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Snowblind (Paperback)
Ragnar Jonasson; Translated by Quentin Bates
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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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White as Snow
Lilja Sigurdardottir; Translated by Quentin Bates
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DanÃel and Ãróra hunt a brutal killer when a shipping container
with the bodies of five women is found outside Reykjavik, as
Ãróra continues the search for her missing sister. Book three in
the addictive, chilling An Ãróra Investigation series.  On
a snowy winter morning, an abandoned shipping container is
discovered near ReykjavÃk. Inside are the bodies of five young
women – one of them barely alive.  As Icelandic Police
detective DanÃel struggles to investigate the most brutal crime of
his career, Ãróra looks into the background of a suspicious man,
who turns out to be engaged to DanÃel's former wife, and the
connections don’t stop there…  DanÃel and Ãróra’s
cases pit them both against ruthless criminals with horrifying
agendas, while Ãróra persists with her search for her missing
sister, Ãsafold, whose devastating disappearance continues to
haunt her. Â As the temperature drops and the 24-hour
darkness and freezing snow hamper their efforts, their
investigations become increasingly dangerous … for everyone.
 Atmospheric, twisty and breathtakingly tense, White
as Snow is the third instalment in the riveting, award-winning An
Ãróra Investigation series, as crimes committed far beyond
Iceland’s shores come home…  Shortlisted for The Blood
Drop – Icelandic Crime Novel of the Year, 2022
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Dead Sweet
Katrin Juliusdottir; Translated by Quentin Bates
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When a celebrated government official is found dead after his
surprise birthday party, a young police officer uncovers a
terrifying world of financial crime, sinister cults and disturbing
secret lives. Icelandic politician KatrÃn JúlÃusdóttir’s
award-winning, breathtaking debut, and first in a chilling series.
 When Óttar Karlsson, a wealthy and respected government
official and businessman, is found murdered, after failing to turn
up at his own surprise birthday party, the police are at a loss. It
isn’t until young police officer SigurdÃs finds a well-hidden
safe in his impersonal luxury apartment that clues start
emerging.  As Óttar’s shady business dealings
become clear, a second, unexpected line of enquiry emerges, when
SigurdÃs finds a US phone number in the safe, along with papers
showing regular money transfers to an American account. Following
the trail to Minnesota, trauma rooted in SigurdÃs’s own
childhood threatens to resurface and the investigation strikes
chillingly close to home…  Atmospheric, deeply unsettling
and full of breakneck twists and turns, Dead Sweet is a startling
debut thriller that uncovers a terrifying world of financial crime,
sinister cults and disturbing secret lives, and kicks off an
addictive, mind-blowing new series. Â
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Nightblind (Paperback)
Ragnar Jonasson; Translated by Quentin Bates
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THE FINAL INSTALMENT IN THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLING DARK ICELAND
SERIES OVER A MILLION COPIES SOLD WORLDWIDE When a police officer
is murdered in the dead of night, in the isolated Icelandic town of
Siglufjordur, Ari Thor Arason faces a complex investigation that
takes him back to the past, and some sinister secrets... 'A modern
take on an Agatha Christie-style mystery' Ian Rankin 'Ragnar
Jonasson write with such a chilling, poetic beauty - a must-read
addition to the growing canon of Iceland Noir' Peter James
Siglufjoerdur: an idyllically quiet fishing village on the
northernmost tip of Iceland, accessible only via a small mountain
tunnel. Ari Thor Arason: a local policeman, whose tumultuous past
and uneasy relationships with the villagers continue to haunt him.
The peace of this close-knit community is shattered by the murder
of a policeman - shot at point-blank range in the dead of night in
a deserted house. With a killer on the loose and the dark arctic
winter closing in, it falls to Ari Thor to piece together a puzzle
that involves tangled local politics, a compromised new mayor, and
a psychiatric ward in Reykjavik, where someone is being held
against their will. Then a mysterious young woman moves to the
area, on the run from something she dare not reveal, and it becomes
all too clear that tragic events from the past are weaving a
sinister spell that may threaten them all. Dark, chilling and
complex, Nightblind is an extraordinary thriller from an undeniable
new talent.
