Imprint: Penguin
Published: 04/10/2018
ISBN: 9781405930802
Length: 352 Pages
Dimensions: 198mm x 21mm x 129mm
Weight: 245g
RRP: £8.99
FEATURED IN THE TIMES TOP 100 CRIME NOVELS SINCE 1945
SOON TO BE A MAJOR TV SERIES
'An intelligent, provocative whodunit with a killer twist' IAN RANKIN
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A body is found off the coast of Iceland.
A cursory police investigation calls it suicide. She's just another statistic, soon forgotten.
But not by Reykjavik Detective Inspector Hulda Hermannsdóttir.
Difficult and unconventional, Hulda is being forced into early retirement.
Offered one last cold case to investigate she chooses Elena's.
And when she discovers another woman vanished at a similar time, she believes a killer roams free.
With days before she's stripped of her badge, can Hulda catch the killer alone?
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THE MILLION COPY BESTSELLING AUTHOR
'Superb . . . chilling . . . one of the greatest tragic heroines of contemporary detective fiction' Sunday Times
'Outstanding' Daily Mail
'Expertly plotted, with an ending that's a true shocker' Guardian
'Brilliantly effective. Each book enraptures us' The Times Literary Supplement
'Magnificently dark and twisted and that ending - blimey!' C. J. Tudor, bestselling author of The Chalk Man
Imprint: Penguin
Published: 04/10/2018
ISBN: 9781405930802
Length: 352 Pages
Dimensions: 198mm x 21mm x 129mm
Weight: 245g
RRP: £8.99
An intelligent, provocative whodunit with a killer twist
Superb
Icelandic detective Hulda Hermannsdottir is the best tragic heroine our reviewer has read for years
A superb thriller
A complex, fascinating mix of Icelandic community and alienation, atmospheric tension, and timely issues (immigrant exploitation and vigilante justice), Jonasson's latest series is another must-read for crime fans who follow the work of Arnaldur Indridason and Yrsa Sigurdardottir
I've ONLY recently discovered the extraordinary Icelandic writer who adds several shades of darkness to Nordic noir . . . it builds to a deeply shocking climax
If you have ever doubted the appropriateness of the phrase 'Nordic noir', The Darkness will dispel any hesitation . . . in what way this happens (and how badly) is the strength of the book. There are ever-darker surprises, culminating in a finish that leaves one with a highly disturbing image.
The wait was worthwhile and The Darkness first in the new trilogy, is a very efficient piece of work. Jonasson has the full measure of the Nordic noir genre, and pushes all the requisite buttons
To read Ragnar Jonasson is to plunge into snowy Iceland . . . much of its atmosphere and subtle pacing to the traditional 'golden age' detective fiction as the mystery unfolds and builds to a startling climax, elegantly handled.
Superb . . . Chilling . . . and establishes her as a great tragic heroine of modern detective fiction