Why Did You Lie?
- Author Yrsa Sigurdardottir
- Narrator Katherine Manners
- Publisher Hodder & Stoughton
- Run Time 11 hours and 11 minutes
- Format Audio
- Genre Crime and mystery fiction, Fiction in translation, Thriller / suspense fiction.
Titles Purchased
- 1-5
- 6-10
- 11-15
- 16-20
- Over 20
Price p/Title
- £7.99
- £6.99
- £5.99
- £4.99
- £3.99
Listen to a sample
What to expect
A journalist on the track of an old case attempts suicide.
An ordinary couple return from a house swap in the states to find their home in disarray and their guests seemingly missing.
Four strangers struggle to find shelter on a windswept spike of rock in the middle of a raging sea.
They have one thing in common: they all lied.
And someone is determined to punish them...
WHY DID YOU LIE is a terrifying tale of long-delayed retribution from Iceland's Queen of Suspense.
(P)2016 Hodder & Stoughton. Published by arrangement with Salomonsson Agency.
Critics Review
-
The stories share an underlying menace that is at once disturbing and compelling.
Daily Mail -
A tour de force… Sigurdardottir handles the different plot strands brilliantly, bringing them together in an unforgettable climax.
The Sunday Times, Crime Book of the Month -
Spine-chilling… keeps us on the edge of our seats
Independent -
The Icelandic queen of Nordic Noir, Yrsa Sigurdardottir’s writing manages to be both spare but sinister. Expect goosebumps to sprout while reading this tale of murder, abuse and other worldly shenanigans in rural Iceland.
Red Magazine -
Iceland’s outstanding crime novelist is spoiling us in her latest offering, with three juicy storylines for the price of one… I doubt many readers will guess what in the blue blazes can possibly connect these three mysteries before all is revealed, but I’m sure all will revel in the customary Sigurdardottir mixture of creepy atmospherics and sardonic humour. She is a treasure.
Daily Express -
Other crime writers might as well give up now. In her new novel, Icelandic author Yrsa Sigurdardottir
Crime Scene Magazine
has found the single most terrifying place on earth to be stuck in the middle of a murder mystery…taut and compelling
More from the same
Subscribe to our newsletter
Sign up to get tailored content recommendations, product updates and info on new releases. Your data is your own: we commit to protect your data and respect your privacy.