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Deceit (Paperback)
JónÃna Leósdóttir; Translated by Quentin Bates
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Blackout (Paperback)
Ragnar Jonasson; Translated by Quentin Bates
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On the shores of a tranquil fjord in Northern Iceland, a man is
brutally beaten to death on a bright summer's night. As the 24-hour
light of the arctic summer is transformed into darkness by an ash
cloud from a recent volcanic eruption, a young reporter leaves
Reykajvik to investigate on her own, unaware that an innocent
person's life hangs in the balance. Ari Thor Arason and his
colleagues on the tiny police force in Siglufjoerdur struggle with
an increasingly perplexing case, while their own serious personal
problems push them to the limit. As silent, unspoken horrors from
the past threaten them all, and the darkness deepens, it's a race
against time to find the killer before someone else dies... Dark,
terrifying and complex, Blackout is an exceptional, atmospheric
thriller from one of Iceland's finest crime writers. `Jonasson's
books have breathed new life into Nordic Noir' Jake Kerridge,
Sunday Express `A distinctive blend of Nordic Noir and Golden Age
detective fiction ... economical and evocative prose, as well as
some masterful prestidigitation' Laura Wilson, Guardian `Jonasson's
writing is a masterful reinvention of the Golden Age classic style,
both contemporary and timeless ... enclosed by the poetic beauty of
the location' Crime Review `A classic crime story seen through a
uniquely Icelandic lens ... first rate and highly recommended' Lee
Child 'A modern take on an Agatha Christie-style mystery, as twisty
as any slalom...' Ian Rankin
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Red as Blood (Paperback)
Lilja Sigurdardottir; Translated by Quentin Bates
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Arora 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 Arora Investigation series... 'Icelandic
crime-writing at its finest ... immersive and unnerving' Shari
Lapena 'Chilly and chilling ... Lilja Sigurdardottir's terrific
investigator Arora 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 Arora,
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, Arora and Daniel continue
the puzzling, devastating search for Arora's sister Isafold, 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 Arora
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 ... Arora's
brains and brawn, combined with the super-cool Icelandic setting,
is a winning combination' Michael J. Malone 'So atmospheric' Crime
Monthly 'Arora is a wonderful character: unique, passionate,
unpredictable and very real' Michael Ridpath Praise for Lilja
Sigurdardottir '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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Cage (Paperback)
Lilja Sigurdardottir; Translated by Quentin Bates
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Drugs, smuggling, big money and political intrigue in Iceland rally
with love, passion, murder and betrayal until the winner takes all
... in the masterful, explosive conclusion to the award-winning
Reykjavik Noir trilogy... ***Guardian Book of the Year*** ***WINNER
of the Best Icelandic Crime Novel of the Year*** 'Tough,
uncompromising and unsettling' Val McDermid 'One of the darkest and
most compelling series in modern crime fiction ... Tackling topical
issues, the book will tell you a great deal about why the world's
in the state it is, while never neglecting its duty to entertain'
Sunday Express 'A tense thriller with a highly unusual plot and
interesting characters' The Times ------------------------ The
prison doors slam shut behind Agla, when her sentence ends, but her
lover Sonja is not there to meet her. As a group of foreign
businessmen tries to draw Agla into an ingenious fraud that
stretches from Iceland around the world, Agla and her former
nemesis, Maria find the stakes being raised at a terrifying speed.
