A review by abookishtype
The Historians by Cecilia Ekbäck

mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

There is something terribly wrong at the iron mine at Blackåsen, in rural Sweden. There are hints of the wrongness in a brief scene early in The Historians, by Cecilia Ekbäck, when a Sámi woman disappears. It will take the rest of the novel to find out what’s really going on at Blackåsen, when the deep dark secret is eventually unraveled by the tenacious Laura Dahlgren and Jens Regnell, who follow clues through old college friendships, government archives, and interviews with paranoid Swedes. This book is a slow burn, however, which may frustrate some readers...

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