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3.0 AVERAGE
3.0 AVERAGE
Rimlig spänningsroman som vävs kring den ryska ubåten Kursks förlisning och ett antal mord i Sverige med trådar bakåt i tiden. Bra driv i berättandet utan några krusiduller. Givetvis valde jag denna bok eftersom att delar av berättelsen utspelar sig på Arholma och Björkö där jag har lantställe.
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During a farm auction in the Stockholm archipelago, a dead man is found in a coffin. That is not strange in itself, except he’s been chopped in half and has some unsightly symbols engraved on his forehead. When it becomes apparent that this man was the head of the Swedish Migration Board, all hell breaks loose. The police start to investigate his work which was very sensitive to many.
He’s only the first high-ranking Swede to fall victim to this killer….
The Swedish archipelago is a important setting with a lot of meaning for this thriller. Roslagen is the name of the northern part of the archipelago and the island of Arholma is where the Estonian cemetery is in the story. Estonian Swedes fled from Soviet troops during World War II and many of them ended up at Björkö-Arholma in Roslagen. This area is therefore very historically interesting and where the novel really comes into its own by mixing fact and fiction.
We hear of the Kursk and its role in the war, the significance of the islands since and during the war and the link between Russia, Estonia and Sweden. Too much to mention in one review but believe me , it’s a fascinating part of history.
The thriller plot, combined with the level of research and history really makes this novel shine. It’s a tough and gripping read which I was enthralled by throughout.