Snowdrift, Helene Tursten
Snowdrift, Helene Tursten
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Snowdrift

Author: Helene Tursten

Narrator: Stina Nielsen

Unabridged: 10 hr 27 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 12/08/2020


Synopsis

When a new lead breaks in the cold case that has long haunted Swedish Detective Inspector Embla Nyström, the truth she’s been seeking about her best friend’s disappearance may finally be revealed—if it doesn’t kill her first.

One winter night, 28-year-old Detective Inspector Embla Nyström receives a phone call that sends her reeling. It’s been fourteen years since her best friend disappeared from a nightclub in Gothenburg, but Embla recognizes her voice before the call abruptly disconnects. Embla is thrilled to learn Lollo is still alive, but before she can dive into the case, she gets another phone call—this time from a relative. A man has been found shot dead in one of the guest houses he and his wife manage in rural Sweden. Could she come take a look?

When Embla arrives on the scene, she receives another shock. The dead man is Milo Stavic, a well-known gang member and one of the last people seen with Lollo. And, as Embla soon learns, the same night that Milo was shot in the guest house, his brother Luca was also killed. Why, after all these years, is someone targeting the Stavic brothers, and where is the third brother? With help from a handsome local detective and his police dog in training, Embla launches an investigation into the three Stavic brothers, hoping it will bring her closer to finally finding Lollo and putting an end to her terrible nightmares.

About Helene Tursten

Helene Tursten was a nurse and a dentist before she turned to writing. She is the author of the Irene Huss series, including Detective Inspector Huss, Night Rounds, Who Watcheth, and Protected by the Shadows; the Embla Nystrom series; and the short story collection An Elderly Lady Is Up to No Good. Her books have been translated into twenty-five languages and made into a television series. She was born in Gothenburg, Sweden, where she now lives with her husband.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Barbara on January 14, 2021

“Snowdrift” is a satisfying murder mystery set in the Swedish frozen backdrop. Detective Inspector, and ex-boxer, Embla Nystrom inadvertently gets caught up in a gang member death. The dead man is familiar to Embla: he threatened to kill her when she was 15 as she witnessed her best friend being kid......more

Goodreads review by Bam cooks the books on December 22, 2020

As a teen, Embla watched, terrified, as her best friend Lollo was carried off by three dangerous men and was never seen again. Nearly 15 years later, Embla, who is now a Detective Inspector in the Violent Crimes Unit of the Swedish police, is still haunted by nightmares of that night and is shocked......more

Goodreads review by Kathy on May 26, 2022

I did read the first of these Embla Nystrom books a few years ago but didn't pick up the second. This third book has good tempo and pretty much demands to be read in one sitting as there is tension over some pretty bad characters and what their next threat might entail. You would think Embla might b......more

Goodreads review by Mick on November 30, 2020

This book is translated from Swedish and is third in the series about inspector Embla Nystrom. Unfortunately, I haven’t read the previous stories but this book can be read as a standalone. The background history is given where necessary. Embla who works as a police detective in Gothenburg is taking h......more