REYKJAVIK - A CRIME STORY

A CRIME NOVEL CO-WRITTEN WITH KATRIN JAKOBSDOTTIR - PRIME MINISTER OF ICELAND

“a breakout: seamlessly plotted, with terrific characters and plenty of surprising, earned twists … understated brilliance.”
THE NEW YORK TIMES (Sarah Weinman)

”A classic crime novel. As tense as anything Jonasson has previously written.”
THE SUNDAY TIMES (Joan Smith)

“Agatha Christie would be proud.”
KIRKUS (starred review)

”Nordic noir at its most authoritative.”
FINANCIAL TIMES (Barry Forshaw)

“A beautifully constructed mystery by two super smart partners in crime”
ANTHONY HOROWITZ

“Loved it.”
ANN CLEEVES

“a watertight plot and relentless drive … flawless.”
SYDNEY MORNING HERALD

”It’s very good but, be warned, there’s a twist in the middle that will startle you.”
BOSTON GLOBE & MAIL

“A thrilling Scandinavian Noir”
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY (starred review)

”Tense and deeply atmospheric.”
HEAT ****

“One terrific crime novel.”
NY Daily News (Mike Lupica)

What happened to Lara Marteinsdóttir?

Iceland, 1956. Fifteen-year-old Lára spends the summer working for a couple on the small island of Videy, just off the coast of Reykjavík.

In early August, the girl disappears without a trace.

The mystery becomes Iceland's greatest unsolved case. What happened to the young girl? Is she still alive? Did she leave the island, or did something happen to her there?

Thirty years later in August, 1986, as the city of Reykjavík celebrates its 200th anniversary, journalist Valur Robertsson begins his own investigation into Lara's case. But as he draws closer to discovering the secret, and with the eyes of Reykjavík upon him, it soon becomes clear that Lara's disappearance is a mystery that someone will stop at nothing to keep unsolved . . .