Only the Dead
by Vidar Sundstøl
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Pub Date Oct 01 2014 | Archive Date Jan 20 2015
University of Minnesota Press | Univ Of Minnesota Press
Description
**Please note this is the second book in the Minnesota Trilogy by Vidar Sundstøl. The first book is The Land of Dreams.
A Norwegian tourist has been found murdered on the shore of Lake Superior—right where an Ojibwe man may have been killed more than one hundred years earlier. Four months later, the official investigation is supposedly over but still not resolved, and U.S. Forest Service officer Lance Hansen, drawn into the mystery by his grisly discovery of the body, is uncovering clues disturbingly close to home.
His former father-in-law, Willy Dupree, may hold the key to the century-old murder of Swamper Caribou. And his own brother, Andy, might know more than he’s telling—more than he should know—about the recent homicide. The relationship between the brothers takes a dangerous turn as their annual deer hunt becomes a deadly game.
Steeped in the rich history of Lake Superior’s rugged North Shore, this follow-up to the Riverton Prize–winning The Land of Dreams pursues two tales through a bleak and beautiful landscape haunted by the lives and dreams of its Scandinavian immigrants and Native Americans. Hansen finds himself equally haunted by the complex mysteries that continue to unravel around him.
Advance Praise
Praise for The Land of Dreams, the first book in the Minnesota Trilogy by Vidar Sundsøl:
"The first of Sundstøl’s Minnesota trilogy to be published in the U.S. is literate, lyrically descriptive, and mystical. The next can’t come too soon." —Kirkus Reviews, starred review
"Norwegian crime novelist Sundstøl’s stellar psychological thriller, the first in his Minnesota Trilogy, stunningly evokes the North Shore of Lake Superior and its people. Nunnally’s convincing translation helps bring it all to unforgettable life." —Publishers Weekly
"Sundstøl’s superb first entry in his acclaimed Minnesota trilogy, now published for the first time in the United States, interweaves a Nordic noir flavor with the history and heritage of Minnesota’s Cook County. Fans of Scandinavian crime novels and mysteries with a Minnesota setting will enjoy this chilling psychological thriller." —Library Journal
"The novel will certainly appeal to Scandinavian crime-fiction fans, but the vivid Minnesota setting should expand its audience considerably. A fine mix of history and mystery." —Booklist, starred review
"The novel’s most gripping theme: that history can be like an ‘ancient monster’ hiding, waiting, unseen and unspoken, until a storm exposes it—and then we must confront that which we’ve silenced, ignored or simply forgotten." —Star Tribune
"What wonders there are in America’s own backyard, if we only think to look. That’s what the Norwegian writer Vidar Sundstøl does in The Land of Dreams." —New York Times Book Review
"Sundstøl’s direct, unfussy writing captures the toughness of folks who live along the North Shore." —Pioneer Press
"The story is very far from complete, but it has created a world, past and present, and not terribly benign, that I can scarcely wait to enter again." —Katherine A. Powers, Washington Post
"Sundstøl aptly weaves together the history of the Ojibway people, the story of the Scandinavian immigrants who arrived in northern Minnesota a century earlier and the men currently investigating the crime. It also brings up difficult questions about guilt, allegiance, and familial and cultural bonds that are hard to break. The Land of Dreams, originally published in Norway in 2008 as the first volume in Sundstøl’s “Minnesota trilogy,” will be appreciated by mystery lovers everywhere." —Shelf Awareness
"After reading the first, I’m impatient to read the rest." —Scandinavian Crime Fiction
Available Editions
| EDITION | Hardcover |
| ISBN | 9780816689422 |
| PRICE | $22.95 (USD) |
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