Ruthless drug baron Ingimar will stop at nothing to protect his
empire, but he has no idea about the powder keg he is sitting on in
his own home. At the same time, a deadly threat to Sonya and her
family brings her from London back to Iceland, where she needs to
settle scores with longstanding adversaries if she wants to stay
alive... ------------------------ Praise for the Reykjavik Noir
Trilogy: 'Cage is the muted and more credible conclusion to a
wayward, but diverting trilogy that began with Snare (2017) and
continued with Trap (2018) - ironic titles for essentially escapist
fiction ... Compassion beats complexity every time' The Times 'In
keeping with a lot of Icelandic fiction, Cage is written in a
clean, understated style, the author letting the reader put
together the emotional beats and plot developments. Smart writing
with a strongly beating heart' Big Issue 'Deftly plotted though and
with a forensic attention to the technicalities of stock exchange
manipulations and drug running techniques' Crime Time 'With shocks
and surprises in store, and that oh so satisfying end, Cage
provoked, chilled, and thrilled me' LoveReading 'A novel about
survival, about scheming, it's about self-preservation and about
clinging to a vestige of decency in a screwed up world. Superbly
translated by Quentin Bates, who knows the language, the country,
the people and crime writing intimately. Cage is a pacy thriller;
you will find yourself invested in the story' New Books Magazine
'An emotional suspense rollercoaster on a par with The Firm, as
desperate, resourceful, profoundly lovable characters scheme
against impossible odds' Alexandra Sokoloff 'Clear your diary. As
soon as you begin reading ... you won't be able to stop until the
final page' Michael Wood 'Zips along, with tension building and
building ... thoroughly recommend' James Oswald 'The intricate plot
is breathtakingly original, with many twists and turns you never
see coming. Thriller of the year' New York Journal of Books
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Betrayal (Paperback)
Lilja Sigurdardottir; Translated by Quentin Bates
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A stunning standalone thriller from the Queen of Iceland Noir.
***Shortlisted for the Glass Key Award for Best Nordic Crime
Novel*** 'Tough, uncompromising and unsettling' Val McDermid When
aid worker Ursula returns to Iceland for a new job, she's drawn
into the dangerous worlds of politics, corruption and misogyny ...
a powerful, relevant, fast-paced standalone thriller.
____________________ Burned out and traumatised by her horrifying
experiences around the world, aid worker Ursula has returned to
Iceland. Unable to settle, she accepts a high-profile government
role in which she hopes to make a difference again. But on her
first day in the post, Ursula promises to help a mother seeking
justice for her daughter, who had been raped by a policeman, and
life in high office soon becomes much more harrowing than Ursula
could ever have imagined. A homeless man is stalking her - but is
he hounding her, or warning her of some danger? And why has the
death of her father in police custody so many years earlier reared
its head again? As Ursula is drawn into dirty politics, facing
increasingly deadly threats, the lives of her stalker, her
bodyguard and even a witch-like cleaning lady intertwine. Small
betrayals become large ones, and the stakes are raised ever
higher... --------------------------------------- Praise for Lilja
Sigurdardottir 'Tense and pacey' Guardian 'Highly unusual' The
Times 'Smart writing with a strongly beating heart' Big Issue
'Deftly plotted' Financial Times 'Breathtakingly original' 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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Harm (Paperback)
Sólveig Pálsdóttir; Translated by Quentin Bates
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The Fox (Paperback)
Solveig Palsdottir; Translated by Quentin Bates
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The Commandments (Paperback)
Óskar Guðmundsson; Translated by Quentin Bates
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Whiteout (Paperback)
Ragnar Jonasson; Translated by Quentin Bates
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THE FOURTH INSTALMENT IN THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLING DARK ICELAND
SERIES OVER A MILLION COPIES SOLD WORLDWIDE When the body of a
young woman is found dead beneath the cliffs of the deserted
Icelandic village of Kalfshamarvik, Ari Thor Arason uncovers a
startling and terrifying connection to an earlier series of deaths,
as the killer remains on the loose... 'Jonasson's books have
breathed new life into Nordic noir' Sunday Express 'Jonasson
skillfully alternates points of view and shifts of time ... The
action builds to a shattering climax' Publishers Weekly Two days
before Christmas, a young woman is found dead beneath the cliffs of
the deserted village of Kalfshamarvik. Did she jump, or did
something more sinister take place beneath the lighthouse and the
abandoned old house on the remote rocky outcrop? With winter
closing in and the snow falling relentlessly, Ari Thor Arason
discovers that the victim's mother and young sister also lost their
lives in this same spot, twenty-five years earlier. As the dark
history and its secrets of the village are unveiled, and the death
toll begins to rise, the Siglufjordur detectives must race against
the clock to find the killer, before another tragedy takes place.
