by S.J. Bolton
When Tora Hamilton goes to bury her horse (illegally) she uncovers a body, the body of a young woman who has recently given birth to a child with Norse runes carved into her back. While she investigates she's not sure who to trust and the tentacles of power reach very far into the community.Interes...
For some reason the author switched after this book to 'Sharon Bolton' instead of 'S.J. Bolton'. I can't think of any reason why this would be necessary. I really liked this book! It was quite different from most of these books, as it was not your usual suspense book. What I also loved is that it...
Spotted on pat's profileWithdrawn from Oxfordshire Library Service, this is the large print edition published by Thorndike Press.From the author's note: Sacrifice is a work of imagination, inspired by Shetland legend.Dedication:For Andrew,who makes everything possible;and for Hal,who makes it worthw...
3,5 stars.Début novel from this author and it wasn't that bad! I'm impressed.
Grim, gripping and gruesomeThere are several intertwined storylines running through this book.The narration in the first person by Tora Hamilton, a consultant surgeon, an outsider in the Shetland Isles, despite her husband's local roots, works very well.The whole saga begins with Tora digging a hole...
Tora Hamilton and her husband Duncan have recently moved from the the British mainland to the remote Shetland Islands, his childhood home and a place to which he hasn't returned since leaving for university. Engaged in her own risky and illegal behavior, burying her beloved horse Jamie, Tora uneart...
Meh...def. not my favorite SJ Bolton book. I found it kind of unrealistic and "out of the world"