Umbhali waseSweden uqobo UHenning Mankell, owenza kakhulu i-vitola enkulu yeNordic noir, uzomangala ngokwanda kwezingane ezintsha zokubhala ezihlasela uhlobo olumnyama ngamagagasi. Ngokugqama okukhethekile kwababalisi abanjengo UCamilla Lackberg o UMari Jungstedt.
Endabeni U-Lina Bengtsdotter, ukuphazamiseka kwayo kwakamuva kufinyelela lowo mphumela wobuhlanzekile olethwa yilowo nalowo mlobi omusha kuhlobo lwenoveli. Futhi isiphakamiso sakhe sivelele indawo enkulu engenakuqhathaniswa nedolobha elincane laseGullpang osebeni lwamachibi iVanern naseSkagen. Enye yalezi zindawo ezimbalwa ezisalondoloze iphunga le-atavistic namuhla. Isikhala esivusa imizwa yokuhlangana okubalulekile phakathi komuntu nendawo yemvelo ngaphandle kobuciko bamadolobha amakhulu.
Endaweni efana neGullpang kulapho umcabango odumile uhlela ukwakha, njengakwimpucuko yangaphambilini, izinganekwane ukuzama ukubhekana nokungaqondakali.
Futhi akukho lutho olungajwayelekile ngaphezu kokuphela kwempilo esemncane, olungene ezinkungwini eziphakanyiswe eLake Vanern enkulu sengathi ngamandla amabi akwazi ukuthatha impilo ekujuleni kwayo.
Umlingiswa wamaphoyisa uCharlie Lager usikhumbuza kakhulu u-Amaia Salazar osuka kuye Dolores Redondo, nezinsizi ezifanayo nezibopho ezicindezelayo ezifanayo nezinkumbulo zobuntwana. Ngakho-ke, itulo singasondelwa ngokulingisa u-Elizondo noGullpang, kuze kube yilapho leli cebo elisha lisiqalisa ekucabangeni okusha mayelana nokufa, ukunyamalala kanye nohlobo oluthile lwethonya elibi elikwazi ukumaka ikusasa lezinhlelo ezimbi kakhulu.
Ngokuphikisana kwenoveli yokuqala kaLina efika eSpain, «Annabelle«, Siqala ukufunda nalokhu kubhoboza kwesikhumba, sazi ukuthi lapho okuthile kungahambi kahle, kungahle kube kubi kakhulu.
Paul Bergman, icala elidala lokuzibulala kwentsha elinokungabaza okukhulu, ikakhulukazi ngenxa yokunyamalala okuseduze komunye wesifazane osemusha, uFrancesca Mild. Konke lokhu kwenzeka eminyakeni engaphezu kwamashumi amathathu edlule.
Inkinga ukuthi leli cala liphinde lixhumane noCharlie uqobo, noma ngabe wayengubani, lapho ukuhlwanyelwa kwakhe kwahlwanyelwa khona. Mhlawumbe akekho ongcono kunaye, ongowokuzalwa eGullpang, ongahamba ngenhloso phakathi kwemigwaqo enesizungu namathafa angenamkhawulo. Mhlawumbe futhi akekho ongcono ngaphandle kukaCharlie Lager wokuvusa izipoki zayizolo ngoba kuphela abalazi iqiniso nentengo yalo.
Manje usungathenga inoveli Umhlaba uyayifihla imfihlo yakho, Incwadi entsha kaLina Bengtsdotter, lapha: