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A review by is_this_mutton_
The Sins of our Fathers by Åsa Larsson
5.0
I was new to Larsson and hadn't read the previous 5 books in the series. However this was a self contained plot, and one so nuanced and wide ranging I am keen to seek out its predecessors.
The story starts with a woman meticulously planning her suicide before the snow melts, having retired from work and decided she has very little to live for. Her plan is thwarted by the discovery of two bodies: one a former boxer who disappeared decades ago, and the other the woman's estranged brother.
Rebecka Martinsson is Larsson's fearless but complex investigator, who is asked by an elderly forensic pathologist to investigate the deaths.
In good noir tradition, there is plenty going on in the plot and I found it fascinating to learn about some of the intricacies of boxing and the planning regulations in Sweden which make it all too easy for organized crime to influence decisions.
I enjoyed this complex and intriguing book very much.
This novel is published on 30 March.
The story starts with a woman meticulously planning her suicide before the snow melts, having retired from work and decided she has very little to live for. Her plan is thwarted by the discovery of two bodies: one a former boxer who disappeared decades ago, and the other the woman's estranged brother.
Rebecka Martinsson is Larsson's fearless but complex investigator, who is asked by an elderly forensic pathologist to investigate the deaths.
In good noir tradition, there is plenty going on in the plot and I found it fascinating to learn about some of the intricacies of boxing and the planning regulations in Sweden which make it all too easy for organized crime to influence decisions.
I enjoyed this complex and intriguing book very much.
This novel is published on 30 March.