At a university in Reykjavík, the body of a young German student is discovered, his eyes cut out and strange symbols carved into his chest. Police waste no time in making an arrest, but the victim's family isn't convinced that the right man is in custody. They ask Thóra Guðmundsdóttir, an attorney and single mother of two, to investigate. · Last Rituals by Yrsa Sigurðardóttir Published by: Willian Morrow on October 2, Genre: Adult, Mystery, Crime, Scandinavian Pages: N/A Format: Audiobook Source: Borrowed from the library Goodreads | Amazon | BookDepository | Indigo Summary (from Goodreads): At a university in Reykjavík, the body of a young German student is discovered, his eyes cut out and strange Estimated Reading Time: 2 mins. Last Rituals: A Novel of Suspense (Thora Gudmundsdottir Novels, 1) Paperback – April 7, by Yrsa Sigurdardottir (Author), Bernard Scudder (Translator)/5().
Last Rituals An Icelandic Novel of Secret Symbols, Medieval Witchcraft, and Modern Murder (Book): Yrsa Sigurðardóttir: The spellbinding debut and international sensation being published in thirty countries featuring Th#;ra Gudmundsd#;ttir, a smart, sexy lawyer and investigator whose hunt for a modern murderer points to a very odd--and evil--chapter in Iceland's past After the. LAST RITUALS is an 'academic mystery': that is, the crime takes place in a university department (a student is murdered), and the solution depends on the uncovering and understanding of the victim's research, as well as of the broader mores, religion and witchcraft in medieval Europe. Yet the book is by no means heavy-going; the opposite in fact. Title: Last Rituals (audiobook) Series: Þóra Guðmundsdóttir #1 Author: Yrsa Sigurðardóttir Synopsis: At a university in Reykjav k, the body of a young German student is discovered, his eyes cut out and strange symbols carved into his chest.
Yrsa Sigurðardóttir is an Icelandic writer, of both crime-novels and children's fiction. She has been writing since Her début crime-novel "Last Rituals" published in the US in , and the UK in January was translated into English by Bernard Scudder, and is book 1 of the Thóra Gudmundsdóttir series. Last Rituals: Icelandic Novel of Secret Symbols, Medieval Witchcraft and Modern Murder by internationally acclaimed author Yrsa Sigurdardottir and translated into English by Bernard Scudder will thrill readers with the finely written mystery and more intimate look at a glimpse of Iceland as the background, a country that intrigues but often remains mysterious. At a university in Reykjavík, the body of a young German student is discovered, his eyes cut out and strange symbols carved into his chest. Police waste no time in making an arrest, but the victim's family isn't convinced that the right man is in custody.
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