FIRST IN THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLING DARK ICELAND SERIES OVER A
MILLION COPIES SOLD A murder takes place in the isolated Icelandic
town of Siglufjoerdur, where an avalanche has cut off all
communication and the unrelenting snow threatens rookie police
officer Ari Thor Arason first investigation... 'A modern Icelandic
take on an Agatha Christie-style mystery, as twisty as any
slalom...' Ian Rankin 'Ragnar J nasson writes with a chilling,
poetic beauty' Peter James 'Seductive ... Ragnar does
claustrophobia beautifully' Ann Cleeves ________________
Siglufjoerdur: an idyllically quiet fishing village in Northern
Iceland, where no one locks their doors - accessible only via a
small mountain tunnel. Ari Thor Arason: a rookie policeman on his
first posting, far from his girlfriend in Reykjavik - with a past
that he's unable to leave behind. When a young woman is found lying
half-naked in the snow, bleeding and unconscious, and a highly
esteemed, elderly writer falls to his death in the local theatre,
Ari is dragged straight into the heart of a community where he can
trust no one, and secrets and lies are a way of life. An avalanche
and unremitting snowstorms close the mountain pass, and the 24-hour
darkness threatens to push Ari over the edge, as curtains begin to
twitch, and his investigation becomes increasingly complex,
chilling and personal. Past plays tag with the present and the
claustrophobic tension mounts, while Ari is thrust ever deeper into
his own darkness - blinded by snow, and with a killer on the loose.
Taut and terrifying, Snowblind is a startling debut from an
extraordinary new talent, taking Nordic Noir to soaring new
heights. ________________ 'His first novel to be translated into
English has all the skilful plotting of an old-fashioned whodunnit
although it feels bitingly contemporary in setting and tone' Sunday
Express 'A chiller of a thriller' Washington Post 'A classic crime
story seen through a uniquely Icelandic lens. First rate and highly
recommended' Lee Child 'Required reading' New York Post 'Morally
more equivocal than most traditional whodunnits, and it offers
alluring glimpses of darker, and infinitely more threatening
horizons' Independent 'A truly chilling debut, perfect for fans of
Karin Fossum and Henning Mankell' Eva Dolan 'A stunning murder
mystery by one of Iceland's finest writers' Yrsa Sigurdardottir
'There is a young pretender beavering away, his eye on the crown:
Ragnar Jonasson...' Barry Forshaw 'As dazzling as its title
implies' William Ryan 'An isolated community, subtle clueing,
clever misdirection and more than a few surprises combine to give a
modern day Golden Age whodunnit. I look forward to the next in the
series' Dr John Curran 'The best sort of gloomy storytelling'
Chicago Tribune 'The prose is stark and minimal ... bleakly
brilliant' Metro 'A chilling, thrilling slice of Icelandic Noir'
Thomas Enger 'This classically crafted whodunit holds up nicely,
but Jonasson's true gift is for describing the daunting beauty of
the fierce setting, lashed by blinding snowstorms that smother the
village in "a thick, white darkness" that is strangely comforting'
New York Times
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