A good thriller ... and a wealth of information ....

Kautokeino village in northern Norway, in that January day when the sun will come back for 30mins after 40 days of night. In this region usually rather quiet, except conflicts between reindeer herders, 2 events are upsetting the Klemet routine (the only police Lapp) and Ninna (only female detective and freshly arrived from the south) .. The theft of a Shaman Drum cultural center and the murder and mutilation of a reindeer herder ...
This dual investigation will lead them (and the reader at the same time) to revisit the history and culture of the Sami people and be prove to be far more complex than it seems ..

If the plot is relatively simple, this book owes its success to its cast of characters, diverse and extremely searched, and presentation of a people, a culture and colonization .. In this sense, one can s prevent to draw a parallel between the history of Lapland (or Sami) ... and the American Indian ...

Beyond the investigation, so we find there a wealth of information about their beliefs, their lifestyles, their somewhat forced evolution .. Olivier Truc obviously know the subject on the fingertips.

In terms of the plot in itself, though relatively conventional, it remains well done (despite some lengths) and will keep us in the story ... As much as people book on a classic thriller, the latest Sami is undeniably a success ... .. police and cultural and makes a very good read.