Gunder Jomann thinks his life has been made complete when he returns from a trip to India a married man. But on the day his bride arrives in Norway she vanishes. Then the town is shocked by the news of an Indian woman found bludgeoned to death in a nearby meadow.

Inspector Sejer and his colleague Skarre head the murder inquiry, planting seeds of suspicion in a community which has always believed itself to be peaceful and safe.

What a brilliant read! I was hooked from start to finish. In short, Gunder travels to India to find himself a bride. However, due to a tragic accident in the family he's unable to meet his new bride when her flight lands in Norway & this consequently leads to her tragic death. I guess on paper that may look a little implausible but the story works so well (though I did wonder at the end whether the true culprit had been caught - gotta watch out for those red herrings!).

I see in the blurb above that the book is described as having ..."one of the most chilling endings you'll find in crime fiction." Mmmm....not sure that's how I'd describe it. For me the last couple of pages were so sad & sweet they bought a lump to my throat & a tear to my eye *sniff*

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