Dark, chilling and complex, Whiteout is a haunting, atmospheric and
stunningly plotted thriller from one of Iceland's bestselling crime
writers. 'Traditional and beautifully finessed ...morally more
equivocal than most traditional whodunnits, and it offers alluring
glimpses of darker, and infinitely more threatening horizons'
Andrew Taylor, Independent 'Jonasson has come up with a bleak plot
and characters, but his evocation of Iceland's chilly landscape is
hard to put down' The Sunday Times Crime Club
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Snare (Paperback)
Lilja Sigurdardottir; Translated by Quentin Bates
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A young mother resorts to smuggling cocaine into Iceland, as she
struggles to keep custody of her son, with devastating results ...
First in the addictive, award-winning Reykjavik Noir Trilogy by the
Queen of Iceland Noir. ***Longlisted for the CWA International
Dagger*** ' Stylist, taut and compelling' Daily Express 'Snare will
ensnare you' Marie Claire 'A taut, gritty, thoroughly absorbing
journey into Reykjavik's underworld' Booklist
------------------------ After a messy divorce, young mother Sonia
is struggling to provide for herself and keep custody of her son.
With her back to the wall, she resorts to smuggling cocaine into
Iceland, and finds herself caught up in a ruthless criminal world.
As she desperately looks for a way out of trouble, she must pit her
wits against her nemesis, Bragi, a customs officer, whose years of
experience frustrate her new and evermore daring strategies. Things
become even more complicated when Sonia embarks on a relationship
with a woman, Agla. Once a high-level bank executive, Agla is
currently being prosecuted in the aftermath of the Icelandic
financial crash. Set in a Reykjavik still covered in the dust of
the Eyjafjallajoekull volcanic eruption, and with a dark,
fast-paced and chilling plot and intriguing characters, Snare is an
outstandingly original and sexy Nordic crime thriller, from one of
the most exciting new names in crime fiction.
------------------------ 'A tense thriller with a highly unusual
plot and interesting characters' The Times 'Tense, edgy and
delivering more than a few unexpected twists and turns' Sunday
Times 'Sharp shocks of chapters hit with increasing energy ... a
towering powerhouse of read and I gobbled it up in one intense
sitting' LoveReading 'The intricate plot is breathtakingly
original, with many twists and turns you never see coming. Thriller
of the year' New York Journal of Books 'This first novel of a
planned trilogy is stylish, taut and compelling and a film
adaptation is in the pipeline. With characters you can't help
sympathising with against your better judgement, Sigurdardottir
takes the reader on a breathtaking ride' Daily Express 'Lilja
Sigurdardottir delivers a diabolically efficient thriller with an
ultrarealistic plot ... We cannot wait for Sonja's next adventure'
L'Express 'A smart, ambitious, and hugely satisfying thriller.
