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It's been a long, dark time since a gruesome discovery drew U.S. Forest Service ranger Lance Hansen into a murder investigation that is now approaching a resolution--although not to his satisfaction. In fact, the mysteries have been multiplying and getting uncomfortably close to home. On the run after a hunting expedition with his brother, Andy, went awry, Lance is haunted by visions of Swamper Caribou, the Ojibwe medicine man whose death a century earlier remains unexplained. Willy Dupree, Lance's former father-in-law, has the ability to interpret dreams--and what he reveals may be key to understanding both deaths, past and present. Reluctantly taking on the role of detective, Lance uncovers troubling connections and grim secrets that will shake him to his very core.
In the final installment of his award-winning Minnesota Trilogy, Norwegian crime writer Vidar Sundstøl's affinity for the northern world of Lake Superior is on full display--as Lance's search takes him from the wilds of the Boundary Waters to outposts steeped in voyageur history and Ojibwe culture, from the streets of the Twin Cities to the gritty port of Duluth, to the sleepy tourist towns that dot the North Shore--and as the mysteries of love and nature, history and culture merge in a powerful conclusion.
Author Notes
Vidar Sundstøl is the author of seven novels, including the internationally best-selling Minnesota Trilogy, whose first two volumes, The Land of Dreams and Only the Dead , are published by the University of Minnesota Press.
Tiina Nunnally has translated more than sixty works of fiction from the Nordic languages, including Sigrid Undset's Kristin Lavransdatter , which won the PEN/Book-of-the-Month Club Translation Prize. She has translated all three volumes of the Minnesota Trilogy.
Reviews (3)
Publisher's Weekly Review
Blood, real and metaphorical, dominates Sundstol's first in his Minnesota trilogy, Land of Dreams, in which forest ranger Lance Hansen suspects his brother, Andy, of bludgeoning a Norwegian tourist to death. Ice envelops human hearts in the second book, Only the Dead, in which the brothers each approach fratricide. And black shadows out of ancient Viking lore hover over this stunning concluding volume. Ravens that mythically represented Thought and Memory survive the harshest winters, feasting on carcasses that remind Lance of his own futile and tormented life as he struggles to uncover the secrets of his Scandinavian family. Lance's troubled niece, Chrissy, who's entangled in Duluth's goth drug scene, is a target of Andy's anger; Lance tries to save her but nonetheless uses her to solve the crime. In a dream vision out of Lance's hidden Ojibway heritage, he journeys through a symbolic death before he can balance poetry, words conveying love, and berserker rage to grasp the solution to this terrible, beautiful dilemma. Sundstol echoes an Old Norse saga that warns, "Thought and Memory fly over the world each day. I fear for Thought, lest he come not back, but I fear yet more for Memory." (Apr.) © Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.
Kirkus Review
A man's life crumbles as he desperately seeks a solution to his problems.U.S. Forest Service ranger Lance Hansen's life has been hell since he discovered the badly beaten corpse of a Norwegian tourist (The Land of Dreams, 2013). Although Ojibwe Lenny Diver was arrested for the crime, Lance is almost sure his own brother, Andy, is the real killer. After a near-fatal incident on a deer hunt (Only the Dead, 2014), when Lance's gun accidentally fired but Andy thought Lance tried to kill him, Lance runs away. He arranges with a friend in Norway, where he's supposed to be vacationing and looking up relatives, to send postcards home while he spends two months in a Canadian motel paralyzed by his dilemma. Back home, wracked with guilt over the possible conviction of an innocent man, he begins again to investigate the case. Blood that could only have come from a Native American was found at the scene. But since Lance has discovered an Ojibwe family ancestor, Andy could still be the killer. Lance starts spending time with Andy's daughter, Chrissy, a bright young girl who's taken to dressing like a goth. Her relationship with her parents has deteriorated so much that Andy is violent with her, and Lance suspects she's using drugs. Although Lance has been unable to dream for years, he's had visions of an Ojibwe trapper another of his ancestors may have murdered. Pushed to the limit, he finally has a dream that may reveal the truth.The last in Sundstl's Minnesota Trilogy is the most like a traditional mystery while continuing the mystical images and stunning descriptions that make for a superb reading experience. Copyright Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.
Library Journal Review
After U.S. Forest Service officer and amateur local historian Lance Hansen nearly shoots his brother, Andy, on a hunting trip, he concocts an elaborate scheme to convince his family that he has fled to Norway. Months later, when Lance is supposed to be in Norway, he runs into his teenage niece, Chrissy, at a dive bar during the middle of a school day. Lance and Chrissy both agree to keep each other's secret from Andy and his wife, Tammy. Meanwhile, Lance uncovers secrets from his family's past-including their heritage and his brother's sexual orientation-while conducting an unsanctioned investigation into the death of a Norwegian tourist. As Lance uncovers more clues about the crime, he must tread carefully with his relatives so he can uncover the identity of the killer. Verdict Sundstol's outstanding final entry in his acclaimed trilogy (after The Land of Dreams and Only the Dead) concludes the series on a satisfying note, with a succinct plot and well-developed characters. Fans of mysteries with a Minnesota setting will enjoy reading this chilling psychological thriller. Nunnally's translation is excellent and accessible to an American audience.-Russell Michalak, Goldey-Beacom Coll. Lib., Wilmington, DE © Copyright 2015. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
