The Savage Altar by Asa Larsson

The Savage Altar by Asa Larsson

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Summary

A church in the glittering frozen wastes of northern Sweden. Inside, a sacrifice: the body of a man - slashed to pieces, hands severed, eyes gouged out. The victim's sister is first to discover the body and immediately finds herself the police's only suspect. Terrified and confused, she calls on a friend: got-shot city lawyer Rebecka Martinsson.

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The Savage Altar by Asa Larsson

'A breath of fresh cold air . . . a dangerous edge to gladden fans of Lisbeth Salander' Boyd Tonkin The first in the Rebecka Martinsson series from the million-book bestselling author, for fans of Stieg Larsson, The Bridge and The Killing TV series. A church in the glittering frozen wastes of northern Sweden. Inside, a sacrifice: the body of a man - slashed to pieces, hands severed, eyes gouged out. The victim's sister is first to discover the body and she soon finds herself the police's only suspect. Terrified and confused, she calls on an old friend: hot-shot city lawyer Rebecka Martinsson. Can Rebecka dig beneath the surface of the community that she once fled, and find the truth? 'A chilling plot knee-deep in blood-spattered snow' Jim Kelly 'A labyrinthine conspiracy, superlative storytelling' Independent A nail biting, suspense-filled mystery' Sunday Telegraph
Asa Larsson was born in 1966 and lives in Sweden. Her second novel, The Blood Spilt, is available in Penguin.
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ISBN 13 9780241956441
ISBN 10 0241956447
Title The Savage Altar
Author Asa Larsson
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Penguin Books Ltd
Year published 2011-09-15
Number of pages 416
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.