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Rebecka MartinssonSeries

This series delves into the dark secrets of the Swedish north, where a skilled investigator tackles chilling crimes. Each case unravels not only the perpetrator but also the complex past and psychology of the characters. Readers can anticipate atmospheric settings, gripping plots, and profound reflections on human nature.

The Savage Altar
The Sins of our Fathers
Until Thy Wrath be Past
The Black Path
The second deadly sin
Sacrificio a Mólek

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    The Savage Altar

    3.7(13778)Add rating

    In the frozen expanses of northern Sweden, a church becomes the scene of a gruesome sacrifice: a man’s body, brutally mutilated. The victim’s sister, Sanna, stumbles upon the horrifying scene and quickly finds herself the prime suspect. In desperation, she reaches out to her old friend, Rebecka Martinsson, a sharp city lawyer reluctant to return to the small town she left behind in disgrace. As Rebecka navigates the tight-knit community, she must confront its dark secrets and unravel the truth behind the murder. This gripping mystery, filled with suspense and a chilling atmosphere, showcases Asa Larsson’s talent for storytelling. The narrative draws readers into a labyrinthine conspiracy, as Rebecka digs deeper into the town's hidden truths, facing resistance from its wary inhabitants. With echoes of Stieg Larsson's work, the novel promises to captivate fans of crime thrillers. Asa Larsson, a bestselling author with over a million and a half books sold, won acclaim for her debut novel, which earned the award for Sweden's best first crime novel. Her subsequent work continues to build on her reputation in the genre.

    The Savage Altar
  2. 2

    The Blood Spilt

    • 410 pages
    • 15 hours of reading
    3.3(626)Add rating

    A breath of fresh cold air... a dangerous edge to gladden fans of Lisbeth Salander. From a bestselling author comes another nail-biting thriller for fans of Stieg Larsson and Scandinavian noir. The murder of a female priest sends shockwaves through the isolated community of Kiruna, echoing a previous crime. Lawyer Rebecka Martinsson returns to assist the police and is drawn into the dead woman's world—a realm of hurt and healing, sin and sexuality, and lethal sacrifice. Can Rebecka uncover the truth before it consumes her? Asa Larsson, with over a million and a half books sold worldwide, offers a gripping follow-up to her award-winning debut, The Savage Altar. This atmospheric and fast-paced thriller features Rebecka Martinsson, a character reminiscent of Clarice Starling from The Silence of the Lambs. Set during Sweden's midsummer, when the long winter fades, a brutal killer strikes, reigniting memories of a similar murder spree nearly two years prior. Rebecka finds herself entangled in a mystery that threatens another life, as the community grapples with the victim's complex legacy. Larsson's unflinching exploration of the human heart adds chilling depth to this suspense-filled narrative, showcasing her talent in crafting labyrinthine conspiracies and superlative storytelling.

    The Blood Spilt
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    The Black Path

    • 384 pages
    • 14 hours of reading
    4.0(562)Add rating

    A grisly torture-murder, a haunting northern Sweden backdrop, and a dark drama of twisted sexuality collide memorably in Åsa Larsson’s masterpiece of suspense—a tale of menace, hope, longing, and darkness beyond imagining. The dead woman was found on a frozen lake, her body riddled with evidence of torture. Instantly, Inspector Anna-Maria Mella knows she needs help. Because the dead woman—found in workout clothes with lacy underwear beneath them—was a key player in a mining company whose tentacles reach across the globe. Anna-Maria needs a lawyer to help explain some things—and she knows one of the best. Attorney Rebecka Martinsson is desperate to get back to work, to feel alive again after a case that almost destroyed her. Soon Rebecka is prying into the affairs of the dead woman’s boss, the founder of Kallis Mining, whose relationship with his star employee was both complex and ominous. But what Rebecka and Anna-Maria are about to uncover—a tangled drama of secrets, perversion, and criminality—will lay bare a tale as shocking as it is sad…about a man’s obsession, a woman’s lonely death, and a killer’s cold, cold heart.

    The Black Path
  4. 3

    La senda oscura

    • 464 pages
    • 17 hours of reading
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    Está oscuro en el norte de Suecia y una tormenta de nieve azota el lago helado de Torneträsk. Buscando cobijo del frío mortal, un pescador encuentra el cadáver de una joven en una cabaña. La víctima es Inna Wattrang, una ejecutiva ejemplar de la empresa minera Kallis Mining. Anna-Maria Mella, la inspectora encargada del caso, necesita la ayuda de un experto en leyes, y conoce al mejor: Rebecka Martinsson. Juntas inician una investigación a dos bandas que parece revelar una siniestra relación entre el entorno de la víctima y el dueño de la compañía.

    La senda oscura
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    Until Thy Wrath be Past

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    It is the first thaw of spring and the body of a young woman surfaces in the River Thorne in the far north of Sweden. Rebecka Martinsson is working as a prosecutor in nearby Karuna. Her sleep has been disturbed by haunting visions of a shadowy, accusing figure. Could the body belong to the ghost in her dreams? And where is the dead girl's boyfriend, also reported as missing the previous winter? Joining forces once again with Police Inspectors Anna-Maria Mella and Sven-Erik St. lnacke, Rebecka is drawn into an investigation that centres on old rumours about a plane carrying supplies for German troops in 1943 that never arrived. Shame and secrecy shroud the locals' memories of the war, with Sweden's early collaboration with the Nazis still a raw wound. And on the windswept shore of a frozen lake lurks a killer who will kill again to keep the past buried for ever beneath half a century's silent ice and snow

    Until Thy Wrath be Past
  6. 5

    Sacrificio a Mólek

    • 414 pages
    • 15 hours of reading
    4.0(12)Add rating

    Un grupo de cazadores mata a un oso en los bosques cercanos a Kiruna. Cuando abren el vientre del animal, encuentran un dedo humano entre las vísceras. Unos meses más tarde, hallan a una mujer asesinada en su casa. Ha sido brutalmente agredida con una horqueta hasta la muerte. Markus, su nieto de siete años, ha desaparecido. La fiscal del distrito, Rebecka Martinsson, que en un principio se iba a hacer cargo de la investigación, es retirada del caso. Por su cuenta y riesgo empieza a indagar en el asesinato de la mujer: la muerte parece perseguir a esta familia, y Rebecka no está dispuesta a que su último miembro, el joven Markus, corra la misma suerte. Para ello, deberá sumergirse en el pasado de los personajes y de sus antepasados. Hay pocas cosas que provoquen mayor indignación que la violencia contra un niño. Cuando el pequeño Markus desaparece la fiscal Martinsson es capaz de actuar al margen de la ley para encontrarlo.

    Sacrificio a Mólek
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    The second deadly sin

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    At the end of a deadly bear hunt across the wilderness of Northern Sweden, the hunters are shaken by a horrifying discovery... Across in Kurravaara, a woman is murdered with horrific brutality... Only Rebecka Martinsson sees a connection but she's been dropped from the case...

    The second deadly sin
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