# North of Boston

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- Book: [North of Boston](https://www.bookquiver.com/elisabeth-elo/north-of-boston) ([North of Boston.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/elisabeth-elo/north-of-boston.md))
- Authors: [Elisabeth Elo](https://www.bookquiver.com/elisabeth-elo)
- Publisher: headline
- Medium: ebook
- ISBN: 978-14-7220-632-9
- Published: 2014-01-02
- Language: en_GB
- Binding: E-book

## Description

Year's Best Crime Novels: 2014, Booklist Dennis Lehane meets Smilla's Sense of Snow: a big discovery in the world of female suspense, about an edgy young woman with the rare ability to withstand extreme conditions Elisabeth Elo's debut novel introduces Pirio Kasparov, a Boston-bred tough-talking girl with an acerbic wit and a moral compass that points due north. Pirio Kasparov finds herself abandoned in the North Atlantic when the fishing boat she's on is rammed by a freighter. She somehow survives for nearly four hours in the freezing water before being rescued, but Pirio's friend, Ned, is not so lucky. He disappears without a trace. Pirio can't shake the suspicion that the boat's sinking was no accident, and begins to unravel a lethal plot that takes her to Northern Canada and the ice-cold waters of Baffin Bay. To survive, she must overcome a deadly betrayal from someone in her past, and, most importantly, learn to trust her own instincts above all else. Elisabeth Elo's mesmerising novel follows a dark and treacherous quest that brings to light some horrifying truths.