The residents of Siglufjörður are in a panic because a traveler has brought haemorrhagic fever to their small community. The man dies; but then others in the town fall ill. There are more deaths; the town is quarantined and the residents are ordered to stay isolated in their homes for the duration. Local police officer Ari Thor is one of the few people who are allowed to go out; mostly to insure the quarantine is maintained.
Other than that, he has little to do but brood, so when he is contacted by Hedinn, a man with some questions about an old and mysterious family photograph, he welcomes the distraction.
Meanwhile Isrun, a television reporter in Reykjavik, is looking for a big story that can advance her career. When a young child is kidnapped from his pram, Isrun thinks she's found her story: the boy friend of the child's mother has drawn the attention of the police. Then, in what seems at first like an unrelated incident, a politician's son is killed by a hit and run driver.
What links these two different plot lines is the motive: retribution. In both cases, old betrayals have festered and burst into cold, deliberate acts of revenge.
Jonasson combines intricate plots and evocative language to create an intensity that catches the reader imagination and will not let go. Piece by piece he drops his clues and challenges you to put them together before the final revelation.
A classic murder mystery with a Nordic Noir twist, and perfect for a cold winter night's entertainment. Jonasson is the third of the new Icelandic trilogy of Nordic Noir, along with Arnaldur Indridason and Yrsa Sigurdardóttir.
The Dark Iceland series in order: Snowblind, Nightblind, Blackout, Rupture.
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