The Savage Altar
Book description
Innocence will be sacrificed...
On the floor of a church in northern Sweden, the body of a man lies ritually mutilated and defiled - and in the night sky, the aurora borealis dances as the snow begins to fall.
Rebecka Martinsson is heading home to Kiruna, the small town she'd…
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1 author picked The Savage Altar as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
Taking place in northern Sweden, where the cold and snowy environment plays its own part, this story focuses on a cult-like church where the founder has been brutally murdered. A lawyer and friend of the victim’s sister, Rebecka Martinsson, travels up from Stockholm to help solve the case. It’s dark and gritty and suspenseful – it’s also the first of 6 books.
From Jessica's list on dark Scandi Noir.
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