Ragnar jonasson - island (Penguin Books)

THE EXPLOSIVE NEW NOVEL FROM THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLING AUTHOR 'The ending really took my breath away' - IAN RANKIN Discover The Island - Agatha Christie meets Nordic noir... Four friends visited the island.

But only three returned... Detective Inspector Hulda Hermannsdóttir is sent to the isolated island of Elli$499aey to investigate a disappearance. But she finds haunting similarities to an old case - the murder of a young woman ten years ago.

Has a patient killer struck again$500 Hulda is soon caught in a web of deceit, convinced everyone is lying, even those closest to her. What secrets is the island hiding$501 And what price will she pay for uncovering the truth$502 'One of the greatest tragic heroines of contemporary detective fiction' - Sunday Times 'Dark, chilling and utterly gripping, The Island is Nordic noir at its best, and is destined to become a classic of the genre.

I couldn't put it down' - Shari Lapena, bestselling author of The Couple Next Door 'Riveting' - Sunday Times 'Magnificently dark and twisted' - C. J. Tudor, bestselling author of The Chalk Man 'Ragnar Jónasson writes with a chilling, poetic beauty - a must-read' - Peter James, bestselling author of Love You Dead 'Out of all of Ragnar's books this is the one I like the most...

The book of his which reminds me most of Agatha Christie' Kilian Praise for Ragnar Jonasson 'A distinctive blend of Nordic noir and golden age detective fiction... Atmospheric and evocative prose' Guardian on Nightblind 'Jonasson's books have breathed new life into Nordic noir...