Mystery books set in Iceland (16)
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The Mist by Ragnor Jonasson EN
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A TIMES AND SUNDAY TIMES CRIME BOOK OF THE YEAR 'Is this the best crime writer in the world today?' The Times 'Triumphant. Chilling, creepy, perceptive, almost unbearably tense' Ian Rankin 'A world-class crime writer' Sunday Times _______ 1987. An isolated farm house in the east of Iceland. The snowstorm should have shut everybody out. But it didn't. The couple should never have let him in. But they did. An unexpected guest, a liar, a killer. Not all will survive the night. And Detective Hulda will be haunted forever . . . FROM THE TWO MILLION COPY BESTSELLING AUTHOR _______ 'This is Icelandic... continue
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Jar City by Arnaldur Indridason EN
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An old man, murdered in his Reykjavik flat... Only a cryptic note and a photograph of a young girl's grave are left behind.. DID THE DEAD MAN'S PAST COME BACK TO HAUNT HIM? Inspector Erlendur discovers that several decades ago the victim was accused, but not convicted, of an unsolved crime. As he follows a fascinating trail of strange forensic evidence, Inspector Erlendur uncovers secrets that are much larger than the murder of one man - dark secrets that have been carefully guarded for many, many years... The acclaimed first installation in the bestselling Reykjavik Murder Mysteries series, J... continue
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Arctic Chill by Arnaldur Indriðason EN
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On a January day the Reykjavik police are called to a block of flats where a body has been found: a young boy frozen to the ground in a pool of his own blood. The discovery of a stab wound on his stomach extinguishes any hope that this was an accident. Erlendur & his team embark on their investigation with little to go on.
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Snowblind by Ragnar Jónasson EN
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Taut and terrifying, a startling debut from an extraordinary new talent, taking Nordic Noir to soaring new heights Siglufjorour: an idyllically quiet fishing village in Northern Iceland, where no one locks their doors, and which is accessible only via a small mountain tunnel. Ari Thor Arason: a rookie policeman on his first posting, far from his girlfriend in Reykjavik, with a past that he s unable to leave behind. When a young woman is found lying half-naked in the snow, bleeding and unconscious, and a highly esteemed, elderly writer falls to his death in the local theater, Ari is dragged str... continue
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Reykjavík : A Crime Story by Ragnar Jonasson, Katrín Jakobsdóttir EN
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What happened to Lára?
Iceland, 1956. Fourteen-year-old Lára decides to spend the summer working for a couple on the small island of Videy, just off the coast of Reykjavík. In early August, the girl disappears without a trace. Time passes, and the mystery becomes Iceland‘s most infamous 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, as the city of Reykjavík celebrates its 200th anniversary, journalist Valur Robertsson begins his own investigation into... continue
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Cold As Hell by Lilja Sigurdardottir EN
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Áróra returns to Iceland when her estranged sister goes missing, and her search leads to places she could never have imagined. A chilling, tense standalone thriller from one of Iceland's bestselling authors... _________________ Icelandic sisters Áróra and Ísafold live in different countries and aren't on speaking terms, but when their mother loses contact with Ísafold, Áróra reluctantly returns to Iceland to find her sister. But she soon realizes that her sister isn't avoiding her ... she has disappeared, without trace. As she confonts Ísafold's abusive, drug-dealing boyfriend Björn, and begin... continue
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Silence of the Grave : An Inspector Erlendur Novel by Arnaldur Indridason EN
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“Now Iceland has its own Mankell.” ---Holger Kreitling, Die Welt (Germany) Last year Jar City introduced international crime-writing sensation Arnaldur Indridason to rave reviews and a rousing welcome from American thriller fans. And now, Silence of the Grave, the next in this stunning series has won the coveted Golden Dagger Award. Presented by the British Crime Writers' Association, previous winners of this award include John Le Carre, Minette Walters, Henning Mankell, and James Lee Burke. In Silence of the Grave, a corpse is found on a hill outside the city of Reykjavík, and Detective Inspe... continue
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Death at the Sanatorium by Ragnar Jónasson EN
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'ONE OF THE FINEST CRIME WRITERS IN THE WORLD TODAY' DAILY MAIL THE BEST NEW BOOKS OUT IN AUGUST i 'A knowing, unnerving mystery' The Times 'Superbly told and packed with subtle nods to crime writers of the past, this is exquisite, delicate story-telling' Daily Mail This is Jónasson on top form - Barry Forshaw, Financial Times As seen on Simon Mayo's BOOKS OF THE YEAR podcast ---- AN OLD SANATORIUM. ONE TERRIFYING MURDER. FIVE SUSPECTS. AND A CASE THAT NEVER CLOSED. WELCOME TO THE SANATORIUM High up in the mountains stands a sanatorium. Once a hospital dedicated to treating tuberculosis, it no... continue
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Last Rituals by Yrsa Sigurðardóttir EN
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A grisly, chilling Icelandic thriller from a fantastic new voice in crime fiction.
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'Kristjansson takes the reader along at a breakneck speed, and it doesn't let up until the final very end' Historical Novel Society First came Scandi-crime and Nordic Noir - now it's time for Viking Crime! Make way, Lisbeth Salander and Sarah Lund, for Helga Finnsdottir. Lies. Manipulation. Murder. There's nothing quite like family . . . Everyone loves a family reunion . . . It is the summer of 970. Adopted daughter Helga awaits the arrival of Unnthor Reginsson's children, who are coming for the regular family gathering at their remote family farm. Unnthor, once a fearsome Viking warlord, now ... continue
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The Prey by Yrsa Sigurdardottir EN
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Discover the utterly terrifying, chilling and gripping new novel from international bestseller YRSA SIGURDARDOTTIR, author of THE DOLL and GALLOWS ROCK 'Lyrical landscape descriptions combine with intimations of terrible events in the past in this haunting story' SUNDAY TIMES 'A generator of fear quite as adroit as Stephen King' THE INDEPENDENT 'A magnificent writer' KARIN SLAUGHTER _________ THE FIRST PHONE CALL SHOCKS A FAMILY. Kolbeinn has been called to his old home. The new owners uncovered some photos, and a muddied child's shoe bearing the name 'Salvor'. A name Kolbeinn doesn't recognis... continue
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La pietra del rimpianto by Arnaldur Indridason IT
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«Più passa il tempo e più Indriđason sembra assumere il ritmo di un Simenon venuto dal freddo.» Le Figaro Magazine «Con grande maestria, Indriđason compone un ritratto dell'Islanda dando vita a un ampio cast di personaggi sfaccettati, tutti perseguitati dal loro passato.» Kirkus Reviews «Il re indiscusso del thriller islandese.» The Guardian Reykjavík, un quartiere residenziale dove i palazzoni si alternano a placide villette e le strade sono ben illuminate. Davanti a uno dei condomini arrivano pattuglie a sirene spiegate, un’ambulanza, il furgone della Scientifica. Una donna è stata trovata s... continue