THE GRIPPING MYSTERY FROM 'NEXT-GEN NORDIC STAR' (LA TIMES) AND SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR, RAGNAR JONASSON

'ONE OF THE FINEST CRIME WRITERS IN THE WORLD TODAY' DAILY MAIL

J nasson is an automatic must-read for me . . .

possibly the best Scandi writer working today LEE CHILD

A master of the Icelandic thriller NEW YORK POST

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One winter evening bestselling crime author, El n S. J nsd ttir goes missing.

There are no clues to her disappearance and it is up to young detective, Helgi, to crack the case before it's leaked to the press.

As he interviews the people closest to her a publisher, an accountant, a retired judge he realises that El n s life wasn t what it seemed. In fact, her past is even stranger than her stories.

As the case of the missing crime writer becomes more mysterious by the hour, Helgi must uncover the secrets of a very unexpected life .

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'Rooted in the golden age of crime fiction and full of charming literary allusions. Elegiac and satisfying' Sunday Times

Product Details

Format: Paperback | 336 pages
Language: English
ISBN: 9780241711118
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Publication date: 21 Aug 2025
Category: Thriller / suspense
Author: Ragnar Jonasson
Dimensions: 15.2 x 2.7 x 23.3 cm
Weight: 410 g