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A review by portybelle
Rupture by Ragnar Jónasson
4.0
Rupture is the fourth in Ragnar Jonasson's Dark Iceland series and I think it's the best yet! In this book, Siglufjordur is in lockdown to prevent the spread of an infectious disease which sounds similar to ebola. You would think this would mean that policeman Ari Thor would be having a quiet time with all the residents staying safely at home but no! There is a hit-and-run to deal with, political intrigue, a child abduction, a cold-case to investigate which might or might nor be murder, Ari Thor's boss possibly moving away and he is rekindling his relationship with Kristin. It's all go in this usually a quiet, isolated northern Icelandic town.
I seriously think they need to get more police in Siglufjordur. Ari Thor and his boss Tomas are managing the whole town between them which means they pretty much have no days off. The town may have been a quiet place before but over the course of the last few books, it seems more crime is being committed and more and more long-held dark secrets are being revealed. Maybe it's the cold weather and isolation which drives people slightly mad causing them to commit crimes? Isrun, the news reporter from Reykjavik, makes a reappearance in this book and I enjoyed how she and Ari Thor's investigations, while seeming separate initially, gradually overlapped and connected.
As with all the Dark Iceland books, Rupture is well paced with many little twists and surprises revealed along the way, keeping me interested and keen to find out what would happen next. There is plenty of tension, particularly with the abduction of the child. The child's step-father has reasons of his own to want to keep his past well hidden from his new partner. It was good to get more a look at the characters' personal lives in this book with Ari Thor showing his warmer side as he and Kristin make tentative steps towards reconciling. Isrun's personal life added another interesting aspect to the story and I hope we get to see her again.
Rupture is an excellent crime read with the beauty of Icelandic location adding plenty atmosphere and chill. The quarantine adds an even greater feeling of claustrophobia than ever. Ragnar Jonasson draws together the threads of his story beautifully leading to a satisfying ending. But please, someone get Ari Thor more colleagues!
I seriously think they need to get more police in Siglufjordur. Ari Thor and his boss Tomas are managing the whole town between them which means they pretty much have no days off. The town may have been a quiet place before but over the course of the last few books, it seems more crime is being committed and more and more long-held dark secrets are being revealed. Maybe it's the cold weather and isolation which drives people slightly mad causing them to commit crimes? Isrun, the news reporter from Reykjavik, makes a reappearance in this book and I enjoyed how she and Ari Thor's investigations, while seeming separate initially, gradually overlapped and connected.
As with all the Dark Iceland books, Rupture is well paced with many little twists and surprises revealed along the way, keeping me interested and keen to find out what would happen next. There is plenty of tension, particularly with the abduction of the child. The child's step-father has reasons of his own to want to keep his past well hidden from his new partner. It was good to get more a look at the characters' personal lives in this book with Ari Thor showing his warmer side as he and Kristin make tentative steps towards reconciling. Isrun's personal life added another interesting aspect to the story and I hope we get to see her again.
Rupture is an excellent crime read with the beauty of Icelandic location adding plenty atmosphere and chill. The quarantine adds an even greater feeling of claustrophobia than ever. Ragnar Jonasson draws together the threads of his story beautifully leading to a satisfying ending. But please, someone get Ari Thor more colleagues!