Striking in its originality and written with all the style and
poise of an old hand. Lilja is destined for Scandi super stardom'
Eva Dolan 'For a small island, Iceland produces some extraordinary
writers, and Lilja is one of the best. Snare is an enthralling tale
of love and crime that stays with you long after you have turned
the last page' Michael Ridpath 'Zips along, with tension building
and building ... thoroughly recommended' James Oswald 'Crisp,
assured and nail-bitingly tense, Snare is an exceptional read,
cementing Lilja's place as one of Iceland's most outstanding crime
writers' Yrsa Sigurdardottir 'Clear your diary. As soon as you
begin reading Snare, you won't be able to stop until the final
page' Michael Wood 'Snare is a great read and the finale is both
shocking and unexpected ... a Wizard-of-Oz ending, without the
laughs. Terrific and original stuff' European Literature Network
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Rupture (Paperback)
Ragnar Jonasson; Translated by Quentin Bates
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THE THIRD INSTALMENT IN THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLING DARK ICELAND
SERIES OVER A MILLION COPIES SOLD WORLDWIDE With a stalker on the
loose and the town of Siglufjoerdur in quarantine, a child goes
missing, as Icelandic police officer Ari Thor Arason investigates a
cold case of a mysterious death on an isolated fjord... 'Bitingly
contemporary in setting and tone' Express 'A modern take on an
Agatha Christie-style mystery, as twisty as any slalom...' Ian
Rankin 1955.Two young couples move to the uninhabited, isolated
fjord of Hedinsfjoerdur. Their stay ends abruptly when one of the
women meets her death in mysterious circumstances. The case is
never solved. Fifty years later an old photograph comes to light,
and it becomes clear that the couples may not have been alone on
the fjord after all... In nearby Siglufjoerdur, young policeman Ari
Thor tries to piece together what really happened that fateful
night, in a town where no one wants to know, where secrets are a
way of life. He's assisted by Isrun, a news reporter in Reykjavik,
who is investigating an increasingly chilling case of her own.
Things take a sinister turn when a child goes missing in broad
daylight. With a stalker on the loose, and the town of
Siglufjoerdur in quarantine, the past might just come back to haunt
them. Haunting, frightening and complex, Rupture is a dark and
atmospheric thriller from one of Iceland's foremost crime writers.
'Traditional and beautifully finessed... morally more equivocal
than most traditional whodunnits, and it offers alluring glimpses
of darker, and infinitely more threatening horizons' Independent
'Jonasson's books have breathed new life into Nordic noir' Jake
Kerridge, Sunday Express
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Trap (Paperback)
Lilja Sigurdardottir; Translated by Quentin Bates
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When Sonja's son is kidnapped by her ruthless ex-husband, she's
thrust back into the world of cocaine smuggling, but this time
she's got a plan of her own... High-stakes jeopardy presides in
book two of the dark and original, nail-bitingly fast-paced
Reykjavik Noir trilogy... 'Tense, edgy and delivering more than a
few unexpected twists and turns' Sunday Times 'Tough,
uncompromising and unsettling' Val McDermid 'Tense and pacey, this
intriguing mix of white-collar and white-powder crime could
certainly be enjoyed as a standalone, but I would suggest reading
its excellent predecessor, Snare, first' Guardian
------------------------ Happily settled in Florida, Sonja believes
she's finally escaped the trap set by unscrupulous drug lords. But
when her son Tomas is taken, she's back to square one ... and
Iceland. Her lover, Agla, is awaiting sentencing for financial
misconduct after the banking crash, and Sonja refuses to see her.
And that's not all ... Agla owes money to some extremely powerful
men, and they'll stop at nothing to get it back. With her former
nemesis, customs officer Bragi, on her side, Sonja puts her own
plan into motion, to bring down the drug barons and her scheming
ex-husband, and get Tomas back safely. But things aren't as
straightforward as they seem, and Sonja finds herself caught in the
centre of a trap that will put all of their lives at risk... Set in
Reykjavik - still covered in the dust of the Eyjafjallajoekull
volcanic eruption and the aftermath of the banking crisis - Trap is
an award-winning, deliciously dark and outstandingly original slice
of Nordic Noir, from one of Iceland's finest crime writers.
