Embla Nystrom has always been high energy and plagued with chronic nightmares. She channels her energy and investigative mindset into her work as a Detective Inspector for the mobile unit in Gothenberg, Sweden.
Nystrom embarks on her annual hunting vacation to the rural area where her Uncle lives out by prime forested hunting grounds. She is part of a community hunt that has been going on for generations. The hunt sees several new participants that bring an edge of tension that soon blows up into a criminal case when people turn up both dead and missing. Peter, a newcomer to the community returned to his family estate, becomes an interest in both the case and Nystrom's personal life.
This book has a great sense of place and I felt rural Sweden unfold around me as I read. I like Scandinavian thrillers for their sparseness and focus on the action in the narrative that moves the plot forward. I'm looking forward to further entries into the this series and exploring the author's back catalog.
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