FEATURED IN THE SUNDAY TIMES CRIME BOOKS OF THE YEAR NOW A MAJOR CHANNEL 4 DRAMA 'The
ending really took my breath away' IAN RANKIN Discover The Island - Agatha Christie meets
Nordic noir. . . -- Four friends visited the island. But only three returned . . .
Detective Inspector Hulda Hermannsdóttir is sent to the isolated island of Elliðaey to
investigate a disappearance. But she finds haunting similarities to an old case - the murder
of a young woman ten years ago. Has a patient killer struck again? Hulda is soon caught in
a web of deceit convinced everyone is lying even those closest to her. What secrets is the
island hiding? And what price will she pay for uncovering the truth? ____________ THE
MILLION COPY BESTSELLING AUTHOR 'One of the greatest tragic heroines of contemporary
detective fiction' Sunday Times 'Dark chilling and utterly gripping The Island is Nordic
noir at its best and is destined to become a classic of the genre. I couldn't put it down'
Shari Lapena bestselling author of The Couple Next Door 'Riveting' Sunday Times
'Brilliantly effective. Each book enraptures us' The Times Literary Supplement
'Magnificently dark and twisted' C. J. Tudor bestselling author of The Chalk Man 'Ragnar
Jónasson writes with a chilling poetic beauty - a must-read' Peter James bestselling author
of Love You Dead 'Out of all of Ragnar's books this is the one I like the most . . . The
book of his which reminds me most of Agatha Christie' Kilian Praise for Ragnar Jonasson
'A distinctive blend of Nordic noir and golden age detective fiction . . . atmospheric and
evocative prose' Guardian on Nightblind 'Jonasson's books have breathed new life into Nordic
noir . . . all the skilful plotting of an old-fashioned whodunit although it feels bitingly
contemporary in setting and tone' Sunday Express 'His clues are traditional and beautifully
finessed - and he keeps you turning the pages' Independent on Snowblind