------------------------ Praise for the Reykjavik Noir Trilogy 'A
tense thriller with a highly unusual plot and interesting
characters' Marcel Berlins, The Times 'With characters you can't
help sympathising with against your better judgement,
Sigurdardottir takes the reader on a breathtaking ride ... Stylish,
taut and compelling' Jon Coates, Daily Express 'Pacey and tense,
Trap is full of delicious carnage that could translate well to the
screen' New Zealand Listener 'This is a searing portrait of the
less salubrious parts of the Icelandic psyche as well as a riveting
thriller' Sunday Express 'Sharp shocks of chapters hit with
increasing energy ... a towering powerhouse of read and I gobbled
it up in one intense sitting' LoveReading 'The intricate plot is
breathtakingly original, with many twists and turns you never see
coming. Thriller of the year' New York Journal of Books
'Sigurdardottir provides a skilful combination of Nordic noir,
hardboiled financial thriller and high-octane narco drama, filled
with sympathetic characters that you can't help identifying with
even as they break the law' Crime Fiction Lover 'The action is
fast, helped by the short chapters switching us from one set of
characters to another, the villains ruthless, and the undercover
world of Iceland vividly evoked. A treat for fans' Promoting Crime
'Smart, ambitious and hugely satisfying' Eva Dolan 'Zips along with
tension building and building' James Oswald 'An emotional suspense
rollercoaster on a par with The Firm' Alexandra Sokoloff
'Compelling ... this is prime binge-reading' Booklist 'The
suspenseful Trap takes full advantage of its fresh setting and is a
worthy addition to the icy-cold crime genre popularized by
Scandinavian noir novels' Foreword Reviews
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Silenced (Paperback)
Solveig Palsdottir; Translated by Quentin Bates
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'As chilling as an Icelandic winter' S. J. Bolton 'Superior crime
fiction set in Iceland' The Times The discovery of a corpse washed
up on a beach in an Icelandic backwater sparks a series of events
that propels the village of Hvalvik's police sergeant Gunnhildur
into deep waters. Although under pressure to deal with the matter
quickly, she is suspicious that the man's death was no accident and
once she has identified the body, sets about investigating his
final hours. The case takes Gunnhildur away from her village and
into a cosmopolitan world of shady deals, government corruption and
violence. She finds herself alone and less than welcome in this
hostile environment as she tries to find out who it was that made
sure the young man drowned on a dark night one hundred kilometres
from where he should have been - and why. The first chilling and
atmospheric thriller in Quentin Bates's Icelandic crime series. A
dark page-turner perfect for fans of Jo Nesbo, Henning Mankell and
Soren Sveistrup's The Chestnut Man. Praise for Quentin Bates: 'A
great read - leaves you craving the next installment' Yrsa
Sigurdardottir 'A perfect book to curl up with in front of the
fire' The Bookbag 'Well written and absorbing' Woman's Way
'Captures the chilly spirit of Nordic crime fiction . . . Fans of
Arnaldur Indridason's Reykjavik mysteries will want to add Bates to
their reading lists' Booklist '[A] crackling fiction debut ...
palpable authenticity' Publishers Weekly 'A superb new series'
Eurocrime
'Superior crime fiction set in Iceland' The Times 'As chilling as
an Icelandic winter' S. J. Bolton Reykjavik detective Gunnhildur
Gisladottir tries not to believe in ghosts. But when Helgi, one of
her team is certain he's seen a man who had been declared dead more
than fifteen years ago, she reluctantly gives him some unofficial
leeway to look into it. Has the not-so-dead man returned from the
grave to settle old scores, or has he just decided to take a last
look around his old haunts? Either way, there are people who have
nursed grudges for years, hoping for a reckoning one day. Even the
rumour of his being alive and kicking is enough to spark a storm of
fury and revenge, with Gunnhildur and Helgi caught up in the middle
of it. The seventh dark and atmospheric thriller in Quentin Bates's
Icelandic crime series. A tense page-turner perfect for fans of Jo
Nesbo, Henning Mankell and Soren Sveistrup's The Chestnut Man.
Praise for Quentin Bates: 'A great read - leaves you craving the
next installment' Yrsa Sigurdardottir 'A perfect book to curl up
with in front of the fire' The Bookbag 'Well written and absorbing'
Woman's Way 'Captures the chilly spirit of Nordic crime fiction . .
