Reykjavík Reykjavík

Reykjavík

An ice-cold mystery from Ragnar Jónasson and Icelandic PrimeMinister Katrín Jakobsdóttir

    • 4.1 • 17 Ratings
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Publisher Description

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

GENRE
Crime & Thrillers
RELEASED
2023
17 August
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
384
Pages
PUBLISHER
Penguin Books Ltd
SIZE
2.4
MB

Customer Reviews

redtiger61 ,

1980s Iceland.

In 1956, a young woman named Lara disappeared on the Icelandic island of Visby in mysterious circumstances. The police investigation rapidly stalls. As she was staying as a housekeeper with an important couple, questions were stopped.
Roll forward to 1986, and the Lara disappearance remains unsolved. Until a young newspaper reporter becomes involved.
Several dead ends, and a surprising death, obstruct the investigation until the mystery is blown open by a chance encounter and a mysterious name.
Two authors, leading to some slightly clunky wording, but an enthralling story set against the background of mid-80s Iceland.

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