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Ashes to Dust
Thora Gudmundsdottir (Related to this series)
- Author
- Yrsa Sigurdardottir
- Narrator
- Gabrielle Nellis-Pain
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Publish Date
- 20 October 2022
- Run Time
- 15 hours 37 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
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Thora peered at the floor, but couldn't see anything that could have frightened Markus that much, only three mounds of dust. She moved the light of her torch over them. It took her some time to realize what she was seeing-- and then it was all she could do not to let the torch slip from her hand. 'Good God,' she said. She ran the light over the three faces, one after another. Sunken cheeks, empty eye-sockets, gaping mouths; they reminded her of photographs of mummies she'd once seen in National Geographic. 'Who are these people?'
'I don't know,' said Markus . . .
Bodies are discovered in one of the excavated houses at a volcanic tourist attraction dubbed 'The Pompeii of the North'.
Markus Magnusson, who was only a teenager when the volcano erupted, falls under suspicion and hires attorney Thora Gudmundsdottir to defend him - but when his childhood sweetheart is murdered his case starts to look more difficult, and the locals seem oddly reluctant to back him up . . .
(P) 2022 Hodder & Stoughton Limited
Critics Review
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Iceland's answer to Stieg Larsson.
Daily Telegraph
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A chilling read, enhanced by Sigurdardottir's taut plotting, realistic characters, and dry humour.
Metro
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A gripping thriller with enough mystery and horror to keep you sitting on the edge of your seat while you try to work out what happened.
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Brilliantly plotted and chilling.
Daily Mirror
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Details
- Author
- Yrsa Sigurdardottir
- Narrator
- Gabrielle Nellis-Pain
- Duration
- 15 hours 37 minutes
- Release Date
- 20 October 2022
- ISBN
- 9781399711241
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Genre
- Crime and / or mystery fiction, Thriller / suspense fiction, Fiction in translation
Synopsis
The third crime novel from international bestseller Yrsa Sigurdardottir, ASHES TO DUST is tense, taut and terrifying - not to be missed for fans of Nordic Noir. Thora peered at the floor, but couldn't see anything that could have frightened Markus that much, only three mounds of dust. She moved the light of her torch over them. It took her some time to realize what she was seeing-- and then it was all she could do not to let the torch slip from her hand. 'Good God,' she said. She ran the light over the three faces, one after another. Sunken cheeks, empty eye-sockets, gaping mouths; they reminded her of photographs of mummies she'd once seen in National Geographic. 'Who are these people?''I don't know,' said Markus . . . Bodies are discovered in one of the excavated houses at a volcanic tourist attraction dubbed 'The Pompeii of the North'.Markus Magnusson, who was only a teenager when the volcano erupted, falls under suspicion and hires attorney Thora Gudmundsdottir to defend him - but when his childhood sweetheart is murdered his case starts to look more difficult, and the locals seem oddly reluctant to back him up . . .(P) 2022 Hodder & Stoughton Limited
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