Missing is the development of relationships, especially parent-child They were not allowed to hunt and fish where their ancestors had always Than the rest of the population and not capable of managing their own destiny. Villains but was surprised at the identity of another one.Īgainst them has parallels to Canada’s treatment of its Indigenous Just as one story reaches a crucial stage, theįocus changes to another plot line so there are a number of cliffhangers. Distrust seeps into relationships as itīecomes difficult to determine who can be trusted. Is keeping secrets and telling lies so there are many suspects. I found that it was not especially difficult to keep track of who is who.Ĭharacters face increasing danger, especially after more deaths occur and more The length of that list had me concerned but Which events are based on historical events and which characters are based onīeginning, there is also an extensive list of characters. It provides a context for the events in theĪuthor’s Note and Historical Background gives more information and explains Nordic Countries during World War II”) was very useful. Scandinavia during World War II was scant so the preface at the beginning (“The Gradually converge with the discovery of secrets which threaten the fabric of

Searching for his sister, one of several Sami who have mysteriously At the same time, in Lapland in northernmost He is pre-occupied with concerns that hisīoss is secretly negotiating with the German Reich. He dismisses it since there is no explanatory letter. Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, receives Britta’s PhD thesis but Negotiations with Nazi Germany, discovers the body of Britta, her best friend Laura, a young civil servant assisting a team overseeing trade In 1943 when the country’s neutrality in the war is under pressure. Having enjoyed Cecilia Ekb ä ck’s previous novels ( Wolf Winterįorward to this one. Planned a trip to Scandinavia for the fall of 2020, a trip that never happenedīecause of Covid-19, so the next best thing is reading a book set there.

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