One winter night, 28-year-old Detective Inspector Embla Nyström receives a phone call that sends her reeling. It's been fourteen years since her best friend disappeared from a nightclub in Gothenburg, but Embla recognizes her voice before the call abruptly disconnects. Embla is thrilled to learn Lollo is still alive, but before she can dive into the case, she gets another phone call--this time from a relative. A man has been found shot dead in one of the guest houses he and his wife manage in rural Sweden. Could she come take a look? With help from a handsome local detective and his police dog in training, Embla launches an investigation hoping it will bring her closer to finally finding Lollo and putting an end to her terrible nightmares.
Ms. Tursten’s novel commands attention from the start, even as it lays the groundwork for a series of startling revelations—and a prolonged action sequence that soaks the snow blood-red.
In comparison to earlier novels like The Torso and The Glass Devil, Snowdrift has a lighter, less grisly touch. There are still plenty of the required crime fiction elements, including a convincing, high-octane action scene, but it seems less sombre than the author’s previous books ... On the surface, Snowdrift creates the impression of a standard police procedural where the body count can be laid squarely at the feet of rival gangs and their eminent power struggle. Fortunately, appearances can be deceiving and Tursten successfully distracts us with multiple loose ends, misdirection and an extensive, sometimes overwhelmingly large, cast of characters ... well-written, traditional police procedural, ...
... spellbinding ... The action includes a spectacular chase sequence, a bombshell twist that turns the cases around, and an explosive firestorm. This stunning page-turner is unarguably the best in the series.
