num_pages: 310
description: WINNER OF SWEDEN’S BEST FIRST CRIME NOVEL AWARD • In the land of silence and snow, the killing has begun . . . Rebecka Martinsson is heading home to Kiruna, the town she’d left in disgrace years before. A Stockholm attorney, Rebecka has a good reason to return: her friend Sanna, whose brother has been horrifically murdered in the revivalist church his charisma helped create. Beautiful and fragile, Sanna needs someone like Rebecka to remove the shadow of guilt that is engulfing her, to forestall an ambitious prosecutor and a dogged policewoman. But to help her friend, and to find the real killer of a man she once adored and is now not sure she ever knew, Rebecka must relive the darkness she left behind in Kiruna, delve into a sordid conspiracy of deceit, and confront a killer whose motives are dark, wrenching, and impossible to guess. . . .Praise for Sun Storm“Richly atmospheric.” — Kirkus Reviews“Larsson builds suspense gradually but inexorably, and she is equally good at creating mood. . . .This impressive debut heralds another striking voice from Scandinavia.” — Booklist  “For those who eschew exotic travel in favor of the familiar hammock, there’s nothing better than a well-written and well-translated story from some place you’ll probably never visit. is that story and more!” — Rocky Mountain News  
language: English
title: Sun Storm
titlecomplete: Sun Storm (Rebecka Martinsson, #1)
characters: Anna-Maria Mella, Rebecka Martinsson, Sanna
genres: Crime, Suspense, Sweden, Thriller, Mystery Thriller, Fiction, Scandinavian Literature, Nordic Noir, Mystery, Swedish Literature
ratings_count: 20898
places: Sweden, Kiruna
series: Rebecka Martinsson
awards: awardedAt: 1167638400000
name: CWA International Dagger, awardedAt: 1041408000000
name: Svenska Deckarakademins pris för bästa svenska kriminalroman
publisher: Delta