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She is desperate to forget her traumatic past by burying herself in her cases alongside her new trainee, Jakob Johanson. But Jakob's life has its own complications, and it soon becomes clear that neither can run from their pasts for long.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e When a local man is found with his throat slit, underneath an avalanche that has buried much of the evidence, Hildur and Jakob must set their own problems aside and unravel the dark secrets to expose a killer . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTranslated by Kristian London\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for Satu Rämö:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e'Hildur Rúnarsdóttir, a police detective who surfs the icy waters of Iceland, barrels into the genre like a tsunami. This book must be read in one sitting' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eMax Seeck, NYT and Der Spiegel bestselling author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Rämö plans to continue Hildur's story, and if she does it as well as in this, her debut novel, she may become a significant new name in Nordic crime fiction' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eHelsingin Sanomat\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44583362658482,"sku":"9781804188408","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781804188408_a8625820-8fbd-4939-ba85-6debd1ad2900.jpg?v=1786026974"},{"product_id":"9781804188477","title":"The Grave in the Ice","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE BRILLIANT SECOND BOOK IN THE BESTSELLING HILDUR SERIES, SOON TO BE A TV SHOW!\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDetective Hildur Rúnarsdottir and her trainee Jakob are plagued by their own demons while working on the chilly west coast of Iceland: Hildur by the disappearance of her younger sisters twenty-five years ago and Jakob by a custody battle that has left him unable to see his son.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen a local politician is found shot dead on a ski trail, the two must put aside their personal problems to investigate the murder. While initially thought to be a crime of passion, there are much darker secrets hiding beneath the surface. Hildur and Jakob soon realise that even the dead can't stay buried forever.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTranslated by Kristian London\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for Satu Rämö:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Satu Rämö's Hildur series is a wildly successful publishing phenomenon that has put the genre of \"Nordic blue\" on Europe's literary map' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Atmospheric and startlingly original' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Hildur Rúnarsdóttir, a police detective who surfs the icy waters of Iceland, barrels into the genre like a tsunami. 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Detective Hildur Rúnarsdóttir and trainee Jakob Johanson barely have time to start their investigation before another body is discovered. And soon a third.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhile investigating the case, Hildur's lost sister weighs heavy on her mind. Meanwhile, Jakob travels to Finland for the hearing of his fraught custody battle, that leaves him facing dire consequences. As the number of deaths continues to grow, Hildur and Jakob are desperate to catch the killer before they strike again.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTranslated by Kristian London\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePraise for Satu Rämö:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Satu Rämö's Hildur series is a wildly successful publishing phenomenon that has put the genre of \"Nordic blue\" on Europe's literary map' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Atmospheric and startlingly original' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Hildur Rúnarsdóttir, a police detective who surfs the icy waters of Iceland, barrels into the genre like a tsunami. 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After all, it's not uncommon for foreigners who come to Iceland to vanish, and the police are too busy investigating a fatal car accident, recovering two bodies from the cold waters of the sea.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e2022:\u003c\/b\u003e Detective Hildur Rúnarsdóttir returns from a surfing holiday in Hawaii to a good life. The renovation of her childhood home is progressing, and her colleague and friend Jakob Johanson has permanently joined her in Iceland. But when Hildur visits her family friend, Helga, in a nursing home, she is presented with surprising new details about her mother, Rakel. Then a cruise ship carrying a large group of tourists arrives in Ísafjörður, bringing a world of trouble with them.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs the bodies pile up, Hildur and Jakob must look to the past to figure out what lies in front of them.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTranslated by Kristian London\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePraise for Satu Rämö:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Satu Rämö's Hildur series is a wildly successful publishing phenomenon that has put the genre of \"Nordic blue\" on Europe's literary map' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Atmospheric and startlingly original' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Hildur Rúnarsdóttir, a police detective who surfs the icy waters of Iceland, barrels into the genre like a tsunami. 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In a remote valley, a different discovery is made: a corpse, its flesh picked clean by ravens. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThere's one detail that makes Detective Hildur Rúnarsdóttir suspect murder, and an observation by her Aunt Tinna strengthens her suspicions. Hildur has crossed paths with this killer before, and what Aunt Tinna remembers may be the key to catching them.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat secrets does Hildur's past hide? 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