{"product_id":"the-girl-who-died-9781405942546","title":"The Girl Who Died","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE NAIL-BITING \u003ci\u003eSUNDAY TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eBESTSELLER FROM THE MILLION COPY BESTSELLING AUTHOR\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Is this the best crime writer in the world today?'' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''A world-class crime writer . . . One of the most astonishing plots of modern crime fiction'' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''It is nothing less than a landmark in modern crime fiction'' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e________\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''TEACHER WANTED AT THE EDGE OF THE WORLD . . .''\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAfter the loss of her father, Una sees a chance to escape Reykjavík to tutor two girls in the tiny village of Skálar - population just ten - on Iceland''s storm-battered north coast.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut city life hasn''t prepared her for the unforgiving weather nor inhospitable village life. Worse, the creaky old house where she lives is playing on her already fragile mind when she''s convinced she hears the ghostly sound of singing.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThen, at midwinter, a young girl is found dead.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnd one of the vi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIntriguing . . . This spooky novel draws on Icelandic sagas to create an atmosphere of growing menace.\u003c\/b\u003e * The Times, CRIME BOOK OF THE YEAR *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn intensely gripping mystery, Ragnar Jonasson is a poet of the \"dark, wet and cold\", of the \"gloom, cold and rain\". The climactic revelations are credible and moving\u003c\/b\u003e * The Times, BOOK OF THE MONTH *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA creepy tale\u003c\/b\u003e * The Times *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA master of the Icelandic thriller\u003c\/b\u003e * New York Post *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWith the bleakest of landscapes and some supernatural undertones, this is one creepy thriller that'll have you leaving ALL the lights on\u003c\/b\u003e * Vogue Scandinavia *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSpooky, sophisticated. Jonasson is strong on atmosphere\u003c\/b\u003e * Sunday Times *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInvigorating \u003c\/b\u003eIceland-set slice of\u003cb\u003e Nordic Noir\u003c\/b\u003e * Daily Mail *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWith his trademark elegant prose and atmospheric sense of place, Jonasson weaves a slow-burning, haunting tale with a chilling ending\u003c\/b\u003e * Daily Record *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA chilling psychological thriller with an unexpected ending that will haunt the reader\u003c\/b\u003e * The Canberra Times *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHaunting psychological novel tinged with the supernatural\u003c\/b\u003e * Daily Record *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWith his trademark elegant prose and atmospheric sense of place, Jónasson weaves a slow-burning, haunting tale with a chilling ending\u003c\/b\u003e * Sunday Express *\u003cbr\u003eLean, compulsive. Great stories that combine traditional puzzle-solving of the golden age crime fiction with a moody expansive psychology * The Times *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFiendishy clever\u003c\/b\u003e trilogy * Financial Times *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA mist-shrouded blend of horror and psychological thriller . . . works in every way. \u003c\/b\u003eThe isolated village and the pre-smartphone 1980s setting create \u003cb\u003ea sense of claustrophobia that combines with the villagers' secrecy and the hint of supernatural elements to infuse strong foreboding \u003c\/b\u003ethroughout what is ultimately revealed to be a story about trust * Booklist *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Icelandic king of crime\u003c\/b\u003e * Göteborgsposten *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA deeply atmospheric mystery\u003c\/b\u003e * Choice Magazine *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFew among the country's authors match Jonasson in conveying insular abandonment . . . excellent\u003c\/b\u003e * Toronto Star *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRagnar Jonasson's impeccable plotting is really a wonder of the crime genre . . . a masterfully conceived horror novel\u003c\/b\u003e * Dayton Daily News *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerfect for anyone who loves Nordic crime noir, the colder the better. The writing really brings alive a bleak, cold environment in which Una is struggling to survive and maintain her sanity\u003c\/b\u003e * CADs Magazine *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA demonic piece of horror\u003c\/b\u003e * Dayton Daily News *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for Ragnar Jónasson\u003c\/b\u003e * - *\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTriumphant . . . Chilling, creepy, perceptive, almost unbearably tense\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e * Ian Rankin *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTriumphant \u003c\/b\u003econclusion to the trilogy. Only Ragnar Jónasson has rendered hindsight so heartbreaking. * Sunday Times (on the Hidden Iceland trilogy) *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIs this the best crime writer in the world today? . . . He's truly a master of his genre\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e * The Times Online *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJ\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eó\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003enasson is an automatic must-read for me . . . possibly the best Scandi writer working today\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIt is nothing less than a landmark in modern crime fiction\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e * The Times *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eA\u003cb\u003e world-class\u003c\/b\u003e crime writer. One of the\u003cb\u003e most astonishing plots of modern crime fiction. \u003c\/b\u003eA \u003cb\u003etriumphant\u003c\/b\u003e conclusion to the trilogy [that] \u003cb\u003emakes Iceland's pre-eminence in the crime genre even more marked\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e * The Sunday Times *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe red hot crime writer from the frozen north . . . One of the most important voices on the international crime scene\u003c\/b\u003e * The Times *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA master of the Icelandic thriller.\u003c\/b\u003e * New York Post *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInvigorating \u003c\/b\u003eIceland-set slice of\u003cb\u003e Nordic Noir\u003c\/b\u003e. * Daily Mail *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFiendishy clever\u003c\/b\u003e trilogy * Financial Times *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTriumphant \u003c\/b\u003econclusion to the trilogy. Only Ragnar Jónasson has rendered hindsight so heartbreaking. * Sunday Times (on the Hidden Iceland trilogy) *","brand":"Penguin Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48738980233559,"sku":"9781405942546","price":9.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781405942546.jpg?v=1720050771","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-girl-who-died-9781405942546","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}