Product Description
The Island
Author: Ragnar Jónasson
Format: Paperback
Hidden Iceland Series, Book Two
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. . .
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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
About the Author
Ragnar Jónasson is the award-winning Icelandic author of the international bestselling Hulda series, the Dark Iceland series, and standalone crime fiction, with five million copies sold across 36 territories. Ragnar was also an executive producer of the CBS Studios TV series The Darkness, based on the first novel in his Hulda series, starring Lena Olin and directed by Lasse Hallström. His novel Outside is being developed for the screen by Ridley Scott.
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