The Girl Who Died

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THE NAIL-BITING NEW STORY FROM THE MILLION COPY BESTSELLING AUTHOR


'TEACHER WANTED ON THE EDGE OF THE WORLD . . .'

Una knows she is struggling to deal with her father's sudden, tragic suicide. She spends her nights drinking alone in Reykjavik, stricken with thoughts that she might one day follow in his footsteps.

So when she sees an advert seeking a teacher for two girls in the tiny village of Skálar - population of ten - on the storm-battered north coast of the island, she sees it as a chance to escape.

But once she arrives, Una quickly realises nothing in city life has prepared her for this. The villagers are unfriendly. The weather is bleak. And, from the creaky attic bedroom of the old house where she's living, she's convinced she hears the ghostly sound of singing.

Una worries that she's losing her mind.

And then, just before midwinter, a young girl from the village is found dead. Now there are only nine villagers left - and Una realizes that one of them has blood on their hands . . .

Shortlisted for the Fingerprint Awards Audiobook of the Year Award

Praise for Ragnar Jónasson

'Is this the best crime writer in the world today? If you're looking for a mystery to get lost in during lockdown . . .' The Times

'A world-class crime writer . . . One of the most astonishing plots of modern crime fiction' Sunday Times

'It is nothing less than a landmark in modern crime fiction' The Times

'This is Icelandic noir of the highest order, with Jonasson's atmospheric sense of place, and his heroine's unerring humanity shining from every page'
Daily Mail

'Triumphant conclusion. Chilling, creepy, perceptive, almost unbearably tense' Ian Rankin

'This is such a tense, gripping read' Anthony Horowitz

'Brilliantly effective. Each book enraptures us' The Times Literary Supplement

'Superb . . . chilling . . . one of the great tragic heroines of contemporary detective fiction' Sunday Times Crime Book of the Month

'A classic crime story seen through a uniquely Icelandic lens. First rate and highly recommended' Lee Child

'Chilling - a must-read' Peter James

'A stunningly atmospheric story. Pitch-perfect, beautifully paced. Ragnar Jónasson is at the top of his game, and a master of the genre' Will Dean

'Darkly claustrophobic . . . Perfect mid-winter reading' Ann Cleeves

© Ragnar Jónasson 2021 (P) Penguin Audio 2021

Critics Review

Intriguing . . . This spooky novel draws on Icelandic sagas to create an atmosphere of growing menace.

The Times, CRIME BOOK OF THE YEAR

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, BOOK OF THE MONTH

A creepy tale

The Times

A master of the Icelandic thriller

New York Post

With the bleakest of landscapes and some supernatural undertones, this is one creepy thriller that’ll have you leaving ALL the lights on

Vogue Scandinavia

Spooky, sophisticated. Jonasson is strong on atmosphere

Sunday Times

Invigorating Iceland-set slice of Nordic Noir

Daily Mail

With his trademark elegant prose and atmospheric sense of place, Jonasson weaves a slow-burning, haunting tale with a chilling ending

Daily Record

A chilling psychological thriller with an unexpected ending that will haunt the reader

The Canberra Times

Haunting psychological novel tinged with the supernatural

Daily Record

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