Hulda is an interesting character, a detective about the age of retirement who wants to stay a little longer and finish off some cold cases that seem to have a connection with new murders. Suspenseful and interesting to see how Hulda will try and solve the case and her interactions with other detectives and her friend Peter. The ending leaves you wanting to read more about Hulda.

I wanted to read The Darkness because I was intrigued by what the premise of the book was as well as the cover of the book looked interesting. As I started reading this novel, it was very slow to get to the point and help the reader understand what was about to happen. Once I got passed the middle of the book, it seemed to get better. I so wanted to love this book but I will have to settle for like. It is a good read just harder to get to the good stuff.

Thank you netgalley as well as the author/publisher for giving me the opportunity to read this book in exchange for my honest review.

4 ⭐️ out of 5

I am not sure what I expected with this book. I was hoping for something along the lines of Larsson in modern writing or maybe a book with literary value in line with Hamsun. Although I did appreciate the "It's a man's world" and a retiring female cop who was unable to get promoted, the story seemed flat to me. I usually don't read crime books, but I expected something better.

Thank you to St Martins Press for the arc of this book.
I enjoyed this book, I didn’t find it gripping and unputdownable though, but a good read.

Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for for letting me review this book.
I love Nordic mysteries and this one set in Iceland doesn’t disappoint.
It is fast paced and good to end .
This author doesn’t disappoint.

DI Hulda Hermannsdottir is being forced to retire at age 64, but it’s the last thing she wants. She’s given a choice for her last case - the cold case of her choice. For Hulda, there’s no choice, she wants to know who’s responsible for the death of a Russian woman, found washed up on a beach a year before. Another young woman disappeared at the same time and it would appear that no one cares what happened to either woman, including Hulda’s colleagues. Nordic noir at it’s best

Another wonderful entry into Icelandic noir from an author I enjoy very much.

Faced with early retirement, Huldar Hermanndotiir dosen't want to ride off into the sunset without one last case to solve so she takes on a cold care that was written off as a suicide. You know the old saying, be careful what you wish for? Well Huldar will wish she had just turned in her papers without a backward glance when this turns into an on the edge of your seat thriller from the get go. I hope this character will have more up her sleeve despite the ending.

Highly recommended!