Outside (Penguin Books)

Four friends. One night. Not everyone will come out alive... Pre-order the gripping new stand-alone mystery from 'world-class crime writer' Ragnar JónassonIn a deadly Icelandic snowstorm, four friends seek shelter in an abandoned hunting lodge. Miles from help, and knowing they will die out in the cold, they break in, hoping to wait out the storm until morning. But nothing can prepare them for what's inside...With no other option, they are forced to spend a long and terrifying night in the cabin: watching as intently and silently as they themselves are being watched. As the night darkens, old secrets spill into the light, and tensions rise between the four friends. Soon it's clear that what they've discovered in the cabin is far from the only mystery lurking there.Nor the only thing to be afraid of...Praise for Ragnar Jónasson'Is this the best crime writer in the world today?' The Times'An intensely gripping mystery, Ragnar Jonasson is a poet of the "dark, wet and cold", of the "gloom, cold and rain". The climactic revelations are credible and moving' The Times'Invigorating Iceland-set slice of Nordic Noir' Daily Mail'A mist-shrouded blend of horror and psychological thriller... Works in every way' Booklist