of tasks and patients. ![]() And just as the car starts we might be seeking in vain the relieved thumbs-up from those leaving the ride, telling us all is well and all survived. There's the crunch of the roll-cage protection bars locking us in as we find that something very malevolent is hiding in the tiny settlement. ![]() It has the anxiety of the queue as we watch three people – a couple and another young woman – get ferried across the fjord to one of western Iceland's most remote outposts, with the aim being to renovate an old building as a guesthouse. But this is the true embodiment of a white-knuckle ride. Too often, people – such as myself – refer to a book as being a rollercoaster read, mostly down to a simply topsy-turvy plot. ![]() Summary: It might be Nordic, but this is not just another thriller – this is one of the most spooky reads you could wish for. ![]()
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