{"product_id":"reykjavik-an-icecold-mystery-from-ragnar-jonasson-and-icelandic-primeminister-katrin-jakobsdottir-9780241625996","title":"Reykjavík An icecold mystery from Ragnar Jónasson","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWHAT HAPPENS WHEN A BESTSELLING THRILLER WRITER AND A PRIME MINISTER WRITE A MYSTERY TOGETHER? THERE''S ONLY ONE WAY TO FIND OUT . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''A beautifully constructed mystery by two super smart partners in crime'' \u003c\/b\u003eANTHONY HOROWITZ\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Nordic noir at its most authoritative'' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eFINANCIAL TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e_________\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat happened to Lara \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eMarteinsdóttir?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIceland, 1956. Fifteen-year-old Lára spends the summer working for a couple on the small island of Videy, just off the coast of Reykjavík.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn early August, the girl disappears without a trace.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe mystery becomes Iceland''s greatest unsolved case. What happened to the young girl? Is she still alive? Did she leave the island, or did something happen to her there?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThirty years later in August, 1986, as the city of Reykjavík celebrates its 200th anniversary, journalist Valur Robertsson begins his own investigation into Lara''s case. But as he draws closer to discover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA classic crime novel, its noir at its finest\u003c\/b\u003e * The Sunday Times *\u003cbr\u003eNordic noir at its most authoritative. * Financial Times *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA crime novel with a difference\u003c\/b\u003e * Guardian *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeamlessly plotted, with terrific characters and plenty of surprising, earned twists. Jonasson and Jakobsdottir, demonstrate with understated brilliance how the truth rises to the surface, no matter how ugly it is or how powerful the players are.\u003c\/b\u003e * The New York Times *\u003cbr\u003eA classic. As tense as anything Jonasson has previously written * Sunday Times *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA beautifully constructed mystery by two super smart partners in crime\u003c\/b\u003e -- ANTHONY HOROWITZ\u003cbr\u003eA slow-burning, spellbinding whodunit. Agatha Christie, to whom it's dedicated, would be proud * Kirkus *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eI read all 349 pages in one go and enjoyed every second\u003c\/b\u003e . . . A \u003cb\u003egripping\u003c\/b\u003e story . . . extremely well written . . . \u003cb\u003esuperbly plotted\u003c\/b\u003e . . . \u003cb\u003eThe twist at the halfway point of the book hits the reader like a wave of the ice cold Atlantic Ocean.\u003c\/b\u003e One reader at my home was almost in shock. \u003cb\u003eIt is an art to create such a deep connection with fictional characters.\u003c\/b\u003e Even though the story is first and foremost entertaining, it also serves as the mirror of a nation and has many layers * Fréttablaðið Newspaper *\u003cbr\u003eLoved it! * Ann Cleeves *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrilliant. Very exciting, great fun, good characterization, \u003c\/b\u003eand the atmosphere of the 80s is described in an enjoyable way. \u003cb\u003eOne of the best crime novels I've read in a long time\u003c\/b\u003e -- Gisli Marteinn Baldursson\u003cbr\u003eVery good, there's a twist in the middle that will startle you * Boston Globe *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFlawless\u003c\/b\u003e. The authors play with conventions, such as unprotected females investigating dark places quite safely. Or an abrupt change in protagonists at mid-point, accomplished effortlessly. * Sydney Morning Herald *\u003cbr\u003ePraise for Ragnar Jónasson * - *\u003cbr\u003eJónasson is a connoisseur of 'unrelenting darkness'; t\u003cb\u003ehe atmosphere of paranoid claustrophobia [Jónasson] creates is so intense you can't help gripping the book as tightly as possible\u003c\/b\u003e * The Times *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA superb page-turner . . . breathes fresh and unsettling life into the classic locked room mystery\u003c\/b\u003e -- Kevin Wignall * - *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eStunningly original . . . Tense. Very tense.\u003c\/b\u003e -- Michael Ridpath * - *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJónasson's twisting, elegantly crafted story will keep you hooked till the very last page\u003c\/b\u003e -- William Ryan * - *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRagnar Jónasson is so skilled in depicting the environment where the story takes place,\u003c\/b\u003e it becomes one of the characters. It is \u003cb\u003eso atmospheric, I am immediately transported to the Icelandic moors, \u003c\/b\u003efeeling the cold all the way to the bones.\u003cb\u003e I read with bated breath, my heart pounding with the looming knowledge that soon something bad is about to happen\u003c\/b\u003e -- Sara Blædel * - *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJonasson offers an intense standalone, taking to new heights his unrivalled skill for using winter as an unpredictable plot-twister . . . \u003c\/b\u003eThere is so much to like here: the complexity of the quartet's relationships, \u003cb\u003eJonasson's powerful, streamlined writing, \u003c\/b\u003eand the parallels between an unforgiving setting and the characters' seething grudges. \u003cb\u003eReaders will be drawn into Jonasson's forbidding Iceland landscape, where it's anyone's guess who will make it out alive\u003c\/b\u003e * Booklist *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEntertaining, suspenseful and twisty. Overall, highly recommended for fans of Ragnar Jonasson and suspense thrillers in general\u003c\/b\u003e * Mystery Tribune *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChilling thriller by the king of Icelandic noir . . . so gripping I can't put it down\u003c\/b\u003e -- Fiona Cummings * - *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA shivery delight\u003c\/b\u003e * Kirkus Reviews *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJónasson's spare prose and brisk pacing make for an immersive read . . . \u003ci\u003eOutside\u003c\/i\u003e is an intriguing study of isolation, claustrophobia and the particular menace to be found in beautiful yet unforgiving terrain\u003c\/b\u003e * Private Eye *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJonasson is a master at two aspects of Icelandic noir: one is the description of his country's withering weather; the other is the handling of murderous plots that are tangled beyond all expectations. He's in top form in both specialties this time out\u003c\/b\u003e * Toronto Star *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJónasson is an automatic must-read for me . . . possibly the best Scandi writer working today\u003c\/b\u003e -- Lee Child * - *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTriumphant . . . Chilling, creepy, perceptive, almost unbearably tense\u003c\/b\u003e -- Ian Rankin * - *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDark, chilling and utterly gripping\u003c\/b\u003e -- Shari Lapena * - *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSuch a tense, gripping read\u003c\/b\u003e -- Anthony Horowitz\u003cbr\u003eA\u003cb\u003e world-class\u003c\/b\u003e crime writer. One of the\u003cb\u003e most astonishing plots of modern crime fiction. \u003c\/b\u003e * The Sunday Times *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA master of the Icelandic thriller.\u003c\/b\u003e * New York Post *\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eA compelling voice in crime fiction\u003c\/i\u003e * Clare Mackintosh *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMysterious, tense and deeply atmospheric \u003c\/b\u003e * Heat *\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47832928026967,"sku":"9780241625996","price":18.04,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/reykjavik-an-icecold-mystery-from-ragnar-jonasson-and-icelandic-primeminister-katrin-jakobsdottir-9780241625996","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}