Iceland is on the verge of going into an economic tailspin when a body is found in the water alongside a small town. Sergeant Gunna sets out to investigate. As she investigates, she discovers that the death was not a drowning, but likely a murder and the murder could be tied to another death by a hit and run vehicle.
Throughout the story are reports by a blogger about corruption within the government and at a new aluminium smelting plant that is being built near Gunna’s town. Gunna’s investigation seems to tie the murders to the smelting plant, which is the target of “Clean Iceland”, an Icelandic environmental group, and to the manager of a PR firm involved with the smelting plant. The manager of the PR firm is married to the minister of the environment and together they have investments in the smelting plant and PR firm.
As the story progresses, the pace picks up leading to an interesting climax.
Author Quentin Bates keeps the reader involved, but the unusual Icelandic place names can be real tongue twisters. All-in-all a very good read.
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