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This was a stunning conclusion to this Scandi noir trilogy told backwards. (Though I secretly hold out hope he'll write at least one more showing Hulda at the beginning of her career)

I love how Ragnar Jonasson wove together all the threads in this story and had me in my feelings ;____; He had me flip-flopping on who I was rooting for and I ended up just feeling so sad for everybody involved by the end.

And the way it ends just has me wanting to reread it in reverse order!

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5.0

This is the third book in the Hulda series, but the events in it are the start of the story. I’ve been so enraptured by this trilogy, I read all three books in less than a week!

Another great mystery to untangle with its many threads. I really enjoyed all the details. Such a clever plot.

lukas_zundel's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious sad fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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5.0

kolymaarasto's review against another edition

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dark funny mysterious slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

pages_and_cacti's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

The Must by Ragnar Jonasson

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Just before Christmas, in the remotest farm in Iceland, Ella and Einar are startled by a knock at their door in the middle of winter with a storm quickly approaching. They find a stranger at the door. Two months later, detective Hilda gets a call about multiple bodies found at a remote farmhouse. What will she find?

I love a good Icelandic mystery as much as I love my ocean stories! No disappointment with this book either. A multiple timeline story that sucked me right in and was finished in a day. This was book three in a series and has left me wondering what occurred in the first two even though this could easily be read as a standalone.

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4.0

I think I'm in a minority in thinking that the first in this series is the best, and that the third one is the least amazing- but amazing all the same :)

As I say, this is the third in the series, and we finally see what happened with Hulda's daughter in detail. It's heart-breaking and sad and has a desolate atmosphere surrounding it. I didn't 'enjoy' reading the Dimma bits, but they were necessary, albeit uncomfortable.

Hulda is working a case alongside dealing with Christmas plans and her daughter's increasingly frequent withdrawal from family life. Two bodies have been found at a remote farmhouse and Hulda must find out what happened.

As a continuation of the series this ended everything well.

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