MYSTERY

Ashes to Dust

by Yrsa Sigurdardóttir
Minotaur: St. Martin's. Apr. 2012. c.368p. tr. from Icelandic by Philip Roughton. ISBN 9780312641740. pap. $14.99. M
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In her third outing (after My Soul To Take) Icelandic lawyer Thóra Gudmundsdóttir is hired to assist an heir to an elite fishing company located on a volcanic island far from Rekyavik. A few decades after a catastrophic volcanic eruption, life on the island is dramatically uprooted by the discovery of three dead bodies and one head in a box. It is up to Gudmundsdóttir both to defend her client on charges of murder and to find out who exactly is behind these crimes.
VERDICT In this long and detailed novel, the author loads her story with clues, some of which ultimately prove to be relevant while others turn out to be superfluous. But her heroine is engaging and spunky, and fans of both mystery and international crime fiction will be intrigued by the stark setting and puzzling plot.
Reviewed by Jennifer Rogers, J. Sargeant Reynolds Community Coll. Lib, Richmond , Mar 01, 2012
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