Nightblind by Ragnar Jonasson

THE FIFTH INSTALMENT IN THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLING DARK ICELAND SERIES. OVER A MILLION COPIES SOLD When a police officer is murdered in the dead of night, in the isolated Icelandic town of Siglufj?rdur, Ari Th?r 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 `Bitingly contemporary in setting and tone' Sunday Express `Seductive . Ragnar does claustrophobia beautifully' Ann Cleeves ________________Siglufj?rdur: an idyllically quiet fishing village on the northernmost tip of Iceland, accessible only via a small mountain tunnel. Ari Th?r 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 Th?r 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. ________________ 'Traditional and beautifully finessed' Independent 'This is an atmospheric portrayal of a claustrophobic place where everyone is connected' Laura Wilson, Guardian `J?nasson plants clues fairly before a devastatingly unexpected reveal, without sublimating characterization to plot' Publishers Weekly `A tiny, segregated town is a superb setting for a crime novel, and J?nasson exploits it well. He builds a layered mystery featuring a series of unhealthy secrets, and past crimes buried deep in the sheltered, almost claustrophobic recesses of family life' Crime Thriller Journal `A must-read addition to the growing canon of Iceland Noir' Peter James `Ragnar has Nordic Noir down pat - a remote small-town mystery that is sure to please crime-fiction aficionados' Yrsa Sigurdard?ttir `A challenging investigation that uncovers local secrets and Scandi-noir meets oldfashioned murder mystery in an atmospheric whodunnit' Daily Express `J?nasson's books have breathed new life into Nordic noir' Sunday Express `What really makes Nightblind stand out is its vivid cast of characters, whose fears, ambitions, rivalries and longings are movingly universal' Oprah magazine
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