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Ashes to dust / Yrsa Sigurdardóttir ; translated from the Icelandic by Philip Roughton.

By: Contributor(s): Language: English Original language: Icelandic Series: Thora Gudmundsdóttir series ; 3Publication details: London : Hodder & Stoughton Ltd, 2011.Description: 455 pages ; 20 cmISBN:
  • 9781444700077 (pbk)
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 839.6935 22
Summary: n 1973, a volcanic eruption buried an entire Icelandic village in lava and ash. Now, hoping to make some cash, a crew is assembled to excavate the site and turn it into a tourist destination. Markús, who was a teenager when the volcano erupted, enlists the help of attorney Thóra Gudmundsdóttir to try to prevent the excavation from going forward. When the digging continues and three fresh bodies (and a spare head) turn up in the basement of Markús' childhood home, Thóra begins to question Markús' motives for wanting to stop the excavation. His explanation for the bodies is complicated, and the locals seem oddly reluctant to back him up. As Markús' story begins to unravel, Thóra finds herself with an impossible task, defending Markús while trying to solve a quadruple murder that may very well implicate her client.
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Fiction Hanover Public Library Shelves FIC SIGU (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 31906001215400

Originally published: 2010.

n 1973, a volcanic eruption buried an entire Icelandic village in lava and ash. Now, hoping to make some cash, a crew is assembled to excavate the site and turn it into a tourist destination. Markús, who was a teenager when the volcano erupted, enlists the help of attorney Thóra Gudmundsdóttir to try to prevent the excavation from going forward.
When the digging continues and three fresh bodies (and a spare head) turn up in the basement of Markús' childhood home, Thóra begins to question Markús' motives for wanting to stop the excavation. His explanation for the bodies is complicated, and the locals seem oddly reluctant to back him up. As Markús' story begins to unravel, Thóra finds herself with an impossible task, defending Markús while trying to solve a quadruple murder that may very well implicate her client.

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