Veresüü - Åsa Larsson

Almost two years have passed since Rebecka Martinsson settled accounts with the men who murdered her childhood friend Viktor Strandgård. Now Rebecka is on sick leave and it is very difficult for her to remember the events of that time. Because of her work, she ends up in Kiruna again, where police inspector Anna-Maria Mella, who has just returned from her child's leave, has begun to investigate the murder of priest Mildred Nilsson.

The traces of the crime have cooled down, but the truth smolders in the village like a fire under the ashes. The murdered priest Mildred Nilsson was a feminist and a rebel who was a thorn in the side of her boss and colleagues as well as many male villagers. Mildred's arrival turned all existing power relations upside down, she established a women's network and created a foundation for the protection of she-wolves that wandered into church lands. Thanks to Rebecca, the threatening letters sent to Mildred and a sinister drawing reach the police. Although Rebecka refrains from interfering in the events this time, it still ends in blood for her.

Åsa Larsson's previous novel about Rebecka Martinsson, Sunstorm, was published by Varrak in 2015.

Award for the best Swedish crime novel, 2004