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Paperback. Condition: Good. At a university in Reykjavík, the body of a young German student is discovered, his eyes cut out and strange symbols carved into his chest. Police waste no time in making an arrest, but the victim's family isn't convinced that the right man is in custody. They ask Thóra Gudmundsdóttir, an attorney and single mother of two, to investigate. It isn't long before Thóra and her associate, Matthew Reich, uncover the deceased student's obsession with Iceland's grisly history of torture, execution, and witch hunts. But there are very contemporary horrors hidden in the long, cold shadow of dark traditions. And for two suddenly endangered investigators, nothing is quite what it seems . . . and no one can be trusted.…

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Paperback. Condition: Fair. Chilling Icelandic crime from the internationally bestselling author of LAST RITUALS and ASHES TO DUST.

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Paperback. Condition: Good. There's something out there. Iceland's answer to Stieg Larsson. --Daily Telegraph Iceland's crime queen. --The Scotsman Engaging, fresh, and exciting. --James Patterson Yrsa Sigurdard ttir is widely regarded around the world as one of the best Nordic crime writers working today. Yrsa's previous book in the series, Ashes to Dust, also featured lawyer and sometime sleuth Th ra Gudmundsd ttir and received rave reviews internationally. In The Day is Dark, when all contact is lost with two Icelanders working in a harsh and sparsely populated area on the coast of Greenland, Th ra is hired to uncover the fates of the missing people. When she arrives in Greenland, she discovers that these aren't the first two to go missing. The local townspeople believe that the area is cursed, and no one wants to get involved in the case. Soon, Thora finds herself stranded in the middle of a wilderness, and the case is as frightening and hostile as the landscape itself. Chilling, unsettling, and compulsively readable, The Day is Dark is a must read for readers who are looking for the next big thing in crime fiction coming in from the cold.…

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Paperback. Condition: Fair. "Top notch crime fiction." --Boston Globe American readers first met Icelandic lawyer and investigator Thóra Gudmundsdóttir in Last Rituals. In My Soul to Take, internationally acclaimed author Yrsa Sigurdardóttir plunges her intrepid heroine into even graver peril, in a riveting thriller set against the harsh landscape of Smila's Sense of Snow territory. A darkly witty and continually surprising suspense tale that places Yrsa Sigurdardóttir firmly in the ranks of Sue Grafton, Tess Gerritsen, Faye Kellerman and other top mystery writers, My Soul to Take is ingenious Scandinavian noir on a par with the works of Henning Mankell and Arnaldur Indridason. Stieg Larsson (The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo) fans should also take note.…

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Paperback. Condition: Good. Aldis hates her job working in a juvenile detention center in rural Iceland. The boys are difficult, the owners are unpleasant, and there are mysterious noises at night. And then two of the boys go astray . . . Decades later, single father Odinn is looking into alleged abuse at the center. The more he finds out, though, the more it seems the odd events of the 1970s are linked to the accident that killed his ex-wife. Was her death something more sinister? Yrsa Sigurdardottir is a huge European bestseller both with her crime and horror novels. You might want to sleep with the light on after reading The Undesired. . .…

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Paperback. Condition: Good. Áróra becomes involved in the search for an Icelandic woman who disappeared from her home while making dinner, as she continues to hunt for her missing sister. The second breathtaking instalment in the chilling, addictive An Áróra Investigation series? ?Icelandic crime-writing at its finest ? immersive and unnerving? Shari Lapena ?Chilly and chilling ? Lilja Sigurðardóttir's terrific investigator Áróra is back for another tense and thrilling read. Highly recommended!' Tariq Ashkanani ?Lilja Sigurdardottir is rapidly becoming my favourite Icelandic writer. She doesn?t waste a word as she creates her twisty mysteries and her sly sense of humour highlights her clear-eyed view of human nature? The Times  ?The Icelandic scenery and weather are beautifully evoked ? you can almost feel the autumn fog seeping up from the pages ? but it is the corkscrew twists that make it both chilling and mesmerising? Daily Mail _____________________________ When entrepreneur Flosi arrives home for dinner one night, he discovers that his house has been ransacked, and his wife Gudrun missing. A letter on the kitchen table confirms that she has been kidnapped. If Flosi doesn?t agree to pay an enormous ransom, Gudrun will be killed.  Forbidden from contacting the police, he gets in touch with Áróra, who specialises in finding hidden assets, and she, alongside her detective friend Daniel, try to get to the bottom of the case without anyone catching on. Meanwhile, Áróra and Daniel continue the puzzling, devastating search for Áróra?s sister Ísafold, who disappeared without trace. As fog descends, in a cold and rainy Icelandic autumn, the investigation becomes increasingly dangerous, and confusing.  Chilling, twisty and unbearably tense, Red as Blood is the second instalment in the riveting, addictive An Áróra Investigation series, and everything is at stake? _________________________________ ?Lilja is a stand-out voice in Iceland Noir? James Oswald ?Sure to please Scandi noir fans? Publishers Weekly ?One of my new favourite series ? Áróra?s brains and brawn, combined with the super-cool Icelandic setting, is a winning combination? Michael J. Malone ?So atmospheric? Crime Monthly ?Áróra is a wonderful character: unique, passionate, unpredictable and very real? Michael RidpathPraise for Lilja Sigurðardóttir ?Another bleak, unpredictable classic? Metro ?Intricate, enthralling and very moving ? a wonderful crime novel? William Ryan ?Three things we love about Cold as Hell: Iceland?s unrelenting midnight sun; the gritty Nordic murder mystery; the peculiar and bewitching characters? Apple Books 'Smart writing with a strongly beating heart' Big Issue 'Tough, uncompromising and unsettling' Val McDermid 'Tense and pacey' Guardian 'Deftly plotted' Financial Times 'Tense, edgy and delivering more than a few unexpected twists and turns' Sunday Times ?The intricate plot is breathtakingly original, with many twists and turns you never see coming. Thriller of the year? New York Journal of Books 'Taut, gritty and thoroughly absorbing' Booklist 'A stunning addition to the icy-cold crime genre' Foreword Reviews.…

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