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"The fourth Rebecka Martinson novel ...may be Larsson's best book so far. The supernatural elements are worked seamlessly into a complex and engaging mystery...thoroughly compelling. Make sure to suggest this one to fans of James Thompson's Finnish mysteries and those who enjoy Scandinavian crime fiction with strong female leads." --Booklist, STARRED REVIEW
"This remarkable tale of twisted love and vengeance and redemptive nonjudgmental devotion resounds."-- Publishers Weekly, STARRED REVIEW
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A vivid tale of suspense from one of Sweden's finest crime writers.
As spring arrives in the far north of Sweden, a young woman's body surfaces through the breaking ice of the River Thorne. At the same time, visions of a shadowy figure haunt the dreams of Rebecka Martinsson, a prosecutor in nearby Karuna. Could the body belong to the ghost in her dreams? And where is the dead girl's boyfriend?
Joining forces once again with Police Inspector Anna-Maria Mella, Rebecka finds herself drawn into an investigation that stirs up long-dormant rumors of a German supply plane that went missing in 1943--and of Nazi collaborators in the town, where shame and secrecy shroud the locals' memories of the war.
And on the windswept shore of a frozen lake lurks a murderer who will kill again to keep the past buried forever beneath half a century's silent ice and snow.
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Victim Haunts Larsson's "Wrath", Oct 20 2011
By Librarian - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Until Thy Wrath Be Past (Hardcover)
Wilma recalls the day she and Simon died: "I remember how we died. I remember, and I know. . . . I was seventeen." Wilma's spirit has been wandering the village of Piilijärvi, nearly 50 miles southeast of Kiruna, for eight months before her body is found. Her great-grandmother, Anni, still has the pancakes she was making for Wilma that day in her freezer. And as her body is removed from the River Torne, Wilma knows that now her great-grandmother can finally cry.A week after police remove what is left of Wilma from the river, forensic analysis confirms District Prosecutor Rebecka Martinsson's suspicion that Wilma's death was not a diving accident, but murder. Inspector Anna-Maria Mella heads the investigation. Although she feels estranged from her team after a questionable judgment call the previous year, Mella knows she has a job to do: Find who murdered Wilma and, by assumption, Simon. The two obvious suspects are the district's own local mafioso-type brothers, Tore and Hjalmar Krekula, who operate the family hauling business. Everyone, it seems, knows better than to cross the Krekula family. Proving the brothers had anything to do with Wilma's death will not be easy and almost certainly dangerous.
Åsa Larsson's "Until Thy Wrath Be Past," fourth in the Rebecka Martinsson series, is not a straight-forward tale. Told in many voices from many perspectives, the story fluctuates between past and present events. Piilijärvi is a small community where memories and relationships go back a long way. Who aided or resisted the Germans during World War II is still a sensitive topic. Childhood incidents of sibling rivalry are not easily dismissed. Additionally, through the voice of Wilma's spirit, the victim is actively present, lending yet another dimension to this police procedural. Likewise, part of the narrative is told through Tore and Hjalmar, the main suspects. And, both Martinsson and Mella are struggling with personal and professional decisions about their futures, adding depth to these two principal characters. While this constant shifting of the narrative ground provides a major force of interest, the murder plot itself comes off as somewhat weak and convoluted. But despite this drawback, Larsson knows her characters and setting. Her Sweden is far from perfect but definitely revealing and her characters are full and alive. For both fans and new explorers of Scandinavian mysteries, "Until Thy Wrath Be Past" is well worth reading.
19 of 25 people found the following review helpful
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Another great Rebecka Martinsson, Aug 9 2011
By peter at scandinavianbooks.com "Peter" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Until Thy Wrath Be Past (Hardcover)
Until Thy Wrath be Past starts with a bang. The 17-year-old Wilma Persson, who together with her boyfriend is diving beneath the ice of Lake Vittangijärvi, looking for the wreck of a Nazi transport airplane that crashed there during the War, tells the story of how she and her boyfriend is murdered. They have dived from a whole they have sawed in the ice, and someone has closed the hole, thus preventing them for surfacing. Wilma fights desperately to survive, but knows that soon there will be no more air. And then the air runs out, and there is only the ice cold water of Lake Vittangijärvi.This is a remarkable and interesting book, very well written, about repression, violence, devotion and ruthlessness. Until Thy Wrath be Past is a great crime fiction novel, and I am already looking forward to the next Rebecka Martinsson novel!
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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An excellent book. Highly recommended., Jan 7 2012
By E. J. - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Until Thy Wrath Be Past (Hardcover)
The story reminded me of Fargo in the depth of the plot and in the excellent descriptions of the locale. A young boy and a girl initially seem to have drowned in a river but sharp detectives quickly find out that the case is that of a murder. The boy's body is never found but the girl's has been and her spirit now helps guide the investigation forward. The investigation uncovers old secrets and crimes that many wish were forgotten.This is an excellent thriller. It touches you deeply as you read about the innocents' thoughts, about the living's goodness, and as you encounter evil. It describes Sweden's best and worst. If you have elderly family members, you'll relate to the girl's great grandmother.
Highly recommended.
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