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Reykjavík

Ragnar Jónasson author Katrín Jakobsdóttir author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Penguin Books Ltd

Published:25th Apr '24

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An ice-cold mystery haunts Reykjavík in 1986, in this heart-stopping crime novel co-written by the Icelandic Prime Minister Katrín Jakobsdottir


‘A classic crime novel, its noir at its finest’ The Sunday Times

‘Nordic noir at its most authoritative’ Financial Times

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What happened to Lara?

Iceland, 1956. Fourteen-year-old Lara spends the summer on the small island of Videy, just off the coast of Reykjavík.

In early August, the girl disappears without a trace.

The 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?

Thirty years later, journalist Valur Robertsson begins his own investigation into Lara's case. But as he draws closer to discovering the secret, it's soon clear that this is a mystery someone will stop at nothing to keep unsolved...

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‘A crime novel with a differenceGuardian

‘A beautifully constructed mystery by two super smart partners in crime’ Anthony Horowitz

‘I read all 349 pages in one go and enjoyed every second…The twist at the halfway point of the book hits the reader like a wave of the ice cold Atlantic Ocean’ Fréttablaðið Newspaper

‘Loved it!’ Ann Cleeves

A classic crime novel, its noir at its finest * The Sunday Times *
Nordic noir at its most authoritative. * Financial Times *
A crime novel with a difference * Guardian *
Seamlessly 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. * The New York Times *
A classic. As tense as anything Jonasson has previously written * Sunday Times *
A beautifully constructed mystery by two super smart partners in crime -- ANTHONY HOROWITZ
A slow-burning, spellbinding whodunit. Agatha Christie, to whom it's dedicated, would be proud * Kirkus *
I read all 349 pages in one go and enjoyed every second . . . A gripping story . . . extremely well written . . . superbly plotted . . . The twist at the halfway point of the book hits the reader like a wave of the ice cold Atlantic Ocean. One reader at my home was almost in shock. It is an art to create such a deep connection with fictional characters. Even though the story is first and foremost entertaining, it also serves as the mirror of a nation and has many layers * Fréttablaðið Newspaper *
Loved it! * Ann Cleeves *
Brilliant. Very exciting, great fun, good characterization, and the atmosphere of the 80s is described in an enjoyable way. One of the best crime novels I've read in a long time -- Gisli Marteinn Baldursson

ISBN: 9781405955720

Dimensions: 197mm x 130mm x 22mm

Weight: 266g

384 pages