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It is nothing less than a landmark in modern crime fiction, The TimesA world-class crime writer. One of the most astonishing plots of modern crime fiction. A triumphant conclusion to the trilogy [that] makes Iceland’s pre-eminence in the crime genre even more marked, Sunday TimesThis is Icelandic noir of the highest order, with Jonasson’s atmospheric sense of place, and his heroine’s unerring humanity shining from every page, Daily MailThis is such a tense, gripping readJónasson takes us back to Hulda’s origin story with a tale that combines his special talents for spinning a chilling and ingeniously constructed mystery and evoking the dramatic Icelandic environment, Sunday Times Crime ClubTriumphant conclusion. Chilling, creepy, perceptive, almost unbearably tense — Ian RankinJonasson’s is a unique voice in this genre. The beauty of this trilogy is that each book enraptures us almost to the point of forgetting the future we already know. Brilliantly effective, The Times Literary SupplementJónasson weaves his suspenseful tales together with remorseless logic up to a climax more nightmarish than the buildup, KirkusFans of dark crime fiction that doesn’t pull punches will be amply rewarded, Publishers WeeklyWrap up warmly for this invigorating Iceland-set slice of Nordic noir, Financial Times Biografía del autor

Ragnar Jónasson is an international number one bestselling author who has sold over one and a half million books worldwide. He was born in Reykjavík, Iceland, where he also works as an investment banker and teaches copyright law at Reykjavík has previously worked on radio and television, including as a TV news reporter for the Icelandic National Broadcasting Service, and, from the age of seventeen, has translated fourteen of Agatha Christie’s novels. His critically acclaimed international bestseller The Darkness is soon to be a major TV series.

Victoria Cribb studied and worked in Iceland for many years. She has translated more than 25 novels from the Icelandic and, in 2017, she received the Orðstír honourary translation award for services to Icelandic literature.