. Fans of Arnaldur Indridason's Reykjavik mysteries will want to
add Bates to their reading lists' Booklist '[A] crackling fiction
debut ... palpable authenticity' Publishers Weekly 'A superb new
series' Eurocrime
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Cab 79 (Paperback)
Arnaldur Indridason; Translated by Quentin Bates; Andy Lawrence
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'Superior crime fiction set in Iceland' The Times 'As chilling as
an Icelandic winter' S. J. Bolton Hidden away in a secure house
outside Reykjavik, Detective Gunna and a high-profile stranger, a
guest of the interiors minister, are thrown together - too close
for comfort. They soon find they are neither as safe nor as
carefully hidden as Gunna and her boss had thought. Conflicting
glimpses of the man's past start to emerge as the press begin to
sniff him out, as does another group with their own reasons for
locating him. Gunna struggles to come to terms with protecting the
life of a man who may have the lives of many on his conscience - or
indeed may be the philanthropist he claims to be. Isolated
together, the friction grows between Gunna and the foreign visitor,
and she realises they are out of their depth as the trails lead
from the house outside Reykjavik to Brussels, Russia and the Middle
East. The sixth dark and atmospheric thriller in Quentin Bates's
Icelandic crime series. A chilling page-turner perfect for fans of
Jo Nesbo, Henning Mankell and Soren Sveistrup's The Chestnut Man.
Praise for Quentin Bates: 'A great read - leaves you craving the
next installment' Yrsa Sigurdardottir 'A perfect book to curl up
with in front of the fire' The Bookbag 'Well written and absorbing'
Woman's Way 'Captures the chilly spirit of Nordic crime fiction . .
. Fans of Arnaldur Indridason's Reykjavik mysteries will want to
add Bates to their reading lists' Booklist '[A] crackling fiction
debut ... palpable authenticity' Publishers Weekly 'A superb new
series' Eurocrime
'Superior crime fiction set in Iceland' The Times 'As chilling as
an Icelandic winter' S. J. Bolton When a shipowner is found dead,
tied to a bed in one of Reykjavik's smartest hotels, Sergeant
Gunnhildur sees no evidence of foul play. However, she still
suspects things are not as cut and dried as they seem and, as she
investigates the shipowner's untimely demise, she stumbles across a
discreet bondage society whose members are being systematically
exploited and blackmailed. But how does all this connect to a local
gangster recently returned to Iceland after many years abroad, and
the unfortunate loss of a government laptop containing sensitive
data about various members of the ruling party? What begins as a
straightforward case for Gunnhildur soon explodes into a dangerous
investigation, uncovering secrets that ruthless men are ready to go
to violent extremes to keep. The third dark and atmospheric
thriller in Quentin Bates's Icelandic crime series. A chilling
page-turner perfect for fans of Jo Nesbo, Henning Mankell and Soren
Sveistrup's The Chestnut Man. Praise for Quentin Bates: 'A great
read - leaves you craving the next installment' Yrsa Sigurdardottir
'A perfect book to curl up with in front of the fire' The Bookbag
'Well written and absorbing' Woman's Way 'Captures the chilly
spirit of Nordic crime fiction . . . Fans of Arnaldur Indridason's
Reykjavik mysteries will want to add Bates to their reading lists'
Booklist '[A] crackling fiction debut ... palpable authenticity'
Publishers Weekly 'A superb new series' Eurocrime
'Superior crime fiction set in Iceland' The Times 'As chilling as
an Icelandic winter' S. J. Bolton Following her promotion and
working now from Reykjavik, Gunnhildur is given responsibility for
two cases - the first in tracking down an escaped convict who's
keen to settle old scores, and the other, the murder of a TV
fitness presenter in her city centre apartment. With the police
short staffed and underfunded following the financial crash,
Gunnhildur and her team set about delving into the backgrounds of
both, where they uncover some unwelcome secrets and some
influential friends of both who have no wish to be in the public
eye. Set in an Iceland that is coming to terms with the deepening
