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Ashes to Dust

Book 3 of the Thora Gudmundsdottir series

In 1973, a volcanic eruption buried an entire Icelandic village in lava and ash. Now this macabre tourist attraction proves deadly once again—when the discovery of fresh bodies casts a shadow of suspicion onto Markus Magnusson, a man accused of killing his childhood sweetheart. His attorney Thora Gudmundsdottir finds that her client has a most inventive story to tell. But the locals seem oddly reluctant to back him up...

Genre
crimemysterythrillernoirlegal thriller
Themes
murder
Setting
2000sscandinaviaicelandeuropeeuropean
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 360 pages

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