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In der Universität von Reykjavík wird die Leiche eines jungen Deutschen gefunden. Der Geschichtsstudent war fasziniert von alten Hexenkulten, und sein Mörder hat ihm ein merkwürdiges Zeichen in die Haut geritzt. Aber die isländische Polizei glaubt an einen Drogendelikt und verhaftet einen Dealer. Die Eltern des Opfers misstrauen den Ermittlungen: Sie beauftragen die junge Anwältin Dóra Gudmundsdóttir, den Fall noch einmal aufzurollen. Und auf ...

At a university in Reykjavík, the body of a young German student is discovered, his eyes cut out and strange symbols carved into his chest. Police waste no time in making an arrest, but the victim's family isn't convinced that the right man is in custody. They ask Thóra Gudmundsdóttir, an attorney and single mother of two, to investigate. It isn't long before Thóra and her associate, Matthew Reich, uncover the deceased student's obsession with...

In the mystical Snæfellsnes region on Iceland's west coast—at a New Age health resort in a renovated farmhouse—the body of a young woman is discovered, savagely beaten, with pins inserted into her feet. Thóra Gudmundsdóttir, lawyer and single mother of two, has been retained to represent the resort's owner and prime suspect. But a fresh corpse is not the only abomination Thóra encounters here—for local legend says this place is haunted . . . a...

The first in an exciting new series from the author of THE SILENCE OF THE SEA, winner of the 2015 Petrona Award for best Scandinavian Crime Novel.The only witness to a shocking murder is the victim's ten-year-old daughter, Margret. The police turn to the Children's House for their expertise in childhood trauma.The manager Freyja doesn't much like the police - especially the detective in charge, Huldar. But she does want to help them protect Ma...

The Sunday Times August Crime Book of the MonthA journalist on the track of an old case attempts suicide. An ordinary couple return from a house swap in the states to find their home in disarray and their guests seemingly missing. Four strangers struggle to find shelter on a windswept spike of rock in the middle of a raging sea. They have one thing in common: they all lied.And someone is determined to punish them...WHY DID YOU LIE is a terrify...

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There's something out there..."Iceland's answer to Stieg Larsson."--Daily Telegraph"Iceland's crime queen."--The Scotsman"Engaging, fresh, and exciting."--James PattersonYrsa Sigurdardóttir is widely regarded around the world as one of the best Nordic crime writers working today. Yrsa's previous book in the series, Ashes to Dust, also featured lawyer and sometime sleuth Thóra Gudmundsdóttir and received rave reviews internationally. In The Day...

?You will never find peace or solace. Forever burn?? reads the bloody letter received by Amelia Gotlieb days after her son Harald is found dead in the History Faculty of Reykjav?k. His eyes have been torn out of his body and strange symbols engraved on his skin, leaving forensic scientists in horrified silence. Unhappy with police efforts, Harald's parents hire an Icelandic and a German lawyer to investigate the crime. Taken to the most inhosp...

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Islanda, inverno 2008. Un incendio uccide in modo atroce quattro disabili e il custode della residenza in cui vivevano. Le autorità individuano il colpevole in un ragazzo down che, condannato per aver appiccato il fuoco, viene rinchiuso in un ospedale psichiatrico. È ancora prigioniero della struttura quando, due anni dopo, un avvocato si interessa al suo caso e, sicura che il mistero dell'incendio nasconda altro, decide di fare chiarezza. Ma ...

Il villaggio di Hesteyri nei mesi invernali è disabitato e quasi irraggiungibile. L'unico contatto con il resto dell'Islanda è un traghetto perennemente in balia del vento e del mare. In questo luogo desolato, tre giovani provenienti dalla capitale hanno deciso di ristrutturare una casa per trasformarla in un albergo. Ansiosi di mettere a frutto il loro investimento, si sono arrischiati a viaggiare fino a Hesteyri nel periodo più freddo per me...

I can see why so many people are enthusiastic about Yrsa's work. It's very engaging, fresh, and exciting." -- James Patterson"Iceland's crime queen." --The ScotsmanOne of the finest Nordic crime writers working today, Yrsa Sigurdardóttir has been published to rave reviews worldwide. Now, with Ashes to Dust, she delivers a dynamite and timely thriller set at the site of a volcano. In 1973, a volcanic eruption buried an entire Icelandic village ...

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Bestselling and award-winning Icelandic crime author Yrsa Sigurdardottir is back with the next book in her Thóra Gudmundsdóttir series. SOMEONE TO WATCH OVER ME, the fifth installment in the Thóra Gudmundsdóttir series, was named Crime Novel of the Year by the Sunday Times.A young man with Down's Syndrome has been convicted of burning down his assisted living facility and killing five people, but a fellow inmate at his secure psychiatric unit ...

Winner of the Petrona Award 2015!From the queen of Icelandic crime fiction comes a truly chilling story that will leave readers breathless right up to the memorable ending. This is possibly her best book yet. Bestselling and award-winning Icelandic crime author Yrsa Sigurdardóttir has produced here a dazzling display of brilliant crime writing that is both groundbreaking and immensely satisfying.As The Silence of the Sea opens, a luxury yacht ...

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