Not as good as Snowblind.

I don't think it was the writing of the book, as much as the translation of this one. It seemed very stilted and choppy.

I don't think I will be continuing with the Hidden Iceland series. ( )

Entertaining story of Detective Hulda Hermannsdottir and her efforts to revive and solve an old case before she is forced to retire. Not bad, a quick read, but I could have done without that silly epilogue. ( )

A little jumpy but I'll still read more. ( )

Hulda Hermannsdottir is a 60-something detective on the cusp of retirement. As a woman of a certain age, she knows that she has been bypassed in her career and is now focused just on being the best detective that she can be.

When the rug is pulled from under her by her boss, Hulda's retirement plans are cast into chaos. She manages to convince her boss to let her work on one cold case of her choice as her career draws to a close. Hulda selects a case where an immigrant woman was to have committed suicide, a finding that she has never been at ease with.

Hulda's investigation ruffles feathers both with her colleagues and with some pillars of the Rejkyavik community. The upshot is that things are made harder for her the closer that she gets to the truth.

This was an OK book but, frankly, I really hated the ending. There was, I think, one chapter too many and the opportunity to leave the viewer with a really appropriate ending was passed over in order to plug the next book in the series. I might read that, but I'm not hugely tempted. ( )

Okay, das Ende kommt wirklich mit einer grossen Überraschung daher. Aber der Rest... naja. Ich bin mir nicht sicher, es sind zwei Bestandteile so deckungsgleich mit zwei anderen isländischen Krimis, die ich schon gelesen habe, dass ich öfter deja-vues hatte.

Und generell, naja, zuviele Rückblicke, viel zuviele, auch wenn das das Alleinstellungsmerkmal der Serie sein soll, dass die später publizierten Teile früher spielen. ( )