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The Silence of the Sea
Thora Gudmundsdottir (Related to this series)
- Author
- Yrsa Sigurdardottir
- Narrator
- Gabrielle Nellis-Pain
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Publish Date
- 15 December 2022
- Run Time
- 14 hours 45 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
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What to expect
WINNER OF THE 2015 PETRONA AWARD
A Sunday Times '100 best crime novels and thrillers since 1945' pick!
The most chilling novel yet from the Queen of Nordic Noir, not to be missed for fans of Jo Nesbo and Stieg Larsson.
'Mummy dead.' The child's pure treble was uncomfortably clear. It was the last thing Brynjar - and doubtless the others - wanted to hear at that moment. 'Daddy dead.' It got worse. 'Adda dead. Bygga dead.' The child sighed and clutched her grandmother's leg. 'All dead.'
A luxury yacht arrives in Reykjavik harbour with nobody on board. What has happened to the crew, and to the family who were on board when it left Lisbon?
Thora Gudmundsdottir is hired by the young father's parents to investigate, and is soon drawn deeper into the mystery. What should she make of the rumours saying that the vessel was cursed, especially given that when she boards the yacht she thinks she sees one of the missing twins? Where is Karitas, the glamorous young wife of the yacht's former owner? And whose is the body that has washed up further along the shore?
Critics Review
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A corker of a locked-room mystery, with one of the most dramatic twists in recent crime fiction.
The Sunday Times
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Iceland's answer to Stieg Larsson.
Daily Telegraph
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Yrsa is one of the most exciting new voices in the crime thriller world.
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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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Details
- Author
- Yrsa Sigurdardottir
- Narrator
- Gabrielle Nellis-Pain
- Duration
- 14 hours 45 minutes
- Release Date
- 15 December 2022
- ISBN
- 9781399711272
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Genre
- Crime and / or mystery fiction, Thriller / suspense fiction, Fiction in translation
Synopsis
Translated from Icelandic by Victoria CribbWINNER OF THE 2015 PETRONA AWARDA Sunday Times '100 best crime novels and thrillers since 1945' pick!The most chilling novel yet from the Queen of Nordic Noir, not to be missed for fans of Jo Nesbo and Stieg Larsson.'Mummy dead.' The child's pure treble was uncomfortably clear. It was the last thing Brynjar - and doubtless the others - wanted to hear at that moment. 'Daddy dead.' It got worse. 'Adda dead. Bygga dead.' The child sighed and clutched her grandmother's leg. 'All dead.'A luxury yacht arrives in Reykjavik harbour with nobody on board. What has happened to the crew, and to the family who were on board when it left Lisbon?Thora Gudmundsdottir is hired by the young father's parents to investigate, and is soon drawn deeper into the mystery. What should she make of the rumours saying that the vessel was cursed, especially given that when she boards the yacht she thinks she sees one of the missing twins? Where is Karitas, the glamorous young wife of the yacht's former owner? And whose is the body that has washed up further along the shore?
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