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Step into snowy Iceland with the final nail-biting instalment in the critically acclaimed Hidden Iceland series – FROM THE MILLION COPY BESTSELLING AUTHOR

A TIMES AND SUNDAY TIMES CRIME BOOK OF THE YEAR – NOW A MAJOR CHANNEL 4 DRAMA

‘Is this the best crime writer in the world today? If you’re looking for a mystery to get lost in during lockdown . . .’ The Times

‘A world-class crime writer . . . One of the most astonishing plots of modern crime fiction’ Sunday Times

‘It is nothing less than a landmark in modern crime fiction’ The Times
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1987. An isolated farm house in the east of Iceland.

The snowstorm should have shut everybody out. But it didn’t.

The couple should never have let him in. But they did.

An unexpected guest, a liar, a killer. Not all will survive the night. And Detective Hulda will be haunted forever . . .

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‘This 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 Mail

‘Triumphant conclusion. Chilling, creepy, perceptive, almost unbearably tense’ Ian Rankin

‘This is such a tense, gripping read’ Anthony Horowitz

‘Brilliantly effective. Each book enraptures us’ The Times Literary Supplement

Praise for Ragnar Jonasson

‘Superb . . . chilling . . . one of the great tragic heroines of contemporary detective fiction’ Sunday Times Crime Book of the Month

‘A classic crime story seen through a uniquely Icelandic lens. First rate and highly recommended’ Lee Child

‘Chilling – a must-read’ Peter James

‘A stunningly atmospheric story. Pitch-perfect, beautifully paced. Ragnar Jonasson is at the top of his game, and a master of the genre’ Will Dean

‘Darkly claustrophobic . . . Perfect mid-winter reading’ Ann Cleeves

Publisher Review

It is nothing less than a landmark in modern crime fiction * The Times * A 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 Times * Is this the best crime writer in the world today? . . . He's truly a master of his genre * The Times Online * This 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 Mail * This is such a tense, gripping read Triumphant . . . Other writers have explored the possibilities of telling a story in reverse; thus far only Ragnar Jonasson has rendered hindsight so heartbreaking * The Times * Jonasson 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 Club * Triumphant conclusion. Chilling, creepy, perceptive, almost unbearably tense -- Ian Rankin Jonasson'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 Supplement * Jonasson weaves his suspenseful tales together with remorseless logic up to a climax more nightmarish than the buildup * Kirkus *