The Undesired - Softcover

Sigurdardottir, Yrsa

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1444778285 ISBN 13: 9781444778281

Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton Ltd, 2012

Synopsis

In this standalone novel by the author of the Thóra Gudmundsdóttir series, Aldis is working at a juvenile detention center in rural Iceland when she witnesses a disturbing event in the middle of the night. Decades later, single father Odinn is looking into alleged abuse at the center; the more he learns, though, the more it seems that the odd events of the 1970s are linked to the accident that killed his ex-wife. Was her death something more sinister?

About this title

About the Author

Author of the bestselling Thora Gudmundsdottir crime series and several stand-alone thrillers, Yrsa Sigurdardottir was born in Reykjavik, Iceland, in 1963 and works as a civil engineer. She made her crime fiction debut in 2005 with LAST RITUALS, the first instalment in the Thora Gudmundsdottir series, and has been translated into more than 30 languages. Her work stands 'comparison with the finest contemporary crime writing anywhere in the world' according to the Times Literary Supplement. The second instalment in the Thora Gudmundsdottir series, MY SOUL TO TAKE, was shortlisted for the 2010 Shamus Award. In 2011 her stand-alone horror novel I REMEMBER YOU was awarded the Icelandic Crime Fiction Award and was nominated for The Glass Key. Her novel THE SILENCE OF THE SEA won the Petrona Award in 2015.

Review

..a grisly chiller set in the depths of winter... It's an accomplished debut. * Sunday Telegraph on LAST RITUALS * A chilling read, enhanced by Sigurdardottir's taut plotting, realistic characters, and dry humour * Metro Books of the Year on ASHES TO DUST * A chilling read, perfect for a dark night. * Daily Express on I REMEMBER YOU * Sigurdardottir intertwines these plotlines brilliantly and the two creepy strands gradually tighten together to really give the reader the heebie-jeebies. The author comes from a crime and thriller background and you can tell: there are cliff-hangers at the end of almost every chapter and she expertly ramps up the feeling of dread as the plot accelerates and all in the book find themselves in mortal danger. * Big Issue on I REMEMBER YOU * Genuinely bone-chilling, and proves that as well as being the queen of Icelandic crime fiction, Sigurdardottir is a supreme generator of fear . . . (she) is clearly relishing the business of scaring our pants off. * Independent on I REMEMBER YOU * Expertly woven together, with plenty of cliffhangers and perfect control of the macabre mood: intriguing, entertaining, and very spooky indeed. * Laura Wilson, Guardian on I REMEMBER YOU * . . . A chiller-thriller of immense scariness . . . Not to be read alone after dark. * The Times on I REMEMBER YOU * Yrsa Sigurdardottir's chillers get better and better. I REMEMBER YOU is a truly creepy combination of haunted house story and modern detection in Iceland. * Sunday Telegraph * The Icelandic queen of Nordic Noir, Yrsa Sigurdardottir's writing manages to be both spare but sinister. Expect goosebumps to sprout while reading this tale of murder, abuse and other worldly shenanigans in rural Iceland. * Red Magazine * The stories share an underlying menace that is at once disturbing and compelling. * Daily Mail *

Edition details

• Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton Ltd
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1444778285
• ISBN 13: 9781444778281
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 353