My Soul to Take: A Novel of Iceland
In Sigurdard&oacute;ttir's engaging second crime novel to feature attorney Th&oacute;ra Gudmundsd&oacute;ttir (afterLast Rituals), J&oacute;nas J&uacute;l&iacute;usson, a client Th&oacute;ra assisted with a land purchase in West Iceland, calls for more help. The superstitious J&uacute;l&iacute;usson, who believes one of the farmhouses on the land he bought to develop a spa and hotel is haunted, invites Th&oacute;ra to stay at his facility and investigate. Her arrival coincides with the discovery under some seaweed on the beach of the sexually abused corpse of architect Birna Halld&oacute;rsd&oacute;ttir, who was working on a new building. J&uacute;l&iacute;usson, who apparently sent a text message arranging a rendezvous with the victim at the time and place where she died, becomes the prime suspect. The lawyer shifts gears from ghost busting to amateur sleuthing. As Th&oacute;ra pursues an array of suspects and clues, Sigurdard&oacute;ttir keeps readers guessing whodunit.(May)Copyright &copy; Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.--This text refers to theHardcoveredition.