{"product_id":"the-reckoning-9781473621596","title":"The Reckoning","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA time capsule is unearthed from a school playground - containing a threat of deaths to come. As Freyja and Huldar look for the writer, the murders start...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTHE RECKONING is another chilling, atmospheric tale from t\u003cb\u003ehe undisputed Queen of Icelandic Noir. I loved it.\u003c\/b\u003e -- Simon Kernick\u003cbr\u003eThere's no waffle in The Reckoning: it is \u003cb\u003ebrutal, baroque and ends with a brilliant last-minute twist\u003c\/b\u003e. * Evening Standard *\u003cbr\u003eOne of the \u003cb\u003ebest books I've read for a long time\u003c\/b\u003e: \u003cb\u003edark, creepy, and gripping\u003c\/b\u003e from beginning to end. -- Stuart MacBride, author of the \u003ci\u003eLogan McRae\u003c\/i\u003e series\u003cbr\u003eIt's addictive, bleak, and \u003cb\u003ewill give you thrills and chills in equal measures\u003c\/b\u003e. * Cosmopolitan Magazine *\u003cbr\u003eYrsa Sigurdardóttir has with her \u003cb\u003elarge-scale and genuinely intelligent \u003c\/b\u003estories attempted to find the core of Iceland's distinctive society, and thus pushed the Icelandic crime novel tradition many steps forward. -- Arne Dahl\u003cbr\u003eYrsa Sigurðardóttir's incredible gift of \u003cb\u003emixing the macabre and the poignant,\u003c\/b\u003e together with the astute observations of the ordinary life, sprinkled with a \u003cb\u003edark sense of humour\u003c\/b\u003e, keeps on giving in buckets. Her imagination knows no bounds, \u003cb\u003eturning the most ordinary objects into deadly weapons\u003c\/b\u003e... The nuanced writing encompasses the thriller's overwhelming sense of doom as it explores the failings of the society to protect victims. -- Crime Review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA dark story by a brilliant author.\u003c\/b\u003e A densely plotted, multifaceted and compelling book. Exceeds most novels in the thriller genre. -- Erik Axl Sund\u003cbr\u003ePraise for THE LEGACY * : *\u003cbr\u003eIceland's \u003cb\u003eoutstanding\u003c\/b\u003e crime novelist * Daily Express *\u003cbr\u003eYrsa remains the queen of Icelandic thriller writers. * Guardian *\u003cbr\u003eIf you like your crime fiction\u003cb\u003e dark and engaging\u003c\/b\u003e, look no further. THE LEGACY is \u003cb\u003eas brutal as it gets\u003c\/b\u003e. A cracking start to a new series by Yrsa Sigurdardottir. * Mari Hannah, author of the DCI Kate Daniels series *","brand":"Hodder \u0026 Stoughton","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48739513565527,"sku":"9781473621596","price":9.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781473621596.jpg?v=1720052451","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-reckoning-9781473621596","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}