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Last Rituals by Yrsa Sigurðardóttir
5.0

I picked this up on a whim and was instantly hooked on the descriptions of Iceland and the crime itself. It was surreal and utterly bizarre, but the main character, Thora and her partner Matthew were what brought it down to a human level.

The story focuses on a German student focused on witchcraft and how he is found dead and mutilated in the University, leading to this bizarre chase through Iceland's history of witchhunting and the University itself. Not to mention the complexities of the relationships between mothers and sons.

This is the first book that I have read from this author, but I will for sure read the rest of them, since this book has proven to be of great caliber for a first book.