Gallows Rock

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On a jagged, bleak lava field just outside Reykjavik stands the Gallows Rock. Once a place of execution, it is now a tourist attraction. Until this morning, when a man was found hanging from it...

The nail embedded in his chest proves it wasn't suicide. But when the police go to his flat, a further puzzle awaits: a four-year-old boy has been left there. He doesn't seem to have any link with the victim, his parents cannot be found, and his drawings show he witnessed something terrible.

As detective Huldar hunts the killer, and child psychologist Freyja looks for the boy's parents, the mystery unfolds: a story of violence, entitlement, and revenge.

Praise for Yrsa Sigurdardottir

'Iceland's outstanding crime novelist' Daily Express

'A magnificent writer' Karin Slaughter

'The undisputed queen of Icelandic Noir' Simon Kernick

'Believe all the hype - this is crime at its best.' Heat

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Praise for Gallows Rock
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Nail-biting... Iceland's long dark nights are at their most minatory in Sigurðardóttir's atmospheric thrillers
Financial Times
Sigurdardottir is as confident a writer as ever
The Sunday Times
The multi-award winning Icelandic writer has a growing UK fan base. The fourth thriller featuring child psychologist Freyja and detective Hulder, is as chilling as Scandi noir should be
Peterborough Telegraph
Sigurðardóttir hooks her readers very quickly... Eventually, justice is done and the loose ends are satisfactorily tied up
Literary Review
Pacey dealing out of the plot twists amid uniquely Icelandic characters and circumstances
The Sunday Times Crime Club
You'll devour it with fascination and you'll be head over heels with Sigurðardóttir's writing
Daily Record
Packs an all too timely punch - 5 Stars
Heat
Well-paced police procedural with a twist you may not see coming
Choice Magazine

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