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Rupture by Ragnar Jónasson
4.0
“It was an adventure that was never going to end well, and in fact it ended terribly.”
Rupture by Ragnar Jonasson is the fourth book in the Dark Iceland series based around the experience of policeman Ari Thor. In this novel during 1955, two young couples move to the uninhabited fjord of Hedinsfjordur. The stay ends suddenly when one of the women dies under strange circumstances. In nearby Siglufjordur, Ari Thor is trying to get to the bottom of the mysterious death and who was involved. With the help of a news reporter who is working on a serious case of her own, also the disappearance of a young child means that Ari Thor has a lot on his plate and must find a way to bring peace back to this town.
This much like the previous books built up to be a great thriller. From the very beginning the pace was set and the thoughts of what might have happened are dangled infront of the reader. The layout is similar in that the story moves from present day to the past during 1955. The writing very much encapsulates the cold winter and the atmosphere of claustrophobia as the town is quarantined due to a possible outbreak of a virus. There is a lot packed into this story but it all comes together well in explaining why things turned out the way they did.
Ari Thor is still a somewhat naive yet smart young policeman who is torn between his love and his career. He is trying to step up the ladder as well as respecting his girlfriend’s wishes of where they should be. Due to previous problems, the reader gets to see the progression of their relationship throughout this novel and what happened in-between the books is also explained well.
Once again I enjoyed this thrilling book and I’m also sad to see there’s just one more to go in this series and because I can’t wait I’ve decided to read it straight away. It’s a definite recommend read for me.
Rupture by Ragnar Jonasson is the fourth book in the Dark Iceland series based around the experience of policeman Ari Thor. In this novel during 1955, two young couples move to the uninhabited fjord of Hedinsfjordur. The stay ends suddenly when one of the women dies under strange circumstances. In nearby Siglufjordur, Ari Thor is trying to get to the bottom of the mysterious death and who was involved. With the help of a news reporter who is working on a serious case of her own, also the disappearance of a young child means that Ari Thor has a lot on his plate and must find a way to bring peace back to this town.
This much like the previous books built up to be a great thriller. From the very beginning the pace was set and the thoughts of what might have happened are dangled infront of the reader. The layout is similar in that the story moves from present day to the past during 1955. The writing very much encapsulates the cold winter and the atmosphere of claustrophobia as the town is quarantined due to a possible outbreak of a virus. There is a lot packed into this story but it all comes together well in explaining why things turned out the way they did.
Ari Thor is still a somewhat naive yet smart young policeman who is torn between his love and his career. He is trying to step up the ladder as well as respecting his girlfriend’s wishes of where they should be. Due to previous problems, the reader gets to see the progression of their relationship throughout this novel and what happened in-between the books is also explained well.
Once again I enjoyed this thrilling book and I’m also sad to see there’s just one more to go in this series and because I can’t wait I’ve decided to read it straight away. It’s a definite recommend read for me.