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Violence
Some
A wartime murder and a present-day death; moderate violence across two timelines
Language
Barely any
Mild language in translation
Sexual Content
Barely any
Brief reference to the wartime social scene
Substance Use
Barely any
Social drinking in a wartime context
Emotional Intensity
Some
The parallel investigations and the weight of unresolved historical injustice give the novel its layered psychological texture
What this book is about
In 1944, a young Icelandic woman is found strangled in a Reykjavik shadow district, and two investigators — Icelandic detective Flovent and Canadian military policeman Thorson — work the case as Allied soldiers swarm the city. In the present day, an old man is found dead holding a clipping about the wartime murder. The first in a new series from Indriðason weaves past and present into a taut historical mystery of secrets, occupation, and justice delayed.
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Wartime occupation setting
Historical injustice
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