Blackout (Dark Iceland) Paperback

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On the shores of a tranquil fjord in Northern Iceland a man is brutally beaten to death on a bright summer’s night As the 24-hour light of the arctic summer is transformed into darkness by an ash cloud from a recent volcanic eruption a young reporter leaves Reykajvik to investigate on her own unaware that an innocent person’s life hangs in the balance Ari Thór Arason & his colleagues on the tiny police force in Siglufjörður struggle with an increasingly perplexing case while their own serious personal problems push them to the limit As silent unspoken horrors from the past threaten them all & the darkness deepens it’s a race against time to find the killer before someone else dies… Dark terrifying & complex Blackout is an exceptional atmospheric thriller from one of Iceland’s finest crime writers ‘Jónasson’s books have breathed new life into Nordic Noir’ Jake Kerridge Sunday Express‘A distinctive blend of Nordic Noir & Golden Age detective fiction … economical & evocative prose as well as some masterful prestidigitation’ Laura Wilson Guardian‘Jónasson’s writing is a masterful reinvention of the Golden Age classic style both contemporary & timeless … enclosed by the poetic beauty of the location’ Crime Review‘A classic crime story seen through a uniquely Icelandic lens … first rate & highly recommended’ Lee Child&A modern take on an Agatha Christie-style mystery as twisty as any slalom…’ Ian Rankin