recession, Gunnhildur has to take stock of the whirlwind changes
that have taken place as she investigates criminals at opposite
ends of the social scale as some uncomfortable links appear between
the two cases. The second chilling and atmospheric thriller in
Quentin Bates's Icelandic crime series. A dark page-turner perfect
for fans of Jo Nesbo, Henning Mankell and Soren Sveistrup's The
Chestnut Man. Praise for Quentin Bates: 'A great read - leaves you
craving the next installment' Yrsa Sigurdardottir 'A perfect book
to curl up with in front of the fire' The Bookbag 'Well written and
absorbing' Woman's Way 'Captures the chilly spirit of Nordic crime
fiction . . . Fans of Arnaldur Indridason's Reykjavik mysteries
will want to add Bates to their reading lists' Booklist '[A]
crackling fiction debut ... palpable authenticity' Publishers
Weekly 'A superb new series' Eurocrime
'Superior crime fiction set in Iceland' The Times 'As chilling as
an Icelandic winter' S. J. Bolton Snowed in with a couple of
psychopaths for the winter . . . When two small-time crooks rob
Reykjavik's premier drugs dealer, hoping for a quick escape to the
sun, their plans start to unravel after their getaway driver fails
to show. Tensions mount between the pair and the two women they
have grabbed as hostages when they find themselves holed upcountry
in an isolated hotel. Back in the capital, Gunnhildur, Eirikur and
Helgi find themselves at a dead end investigating what appear to be
the unrelated disappearance of a mother, her daughter and their car
during a day's shopping, and the death of a thief in a house fire.
Gunna and her team are faced with a set of riddles but as more
people are quizzed it begins to emerge that all these unrelated
incidents are in fact linked. And at the same time, two
increasingly desperate lowlifes have no choice but to make some big
decisions on how to get rid of their accidental hostages... The
fifth gripping and atmospheric thriller in Quentin Bates's
Icelandic crime series. A dark page-turner perfect for fans of Jo
Nesbo, Henning Mankell and Soren Sveistrup's The Chestnut Man.
Praise for Quentin Bates: 'A great read - leaves you craving the
next installment' Yrsa Sigurdardottir 'A perfect book to curl up
with in front of the fire' The Bookbag 'Well written and absorbing'
Woman's Way 'Captures the chilly spirit of Nordic crime fiction . .
. Fans of Arnaldur Indridason's Reykjavik mysteries will want to
add Bates to their reading lists' Booklist '[A] crackling fiction
debut ... palpable authenticity' Publishers Weekly 'A superb new
series' Eurocrime
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Storm Birds (Paperback)
Einar Karason; Translated by Quentin Bates
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R303
R245
Discovery Miles 2 450
Save R58 (19%)
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"This gripping novel is as good at describing the magnificent
seascapes and the unforgiving elements as it is at examining the
inner lives of the besieged crew, toiling ceaselessly against
implacable nature" -Financial Times BOOKS OF THE YEAR "Gripping and
Exciting" The Sunday Times BOOKS OF THE YEAR In February 1959,
several Icelandic trawlers were caught in a storm off
Newfoundland's Grand Banks. What happened there is the inspiration
for this novel. Not since The Perfect Storm has there been a book
which captures the sheer drama and terror of a crisis at sea.
Karason is an exceptional storyteller, an Icelandic Erskine
Caldwell or William Faulkner. The side trawler Mafurinn is hit by a
major storm just as they prepare to turn for home. Thirty-two men
aboard, and a hold full of redfish. The sea is cold enough to kill
a man in minutes, and the trawler quickly ices up in the biting
frost and violent tempest. The heavy icing weighs down the already
fully laden craft, which is pummelled by one breaker after another
- and here, out on the open sea, there is no exit route. Distress
signals from other ships in the same circumstance and be heard from
the fishing grounds around them. It is a battle of life and death.
Translated from the Icelandic by Quentin Bates
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